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Home builder settles with Gansler
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A Maryland home builder has been ordered to refund payments meant for home construction and pay penalties, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler has announced.
McGraw settles with debt collectors
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Settlements have been reached by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw with three debt collection companies.
Cuomo settles with former UBS executive
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A former UBS top executive has agreed to a settlement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over the alleged use of insider information in the sale of auction rate securities.
Emissions settlement announced with Conn. industrial launderer
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced a settlement over toxic substances emitted by a Waterbury, Conn., industrial laundry facility that threatened public health.
Defendants added to Tenn. employment agency scam suit‏
Bob Cooper (D) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A motion has been filed by Tennessee Attorney General Bob Copper to add additional defendants to a previous lawsuit against an employment agency.
Investment firms adopt N.Y. AG's code of conduct
Andrew Cuomo (D) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Two leading investment firms have agreed to adopt New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Public Pension Fund Reform Code of Conduct.
Coakley settles with insurers over at-fault data
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Settlement agreements have been reached between Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office and five auto insurance companies as part of Coakley's Board of Appeal Enforcement Initiative.
Van Hollen settles pollution claims with Wisconsin paper company
Van Hollen OCONTO FALLS, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has announced that an Oconto Falls, Wis.-based tissue-making facility has agreed to pay $85,000 to settle claims under Wisconsin's air pollution laws.
Iowa plant fined $1 million for air pollution violations
Tom Miller (D) KEOKUK, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has announced that a Keokuk, Iowa corn wet milling facility will pay a $1 million environmental civil penalty for air pollution violations.
AG Madigan alleges marketing firm 'crams' credit cards
Lisa Madigan (D) CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - An Evanston, Ill.-based online marketing firm is the subject of a lawsuit filed today by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
Western Union agrees to $94 million multistate settlement
Terry Goddard (D) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) - Western Union Financial Services has agreed to a $94 million multistate settlement with four state attorneys general over illicit money transfers in the Southwest border region.
Cuomo settles with landlords
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced a settlement with a New York City landlord that results in $1 million in compensation for tenants.
Madigan files storm suits
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Lawsuits have been filed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan against three Illinois businesses for allegedly exploiting natural disasters for personal profit.
Coakley secures $450K for Medicaid
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached a settlement with a clinical laboratory in Springfield after alleging Medicaid fraud.
Madigan sues debt settlement companies
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Lawsuits have been filed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan against four debt settlement companies that allegedly charge excessive fees and engage in deceptive marketing practices.
Cuomo secures 275K in restitution
Cuomo BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Court orders have been obtained by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo barring three principals of a western New York debt collection operation from being involved in the debt collection business.
Bank of America settles ARS case with N.J.
Dow NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey has signed a final consent order requiring Bank of America to complete or confirm repurchases of approximately $386 million in auction-rate securities from New Jersey clients.
Van Hollen settles wastewater suit
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - A civil case brought by Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen against the village of Clyman for various water pollution control violations has been resolved.
CVS settles with Zoeller
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - The state of Indiana's complaint against CVS Pharmacy stores that employed two pharmacists with expired licenses has ended in a $1.95 million settlement, Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has announced.
Cuomo's pension code gets two more
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Agreements have been announced by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo with a venture capital firm and a placement agent firm to resolve allegations of their roles in pay-to-play practices involving the New York State Common Retirement Fund.