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Koster warns consumers of utility payment scams
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster warned Missourians Wednesday of scammers who pretend to be representatives from their energy utility and demand past due payments.
Fla. AG reaches settlement with DADATA
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday a settlement with DADATA Inc., a Pinellas County-based company that allegedly charged Florida customers for various services without their consent.
Maryland AG reaches $15 million settlement with GSK
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced a $15 million settlement Tuesday with GlaxoSmithKline LLC to resolve allegations of improper prescription drug marketing.
New Jersey AG files suit against luxury car dealer
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced a lawsuit Tuesday against a high-end, used luxury car dealer for allegedly engaging in bait-and-switch and other deceptive practices.
Mass. AG obtains $95,000 order against car dealer
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a court order Tuesday against a former Northampton car dealership and its principals after they allegedly failed to provide car titles to customers.
Arkansas AG files lawsuit against used car dealer
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced a lawsuit Tuesday against a Little Rock-based used car dealer who allegedly failed to provide a clear title to car buyers in addition to other deceptive practices.
Maine AG files lawsuit against vacation club
AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) - Maine Attorney General Janet Mills announced a lawsuit Monday against a vacation club, its associated businesses and its principals for allegedly engaging in deceptive practices in relation to a vacation club.
Wisconsin AG obtains judgment against mining operation
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a judgment Monday against a Blair-area sand mining operation that allegedly engaged in storm water violations.
Maryland AG reaches settlement with mortgage relief company
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced a $231,216 settlement Tuesday with a mortgage assistance relief company and its principals to resolve allegations of Consumer Protection Act violations.
N.Y. AG settles with out-of-state auto title loan company
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement Monday with an out-of-state company that allegedly offered short-term auto title loans at usurious rates of interest.
Ohio AG urges FDA to require tamper-resistant pain relief prescriptions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday to require manufacturers of generic prescription pain relievers to develop tamper-resistant versions of the medications.
Colorado AG files lawsuit against online loan servicing companies
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers filed a lawsuit Monday against two online consumer loan servicing companies, a collection agency and the companies' principal for allegedly operating illegally in Colorado.
Tenn. AG reaches $540,000 agreement with Memphis pediatric group
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper announced a $540,000 agreement Monday with a Memphis pediatric group that allegedly overcharged Tennessee's managed Medicare program, TennCare.
N.C. AG files lawsuit against Western Sky
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper filed a lawsuit Monday against an out-of-state lender that allegedly charged North Carolinians interest rates of up to 342 percent.
New York AG reaches $7.7 million settlement with charitable foundation
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $7.7 million settlement Friday with a not-for-profit education company that allegedly misused charitable assets to benefit a for-profit company.
Fidelis to pay $9.3 million in multi-state settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a multi-state settlement Friday with a now-defunct dealer of vehicle service contracts that will provide $9.3 million worth of restitution to approximately 19,000 consumers.
Florida AG obtains order against air conditioning company
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained an order Friday against a Fort Myers-based air conditioning company and its owners after they allegedly engaged in deceptive practices.
N.Y. AG reaches agreement, obtains court order in dog reselling cases
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Friday that two individuals who allegedly illegally resold or flipped puppies to unsuspecting consumers were permanently banned from selling animals or becoming licensed pet dealers.
Iowa AG reaches agreement with used car dealer
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced an agreement on Thursday with a Des Moines-based used car dealer that allegedly failed to comply with state laws protecting financially strapped vehicle buyers.
N.Y. AG reaches agreement to reinstate Domino's workers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced an agreement Thursday with the operator of a Washington Heights Domino's pizza store to reinstate workers after a wage dispute.