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Idaho AG announces $1 million drug pricing settlement
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a $1 million drug pricing settlement Thursday with a prescription drug manufacturer to resolve allegations of reporting an inflated average wholesale price for prescription drugs.
Ky. AG announces $5.5 million Seroquel settlement with AstraZeneca
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced a $5.5 million settlement Thursday with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to resolve allegations of off-label marketing of Seroquel, its atypical antipsychotic drug.
Mo. AG announces $174,504 Medicaid settlement with home care company
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a settlement Thursday with a St. Louis-based Medicaid home health provider for allegedly engaging in fraudulent billing to Medicaid for services it did not provide.
Mo. AG announces $55,000 no-call judgment against Fla. business
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a $55,000 judgment Thursday against a Florida business that allegedly made solicitation calls to Missourians on the state's no-call list.
Colorado AG settles with debt settlement company
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a stipulation and final agency order Monday against a Westminster-based debt settlement company and its owner to resolve allegations that the company failed to meet regulatory requirements.
Idaho AG settles with coupon ad seller
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a settlement Monday with the owner of a coupon ad seller who allegedly failed to deliver ads paid for by small business owners.
Calif. AG announces suit against BP, ARCO
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a civil lawsuit Friday against multiple BP companies and Atlantic Richfield Company for allegedly violating state laws that govern hazardous materials.
Multi-state coalition argues against voting rights-related constitutional challenge
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced the filing of a multi-state brief with Mississippi, California and North Carolina to defend a core provision of the Voting Rights Act.
Illinois AG alerts consumers about furniture tip-over accidents
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a consumer alert Friday to inform Illinois parents and caregivers of the risk of furniture tip-over accidents that have resulted in recalls, injuries and deaths.
Ohio AG takes actions against synthetic drugs
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Friday that local and state law enforcement served five search warrants as part of an effort to stop the sale of synthetic drugs.
Mo. AG awards whistleblower in dental clinics settlement
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Thursday that his office has awarded $8,239 to a whistleblower in a Medicaid fraud case who alerted the state to fraudulent billings by a group of dental clinics.
LPS/DocX agrees to $120 million multi-state settlement
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) - A $120 million multi-state settlement was announced Thursday with Lender Processing Services Inc. and its subsidiaries, LPS Default Solutions and DocX, resolving allegations of improper mortgage servicing.
Illinois AG announces $3 million settlement with H. Kramer
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a consent decree Thursday with H. Kramer and Co. to resolve allegations of pollution regulation violations.
N.H. AG announces Medicaid settlement
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney announced a False Claims Act-related settlement Wednesday with a Nashua-based hospital that allegedly billed Medicaid improperly.
Mass. AG says Monster.com will make site accessible to blind
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General announced on Wednesday that Monster.com will be the first job search and recruitment website to provide blind job seekers with full and equal access to its services and products.
N.Y. AG announces $100,000 Medicaid settlement with pharmacy owner
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $100,000 settlement Wednesday with the co-owner of a pharmacy that allegedly overbilled taxpayers for the dispensation of compounded medications containing ketamine.