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Gansler to company: Get a license
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced a cease and desist order on Wednesday requiring two tree service operators to pay restitution and to stop selling landscaping services unless they obtain a license.
Motorcycle insurers paying $5.7M in settlements
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced settlements on Monday with three insurers for allegedly overcharging policyholders.
Wachovia repurchases $441M in auction rate securities
Dow NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow announced consent orders on Tuesday requiring two financial investment companies to repurchase auction rate securities from New Jersey clients.
N.J. AG unhappy with chimney cleaning company
Dow NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow and the state Division of Consumer Affairs announced a lawsuit on Monday against a chimney cleaning and repair company.
Ind. AG sues two out-of-state companies
Zoeller CROWN POINT, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced lawsuits on Tuesday against two credit repair and foreclosure consultant companies for allegedly taking advantage of Lake County consumers.
Cranberry grower ordered to pay $50K
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced on Monday that the owners and operators of a cranberry operation near Tomah have been ordered to pay $50,000 for violations of state wetland protection laws.
Borders sold customer data to Barnes & Noble
Kelly HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly urged state consumers on Monday to review their privacy rights related to the sale of customer information gathered by the defunct Borders book store chain.
Coakley, Jepsen want lower electric rates
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a complaint on Friday with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission seeking to lower the rates electric transmission companies charge New England ratepayers.
R.I. AG shuts down pair of companies
Kilmartin PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin announced on Friday that his office has prevailed in shutting down two allegedly fraudulent mortgage modification companies and securing $5,500 in restitution for three consumers.
Tenn. AG's settlement provides $1.1M in restitution
Cooper NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper and Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs Director Gary Cordell announced a $300,000 agreement on Wednesday with a company alleged to have sold fake health insurance.
Texas AG secures reimbursem ent from roofing contractor
Abbott SINTON, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced on Friday that a Rosenberg-based roofing contractor has agreed to reimburse all homeowners who improperly paid the company's "liquidated damages" contracts.
Dow, other N.J. agencies team against gas stations owner
Dow NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow announced a coordinated enforcement action on Thursday against the owner of five gas stations with a history of Motor Fuels law violations.
Civil penalty assessed against 7-Eleven
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a consent judgment on Wednesday against 7-Eleven for alleged violations of the Missouri Air Conservation Act at nine of its Missouri stores.
Merck paying $1.6M in Idaho settlement
Wasden BOISE (Legal Newsline) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a settlement on Thursday with a prescription drug manufacturer resolving allegations related to the average wholesale price reported by the company.
S.C. internet advertising co. settles with Fla. AG
Bondi TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced an $800,000 settlement Tuesday with an internet-based advertising company headquartered in Columbia, S.C., for allegedly neglecting to include sufficient disclosures and violating federal law.
Vermont AG settles with Maine firm over misrepresentations
Sorrell MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell announced a settlement Tuesday with a West Paris, Maine-based compostable products company that allegedly misrepresented the availability of local composting options for its products.
N.H. AG files suit against developer over subdivision
Delaney CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney announced Tuesday that his office has filed a lawsuit against a housing developer that allegedly violated the Land Sales Full Disclosure Act and the Consumer Protection Act.
N.C. AG to company: Fill existing orders before taking new ones
Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced a court order on Monday against a Cary-based online furniture sales company barring it from taking new orders until it fulfills existing orders or provides refunds.
Coakley settles case over Craigslist ads
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement on Tuesday with a Saugus real estate company that allegedly posted discriminatory rental advertisements on Craigslist.org.
Wis. AG earns $12K judgment
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a judgment on Monday against an individual who allegedly serviced hundreds of septic systems without a valid certification or license.