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Penn. A.G. files lawsuit against company that secretly stopped paying health care premiums‏
Tom Corbett (R) HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania attorney general's Health Care Section has filed a lawsuit against a Texas-based aviation parts manufacturing business and three of its corporate officers for allegedly failing to pay health care premiums for its Harrisburg, Penn.-area employees.
Operator of illegal N.Y. mine hit with $400,000 in fines‏
Andrew Cuomo (D) BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - The operator of a bluestone mine in New York's Chenango County and his associates will pay $400,000 in civil penalties for illegal mining and refusing to remedy environmental abuses following a court judgment obtained against them.
Butcher shop that falsely claimed Kosher status fined by attorney general‏
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A butcher shop that was not certified as kosher but advertised in Hebrew for its kosher meat has agreed to a settlement over the violation.
Mass. continues efforts to stem sale of fake health insurance
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Four companies alleged to have been involved in the deceptive marketing and sale of a medical discount plan to Massachusetts residents have been hit with a lawsuit by Attorney General Martha Coakley's office.
Wisconsin waste management company settles over lack of construction permit‏
FRANKLIN, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin's attorney general has settled a case with a waste management company alleged to have violation Wisconsin's air pollution laws.
Another home loan modification scam shut down by Wisconsin A.G.‏
J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit was filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice against a California-based company that allegedly violated Wisconsin law in soliciting and selling purported loan modification services to homeowners.
Suit filed against Tenn. woman over fraudulent employment agencies‏
Bob Cooper (D) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against a woman who is alleged to have mislead the public about what services her four employment agencies offered.
Ind. to receive $2 million in stock from industrial cleanup‏
Greg Zoeller ANGOLA, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - In connection with the cleanup for the former Dana-Weatherhead industrial site, the state of Indiana will receive approximately $2 million in stock from the Dana Corp.
N.H. settles with fundraising company that failed to donate proceeds‏
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - A fundraising organization that allegedly failed to pay proceeds from the sales of donated cars to the charity specified by the car donors has agreed to a settlement with New Hampshire's attorney general.
U.S. Supreme Court urged to protect secured creditors' rights in bankruptcy‏
U.S. Supreme Court building NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Important Chapter 11 protections that secured creditors rely on in bankruptcy proceedings will be threatened if a 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals decision is not overturned, the Washington Legal Foundation said.
N.H. man settles over violations of shoreland and wetland laws‏
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - A New Hampshire man has agreed to pay up to $40,000 in penalties for violations of the state's shoreland and wetland laws.
Conn. A.G. pitches in to stem loss of union jobs‏
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut's attorney general has asked a federal judge to allow him to file a friend of the court brief supporting a union lawsuit that would block about 1,000 jobs from being transferred out of state and overseas.
Mass. asbestos removal company fined for failure to pay prevailing wage‏
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - An asbestos removal company in Lowell, Mass., has agreed to a settlement with the state over claims that it failed to pay a prevailing wage to its employees or keep and submit payroll records.
Cuomo's pension code introduced as legislation
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has introduced legislation that would replace the New York State Common Retirement Fund's sole trustee with a board of trustees.
License plate funds have no place in general fund, Conn. AG says
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut's attorney general has begun seeking recovery of possibly millions of dollars in illegally diverted funds from the sale of state specialty license plates.
Wisc. company settles wetlands suit
Van Hollen MANITOWOC, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin's attorney general has reached a settlement with a company that allegedly filled in wetland areas without a permit.
Madigan files suit against roofer
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against a Mount Prospect contractor who allegedly solicited roofing contracts without a license and then either completed the roofing poorly or failed to complete it.
Blumenthal, vaccine maker reach agreement
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut's Visiting Nurse Associations will receive their full requested supply of seasonal flu vaccine following a reversal of plans by Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, Inc.
Van Hollen settles with closed business
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin's attorney general has recovered compensation of more than $123,000 that employees lost when a Milwaukee business management consulting company closed earlier this year.
Cigarette seller in trouble in N.J.
Milgram TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A New York-based mail order cigarette seller has been found to be in violation of numerous New Jersey state laws by the state's Superior Court.