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Colorado Attorney General continues enforcement against debt collectors
DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman plans to continue her office’s pursuit of allegedly deceitful debt collectors, announcing additional actions against them in collaboration with the Federal Trade Commission and its Operation Collection Program (OCP).
Morrisey files suit against McKesson Corp. over allegations of improper drug distributions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a lawsuit against McKesson Corp. over allegations that the prescription drug distributor failed to identify, detect, report and help stop certain drug orders.
Fusion Modular Green Construction to pay $600,000 over allegedly failing to build homes
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Fusion Modular Green Construction LLC and its principals, William E. Sims III and Joshua S. Sims, will pay $600,000 over allegations of consumer protection violations, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced.
Makers of 5-hour Energy drink agree to deal over allegations of misrepresenting product's benefits
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden reached a settlement agreement with Living Essentials LLC and Innovation Ventures LLC over allegations of misrepresenting their 5-hour Energy drink.
Florida Attorney General and FTC files suit against CardReady's alleged laundering scheme
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with the Federal Trade Commission, announced a lawsuit against CardReady LLC over allegedly laundering credit card transactions.
Pruitt announces support for TransCanada's federal lawsuit over rejection of Keystone XL pipeline
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt supports TransCanada’s federal lawsuit, which deals with President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline that runs through Oklahoma.
DOJ reaches $3.75 million agreement with doctor over alleged violations of False Claims Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice announced a $3.75 million settlement with Dr. David G. Bostwick in a deal that resolves allegations of False Claims Act violations.
Ohio Attorney General announces indictment for Environmental Enterprises after 2012 fire
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced that Environmental Enterprises Inc. has been indicted by a Hamilton County grand jury over a fire that resulted in an employee fatality.
Justice Department and FTC recommend South Carolina to repeal its CON laws
COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission have recommended that the state of South Carolina repeal its laws that regulate hospital construction and the provision of health care services.
RehabCare will pay $125 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice has announced that RehabCare will pay $125 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to submit false claims for unnecessary services.
Uber settles with the state of New York over alleged privacy issues
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Uber will have to adopt leading security protection practices to protect riders’ personal information after a settlement with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.
New York attorney general settles with UnitedHealth over alleged competition issues
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – In order to protect competition in the elder care market, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has reached an agreement deal with UnitedHealth Group.
FTC reaches $2.2M settlements with Red Cedar, SFS Inc. over illegal fee allegations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission has reached settlements with payday lenders Red Cedar Services and SFS Inc. for $2.2 million each over allegations they charged consumers illegal fees.
Kansas AG claims Iowa Steak Co. violated consumer protection laws
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced that he is suing Christopher Maselka and Iowa Steak Co. LLC over alleged violations of consumer protection laws in Kansas.
Oklahoma AG files brief asking Supreme Court to hear its marijuana case against Colorado
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt filed a brief that asks the Supreme Court of the United States to consider the question of whether Colorado’s recreational marijuana law violates federal law.
EPA announces insecticide assessment results
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an assessment in collaboration with California’s Department of Pesticide Regulation that indicates a potential threat of insecticides to pollinators.
CFPB seeks public input on HMDA resubmission guidelines
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it would seek feedback from the public on the resubmission of mortgage lending data reported under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA).
Washington State attorney general asks UTC to reject the current CenturyLink settlement proposal after 911 outage
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he is asking the Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to reject CenturyLink’s settlement proposal and fine it the maximum $11.5 million over the six-hour 911 outage that left the state without critical 911 services.
EPA and Department of Justice announces $22 million final settlement with Cooper Drum group
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a final $22 million settlement with a group of 40 parties to help clean up the Cooper Drum site.
Massachusetts convenience store Honey Farms will pay $25,000 to settle discrimination allegations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that Honey Farms Inc. will pay up to $25,000 to resolve racism allegations.