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Mass. AG settles with Colorado financing provider
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $42,000 settlement Tuesday with a Colorado-based premium financing provider that allegedly prematurely cancelled the financed auto insurance policies of close to 50 Massachusetts consumers.
Mass. AG announces $250,000 settlement with investment broker
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $250,000 settlement with an investment broker to resolve allegations that it used bid-rigging to present interest rates to municipal bond issuers looking to reinvest bond proceeds.
Ohio AG announces deal with auto parts maker
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a consent order Tuesday with Cardington Yukata Technologies, an auto parts manufacturer that allegedly violated state water pollution laws.
Ariz. AG announces two car ad settlements
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced two settlements Tuesday related to deceptive automobile advertising practices.
S.D. AG announces Medicaid settlement with doctor
PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced a settlement Tuesday with a Sioux Falls doctor who allegedly submitted partially inaccurate claims to Medicaid for reimbursement.
Ohio AG goes after home improvement company
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Monday against two home improvement contractors who allegedly failed to deliver work on multiple occasions and failed to provide refunds.
N.C. AG gets restraining order against alleged pyramid scheme
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced a temporary restraining order Monday that will shut down and freeze the assets of an alleged pyramid scheme in Kentucky.
Conn. AG wins contempt action against property owner
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty announced Friday that the state won a contempt action against the former owner of a contaminated Bridgeport property.
Mass. AG announces $169,000 settlement with landscaper
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement Friday with a Holliston landscaping company that allegedly failed to comply with the state's overtime laws.
Wisc. AG announces judgment against tax prep business
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a consent judgment Thursday against the owner and operator of a Milwaukee-based tax preparation business to resolve alleged violations of consumer protection laws.
N.J. AG, U.S. Attorney settle with Camden hospital
CAMDEN, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa and U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced a $12.6 million joint state-federal settlement Thursday with Cooper Health System in Camden.
N.D. AG issues cease and desist order against contractors
BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued a cease and desist order Thursday against George Donald Nelson III and Karla Ann Nelson, two contractors who allegedly violated consumer fraud laws.
Va. AG warns of Medicare scam
RICHMOND, Virginia (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services recently warned Virginians of a Medicare scam affecting beneficiaries across the state.
Indiana AG announces real estate license suspension for Star Homes
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Wednesday the suspension of the real estate licenses of Indianapolis-based realtor David Garden and his company Star Homes Inc.
N.Y. AG took in $335 million in Medicaid fraud recoveries in 2012
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday his office recovered more than $335 million for New York taxpayers in 2012 that was improperly claimed through Medicaid fraud or abuse.
Maine AG warns Medicare recipients of scam
AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) - Maine Attorney General Janet Mills warned Medicare recipients Tuesday about recent reports of calls from individuals who falsely claim to represent Medicare.
Maryland AG files antitrust action against ACC
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced two legal actions Friday to make sure Maryland courts hear and decide if the Atlantic Coast Conference violated antitrust laws.
Mass. AG announces $80,000 settlement with Cyn Oil
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced an $80,000 settlement Wednesday with a Stoughton-based oil company to resolve allegations of failure to use structurally-sound containers to transport petroleum-soaked solids.
Mass. AG announces $586,000 settlement with bakery
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement on Friday with a North Andover commercial wholesale bakery to resolve allegations that it failed to pay overtime to employees and violated anti-retaliation laws.
Ala. AG takes action against electronic bingo operations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced Friday that his office, in collaboration with Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair, took actions recently to shut down several electronic bingo casinos.