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Restraining order obtained against wood-pellet company
Andrew Cuomo (D) BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A temporary restraining order has been obtained by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo against a western New York wood-pellet fuel company that failed to deliver any products or refunds after he had previously sued for the company for taking over $200,000 for consumers.
Relief sought for N.H. customers who prepaid for home heating oil‏
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Michael Delaney has filed a petition for injunctive relief and petition for ex parte attachment against an Exeter-based home heating oil company.
Indiana releases funds as final part of 2001 consent decree to clean landfill
Greg Zoeller CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - The city of Connersville will receive a $500,000 transfer from the state of Indiana left over from the cleanup of a landfill to aid in rehabilitating the former Ford-Visteon industrial site.
N.J. mortgage modification business agrees to cease operations in Idaho‏
Lawrence Wasden (R) BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - Homeowners in Idaho who had sought mortgage modifications from a New Jersey-based company will see refunds, following a settlement agreement announced by Attorney General Lawrence Wasden.
Mass. Super Fund site to be cleaned up following agreement‏
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Forty-nine parties have agreed to a settlement with Attorney General Martha Coakley and several government agencies to clean up the Tewksbury, Mass., Sutton Brook Disposal Area Superfund Site.
Settlement approved over discharge of pollutants into Wisconsin stream‏
J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that a construction has agreed to pay $12,000 resulting from the unlawful discharge of pollutants into the waters of a stream that flows into Rocky Creek in Woody County in 2008.
N.J. condo association agrees to settlement over discrimination‏
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - A former resident of an Ocean county condominium association has been paid $24,000 to settle allegations that it unlawfully discriminated against the resident by refusing to move her assigned parking space closer to her u nit despite a doctor's letter that indicated it was medically warranted.
Life insurance company to change sale of annuities following settlement‏
Lori Swanson (D) ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Lori Swanson has announced a settlement with a life insurance company and its affiliate over the sale of deferred annuities to Minnesota senior citizens.
Suit filed against insurance co. for deceptive fees‏
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed a lawsuit against a Peabody, Mass.-based insurance agency, its agents and its owners for undisclosed agency fees that is misrepresented as insurance premiums charged to customers.
Alaska gov. asks AG to intervene to allow off-shore oil exploration‏
JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Dan Sullivan has received a request from Gov. Sean Parnell to intervene in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold a federal decision that allows the Shell oil company to proceed with exploration for off-shore oil.
Wis. AG issues opinion on press access to Web site run by elected official‏
J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - An informal opinion has been issued by Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen that concludes that the contents of a Google group Web site called "Making Salem Better," maintained by the Salem Town Chair, is a public record and that materials from the website should be made available for inspection upon request.
Proposal to provide restitution for oil heating consumers
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Oil company customers who are owed heating oil or money following the March 2008 of F&S Oil Co. could see some relief following Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's submission of a proposed settlement to the court that will provide approximately $1 million in restitution.
One of the nation's largest power producers agrees to cut emissions‏
Andrew Cuomo (D) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York and a coalition of states have joined the U.S. Department of Justice and environmental groups in reaching a settlement with one of the nation's largest power producers to reduce air pollution emissions and pay for environmental projects in New York, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced.
Florida AG sues to shut down mortgage modification scheme‏
Bill McCollum (R) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Three businesses operating in Miami-Dade County, their principles and affiliated attorneys are the subject of a lawsuit filed by Attorney Bill McCollum that alleges deceptive and unfair trade practices stemming from a foreclosure rescue scam that is affecting homeowners nationwide.
Indictments handed down to six for Boston real estate scam‏
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Indictments against three real estate investors, two mortgage brokers and a former local attorney resulting from a scheme to defraud homeowners and mortgage lenders in real estate transactions involving two distressed properties were handed down by a Suffolk County Grand Jury.
N.Y. sends cease and desist to landlord alleged to be harassing military tenants‏
Andrew Cuomo (D) WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - An out-of-state landlord has been ordered by Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo to immediately cease harassing and threatening his primarily military tenants over unverified debts.
Conn. AG urges insurance company to overhaul practices
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - The president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has been called on by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to drop contractual clauses that restrain and straitjacket Connecticut hospitals and doctors and constraining the state's Charter Oak plan for the uninsured.
Serial violator of Indiana environmental laws faces lawsuit‏
Greg Zoeller ELKHART, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - An Elkhart County recycler with a history of environmental violations, worker-safety violations and public complaints is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Greg Zoeller.
Suthers targets pair of businesses
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Two Englewood-based businesses are the target of a lawsuit filed Friday by Colorado Attorney General John Suthers alleging that they have defrauded over 700 since July 2006.
Judge rules for AG McCollum
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Mass mailings sent out by a Florida company that appeared to be invoices were a violation of the state's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, a Tallahassee judge has ruled.