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FTC seeks information on PCI DSS practices
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission has ordered nine companies to provide the agency with information on their practices of assessing businesses’ compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS).
Mandatory Poster Agency will pay $1.15 million over fraud allegations
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office announced that a King County Superior Judge ordered Mandatory Poster Agency (MPA) to pay $1.15 million over allegations of defrauding thousands of Washington small businesses.
DOJ reaches $3 million deal with ArmorSource over False Claims Act violation allegations
BEAUMONT, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice has reached a deal with ArmorSource LLC that will have the company pay $3 million due to allegations of False Claims Act violations.
Texas attorney general reaches deal with FanDuel to stop paid games in state
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a settlement with FanDuel, an online daily fantasy sports site, that will force the company to stop accepting paid entries for cash prizes in the state in May.
Washington state urges Supreme Court not to review emergency contraceptive case
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson has asked the United States Supreme Court to decline a review of a state case involving pharmacies stocking timely medication that includes emergency contraceptives.
California attorney general asks VA secretary about veteran victimization
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs along with seven other states, asking the VA secretary to help restore educational benefits to veterans allegedly victimized by for-profit schools like Corinthian Colleges Inc. (Corinthian).
Maine attorney general targets travel businessman Barry Somes
AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) — Maine Attorney General Janet T. Mills took action against Barry Somes of Cumberland Center, filing a complaint alleging he violated the Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Endo to cease alleged misrepresentations of opioid product Opana ER
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Endo Health Solutions Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Endo”) have agreed to cease alleged misrepresentations of their Opana ER long-acting opioid, said New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.
Level 3 to pay $8 million after allegedly violating contract with MassDOT
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy has announced that Level 3 Communications LLC (Level 3) has agreed to pay more than $8 million after allegations it breached its contract with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT).
AK Electric agrees to $61,000 settlement after allegedly violating wage laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — AK Electric Inc. and its owner, Anibal C. Alves, will pay more than $61,000 in restitution and penalties after allegedly violating the state’s prevailing wage law, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced.
Supreme Court will not review allegations Apple inflated e-book prices
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Apple’s request to review a lower court decision in a case charging the company with allegations of inflating e-book prices, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced.
Presence Health to pay $500,000 over allegations of ADA violations
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Presence Health, the largest Catholic health care system in Illinois, will pay $500,000 over allegations it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced.
AT&T to pay $250,000 in case involving disability discrimination allegations
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced a settlement for $250,000 with AT&T over allegations of disability discrimination.
Va. attorney general comments on Supreme Court's rejection of Chesapeake Bay cleanup case
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s office announced that the U.S. Supreme Court recently declined to hear an appeal of the American Farm Bureau vs. EPA case, which sought to end work to clean up the Chesapeake Bay.
Owner of Wheelchairs Plus to pay $2.7 million due to Medicaid fraud allegations
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) — Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that Michael Mann, owner of Seattle-based Wheelchairs Plus Inc., will pay $2.7 million for Medicaid fraud allegations.
California AG seeks more help for students victimized by fraudulent for-profit colleges
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris issued a statement urging the U.S. Department of Education to better help students allegedly defrauded by Corinthian Colleges and other for-profit colleges.
Tenafly Pediatrics to pay $45,000 in Family Leave Act case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) — Tenafly Pediatrics has agreed to pay $45,000 for allegations it wrongly terminated an employee for taking time off under the Family Leave Act, Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced recently.
Michigan attorney general urges MPSC to evaluate DTE's proposed rate hikes
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette filed a request with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), urging it to evaluate a DTE Electric Company request to raise rates by 6.6 percent for residential customers, and increase rates significantly for business and industrial customers.
Texas attorney general claims EPA's regional haze ruling is expensive and unnecessary
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a suit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a case about the state’s regional haze issues.
Alsco agrees to $819,059 civil settlement after alleged environmental misconduct
PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) — Alsco, a commercial linen laundry facility in Portland, Oregon, will pay an $819,059 civil settlement over allegations of environmental misconduct, Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced recently.