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W.Va. AG gets injunction against Liberty Mutual over spare auto parts
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw announced Dec. 28 a permanent injunction against Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to prevent the insurer from violating consumer protection laws.
N.Y. AG announces more than $2 million going to underpaid workers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the distribution Thursday of $2.25 million worth of restitution funds and payment of monitoring costs in two separate labor matters.
Mass. AG announces $1.7 million agreement with Chevron
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $1.7 million settlement on Wednesday with Chevron USA Inc. and Texaco Downstream Properties Inc. to resolve allegations related to improper reimbursement claims.
Idaho AG recovers $2.9 million in drug pricing settlement
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a $2.9 million drug pricing settlement Thursday with Pfizer Inc. and Pharmacia Corp. to resolve claims related to reported average wholesale prices.
N.Y. AG announces $42 million fund for education from Astor estate settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday the appointment of New York Community Trust to administer a $42 million education fund from the settlement of the Astor estate.
Arizona AG leads cleanup effort of paper mill site
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced Wednesday that action taken by the state will force a necessary environmental cleanup to continue at the site of a former eastern Arizona paper mill.
Multi-state settlement with BioScrip unveiled
WASHINGTON, DC (Legal Newsline) - A multi-state group of attorneys general announced a $5 million multi-state settlement Wednesday with BioScrip Inc. to resolve allegations of overbilling government healthcare programs.
N.J. AG files price gouging lawsuits against six more businesses
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced price gouging lawsuits Wednesday against five additional hotel operators and one more gas station.
Multi-state settlement reached with Amgen
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) - A multi-state group of attorneys general announced a $612 million federal settlement Wednesday with Amgen Inc., a pharmaceutical company that allegedly used illegal promotion for six of its drugs.
Illinois AG sues music camp that allegedly failed to issue refunds
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against The Entertainment Project Inc., a music camp that shut down in May and allegedly failed to refund more than $40,000 to parents.
N.Y. AG secures removal of sex offenders from online gaming platforms
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday that more than 2,100 additional accounts of registered sex offenders were recently removed from online gaming platforms.
Minn. AG obtains consent judgment in robo-signing suit
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has announced a consent judgment with Midland Funding LLC to resolve allegations of filing unreliable robo-signed affidavits in collection lawsuits.
Ill. AG files suits against forensic loan audit schemes
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed lawsuits Tuesday against two companies that allegedly promised loan assistance to struggling homeowners while adding to their targets' financial difficulties.
N.Y. AG warns of settlement scam
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a warning Monday to tenants of Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan about a possible scam related to a recent rent-rebate settlement.
Indiana AG sues two foreclosure consultants
CROWN POINT, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced two lawsuits on Monday against foreclosure consultants that allegedly took more than $2,600 from local homeowners and failed to provide services or refunds.
Mass. AG announces $3.25 million settlement with EP Energy
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $3.25 million settlement Monday with an electric generating company, its contractors and its engineers to settle allegations of illegally filling wastewater treatment basins and a landfill.
Mass. AG wants National Grid to rectify pay issues
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley sent a letter Friday requesting that National Grid rectify wage issues that left close to 2,000 Massachusetts workers unpaid by Dec. 21.
N.Y. AG praises new EPA soot standards
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman expressed praise
Wash. AG forces changes at horse charity
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has announced a settlement with a Snohomish County horse rescue charity to resolve allegations of misusing charitable funds.
Mass. AG files ideas for improving utility standards
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a report Thursday based on her office's review of the standards used to measure the service quality of electric and gas companies.