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Gansler takes on locksmith
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler's Consumer Protection Division has issued a cease and desist order against a Maryland locksmith over fees charged for his services.
N.Y. car dealer ordered to pay restitution
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has obtained a judgment against the former owner of a Poughkeepsie car dealership who sold consumers vehicles that had allegedly been used as rental cars.
Claims sent to Conn. oil company customers
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced that almost 10,000 F&S Oil customers and creditors who are potentially eligible for approximately $1 million in restitution have been sent claim letters.
Coakley files two dam lawsuits
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has filed two lawsuits against the private owners of dams in Pittsfield and Plympton.
Conn. AG demands end to unlicensed sale of non-corrective contacts
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has ordered two retailer and a pair of distributors to stop their illegal sale of non-corrective cosmetic contact lenses.
McCollum fighting alleged Ponzi scheme
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has obtained an injunction against a company and two individuals who are alleged to have been developing a $23 million investment Ponzi scheme.
Cox critical of new legislation
Cox LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox has raised concerns about state Rep. Marc Corriveau's recently introduced legislation that he says eliminates consumer protections in the health insurance rate-setting process.
New York AG expands pension padding investigation
Andrew Cuomo (D) ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's investigation into salary and overtime payments that led to inflated pensions at the expense of taxpayers has been expanded to include an additional two dozen localities across the state.
Settlement reached over fraudulent coupons in Maryland‏
Doug Gansler (D) BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A settlement has been reached by Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler with a Massachusetts-based warehouse club operator that allegedly provided fraudulent coupons to consumers.
Countrywide, Vermont reach agreement
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell has announced a settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation, now a part of Bank of America, to resolve claims by the state concerning the company's origination of home loans in past years.
Liberty Mutual sends out Mass. refunds
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Approximately $3 million in motorcycle insurance refunds has been sent to Massachusetts residents who were allegedly overcharged for insurance coverage, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced.
Judgments secured by Mo. AG against two loan modification companies‏
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster won a judgment against two foreclosure rescue companies, he said Tuesday.
Lawsuit filed over Alaska's faulty fast ferries‏
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan has announced a lawsuit against the contractor responsible for the design and construction of Fairweather and Chenega's fast ferries.
Fast ferries faulty, Alaska AG claims
Sullivan ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan has filed a lawsuit against the contractor responsible for the design and construction of Fairweather's and Chenega's ferries.
Abbott charges Texas developer
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A developer in the Cameron County subdivisions of Los Fresnos and El Jardin has been charged by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott with violating the state's colonia-prevention laws.
Mass. insurance agency prohibited from charging agency fees‏
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has secured an order against a Peabody, Mass.-based insurance agency prohibiting them from charging so-called "agency fees," which are direct additional charges to consumers.
R.J. Reynolds to pay Conn. $150,000‏
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - The state of Connecticut will be paid $150,000 by the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company to settle a 2007 lawsuit about an advertising spread in Rolling Stone magazine that used cartoons in violation of the master tobacco settlement, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced.
Mass. duct company agrees to make restitution
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachsuetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached an agreement with a Worcester, Mass.-based duct cleaning business over allegations that it failed to provide customers with promised merchandise and services.
North Dakota AG files cease-and-desist against oil firm
Wayne Stenehjem (R) BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has announced a cease-and-desist order against an oil and gas company and its principals over alleged violations of the state's consumer fraud law and for failure to respond to a Civil Investigative Demand.
Lawsuits filed against two N.Y. loan modification companies‏
Andrew Cuomo (D) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Lawsuits have been filed by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo against two loan modification companies for engaging in nationwide foreclosure rescue scams.