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Blumenthal recommends clairification on medical payment law
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has recommended the state's insurance commissioner seek legislative clarification on an issue involving the payment of out-of-state health care providers.
Bluemnthal blasts DPUC decsion about under-billing mistake
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday criticized a Department of Public Utility Control decision regarding the under billing of thousands of ratepayers.
AG Coakley to address Internet safety forum
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline)-- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley will give opening remarks at the Internet Safety Technical Task Force meeting Wednesday at Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society.
Texas AG gets judgment to stop marketer from targeting seniors
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)--Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has obtained a final judgment and permanent injunction against a marketing company accused of unlawfully obtaining senior citizens' personal information.
Home builder to reimburse Del. buyers
Beau Biden (D) WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline)--Ryan Homes will be forced to pay nearly $500,000 in reimbursement fees to homeowners living within the company's Townsend, Del., housing community, state Attorney General Beau Biden has announced.
Carter sues woman for practicing real estate without a license
Steve Carter (R) NORTHWEST, Ind. (Legal Newsline) -- Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter has filed a lawsuit against Denise B. Murphy, a Merrilville resident accused of practicing real estate without a license.
MillerCoors puts alcoholic energy drink on hold
Richard Blumenthal (D) MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Legal Newsline)--MillerCoors' plan to release a new alcoholic energy drink was put on hold after 25 attorneys general asked the company last week to ditch the product.
Abbott Laboratories settles with Pa. AG for $6.95 million
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline)--Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has announced a $6.95 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories.
Former N.J. gas company official sentenced for fraudulent gas scheme
Milgram New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram announced today that the former director of operations of NUI Energy Brokers Inc. was sentenced to 60 days in jail for diverting profits from the Elizabethtown Gas Company.
W.Va. AG candidate Greear releases first anti-McGraw ad
Greear CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General candidate Dan Greear has released his first advertisement of the campaign season, alleging that Attorney General Darrell McGraw hands out lawsuit settlements to campaign contributors.
Madigan: New HHS regulation would undercut abortion rights
Madigan CHICAGO, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is upset with a proposed regulation that would allow health care practitioners to decide how to define abortion.
Coakley to report to Congress on loan modification progress
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley submitted written testimony today to the U.S. House Financial Services Committee.
Florida AG suing 10 companies, 15 individuals for mortgage fraud
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced today that his Mortgage Fraud Task Force is suing 10 companies and 15 individuals for their alleged roles in a Central Florida mortgage fraud scheme.
Attorneys general urge MillerCoors to drop alcoholic energy drink
King SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) - New Mexico Attorney General Gary King has joined attorneys general of 25 other states in asking MillerCoors, LLC to drop its plan to introduce a new alcoholic energy drink with elevated alcoholic content.
Massachusetts AG settles $15,000 child labor lawsuit
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached a $15,000 agreement with a Framingham Domino's Pizza franchise that settles allegations of child labor law violations.
Maryland Court of Appeals clears the way for slot machine referendum
Maryland Court of Appeals building ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - The Maryland Court of Appeals has removed an obstacle to the state's referendum on slot machines by affirming a lower court's ruling that ordered a word change in the language of the ballot initiative.
New York AG settles Medicaid fraud lawsuit for $24.8M
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today a $24.8 million settlement with Staten Island University Hospital and SIUH Systems, Inc., effectively ending a Medicaid fraud lawsuit that was initiated by a physician who formerly worked at SIUH.
Texas AG to investigate price gouging
Abbott AUSTIN, Tex. (Legal Newsline) - Much like several of his colleagues, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has launched an investigation into price-gouging after his office received hundreds of complaints from consumers in the wake of Hurricane Ike.