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Coakley reaches $82K agreement
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced an $82,000 agreement on Thursday with a premium finance company that allegedly prematurely canceled auto insurance policies belonging to state small businesses and consumers.
Ill. AG, feds reach $335M settlement with Countrywide
Madigan WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the U.S. Department of Justice announced a $335 million joint settlement on Wednesday with Countrywide, a subsidiary of Bank of America, over allegations of discriminatory lending.
Coakley, credit insurer reach settlement
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced an agreement on Wednesday with a credit insurance company resolving allegations that the company charged excessive credit insurance rates.
Coakley settles with health care provider
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement on Wednesday with a California-based health care provider and its affiliates for allegedly failing to pay vacation wages to employees who were separated or terminated from employment.
Judgment against N.J. paving company includes $16.8M in penalties
Dow NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow announced a judgment on Tuesday against a South Jersey paving company and six individual defendants resolving allegations that they violated state laws and regulations.
Judge rules against Va. telemarketer
Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that a Virginia telemarketing company that allegedly placed illegal calls has been banned from calling North Carolina numbers.
Mass. AG sues driving school
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Waltham driving school that allegedly closed its doors after collecting thousands of dollars in fees from students.
Colo. AG sues Fired Up For Kids
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced on Monday that his office has filed a lawsuit against a Denver-based non-profit in an effort to dissolve the organization so a successor can continue the entity's mission.
Madigan, farm reach agreement over livestock waste
Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced an agreement on Monday with an Iroquois County swine facility that allegedly discharged livestock waste into Spring Creek, polluting the water and killing thousands of fish.
Two Mo. charities receive restitution
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Monday that he has mailed $4,490.37 checks to two Joplin charities that were defrauded after the May 22 Joplin tornado.
Texas AG gets Highway Patrol's assets frozen
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott secured a temporary restraining order and an asset freeze on Monday against the Texas Highway Patrol Association and two of its affiliate organizations.
Madigan suing three alleged mortgage schemes
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced lawsuits on Monday against three Chicago-area companies, marking her 50th lawsuit against mortgage rescue schemes that allegedly target distraught homeowners.
Report: Judgments exceed $28M in Pa. Ponzi scheme case
Kelly HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced on Monday that a multimillion dollar mortgage fraud lawsuit has resulted in judgments of more than $28 million for the victims of a Ponzi scheme.
Verizon reaches $800K agreement with Massachusetts
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced an agreement on Friday with Verizon New England Inc. worth more than $800,000 to resolve allegations that it overcharged numerous cities and towns.
Nev. AG files robo-signing suit, company vows to fight
Masto CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced a lawsuit on Friday against a loan processing company for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices against Nevada consumers.
Coakley appeals decision to Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley appealed to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Dec. 9 for review of a regulatory board's refusal to consider the Japan nuclear disaster in the relicensing process of a Plymouth plant.
N.H. AG says website scamming consumers
Delaney CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael A. Delaney and Department of Revenue Commissioner Kevin Clougherty issued a consumer alert to state residents on Thursday about a fraudulent website attempting to scam residents.
Agreement reached between Iowa and freeshipping.com
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller issued an assurance of voluntary compliance on Dec. 7 with a Connecticut company that allegedly violated the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act and Iowa's Buying Club Memberships Law.
Madigan sues Chicago ad company
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Chicago company that allegedly targeted local businesses with phony advertisement solicitations in popular phone book directories.
Ohio AG says driving school closed without refunds
DeWine CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Wednesday against a driving school in Ashtabula for allegedly failing to provide driving lessons to consumers who paid for its services upfront.