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Federal court enjoins U.S. Department of Labor's Persuader Advice Exemption Rule
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced that her request to enjoin the U.S. Department of Labor’s Persuader Advice Exemption Rule was granted; the rule has now been blocked from moving forward nationwide. -
Arkansas to receive $131,942.10 in national settlement with Tarceva makers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals LLC agreed to pay a total of $67 million to federal and state Medicaid programs, including $131,942.10 to Arkansas, after allegations of making misleading representations about its products, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced. -
Arkansas attorney general reacts to recent actions undertaken by the CFPB
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has released comments about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) decision to move forward with federal standards and limitations on credit lines, installment loans, deposit advances, automobile-title secured loans and payday loans. -
Federal judge grants Arkansas right to intervene in U.S. Labor Department case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has announced a federal judge has granted Arkansas and nine other states the right to intervene in a case that challenges the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Persuader Advice Exemption Rule. -
Arkansas AG requests CFPB to hold meeting about recent proposed federal rule changes
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced that she has asked Richard Cordray, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to hold a conference of states to discuss the ideas in the March 26 outline of potential new standards and limitations on credit lines, installment loans, deposit advances, automobile-title secured loans and payday loans. -
Arkansas attorney general announces state's role in national settlement with Wyeth
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has announced her state’s involvement in the $784.6 million settlement between the federal government, several state governments and Wyeth over allegations the company knowingly underpaid rebates owed to the Medicaid drug rebate program. -
Nine attorneys general request Supreme Court to strike down regulatory land rule
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge recently joined together with eight other attorneys general in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a rule that would give the government too much leeway to regulate land without justly compensating property owners. -
Step by Step Senior Care OKs $718,000 settlement after false claims allegations
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) — Step by Step Senior Care Inc., an Arkansas home health care company, will pay $718,365.74 to resolve allegations of false claims, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has announced. -
Arkansas AG comments on court decision to stay FCC order on inmate calling system
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge released a statement following a decision by the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stay a Federal Communications Commission order. -
Arkansas AG seeks to join lawsuit against FCC
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is attempting to intervene in a federal lawsuit against the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). -
Arkansas AG opposes proposed Persuader Advice Exemption Rule
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined 12 other states in drafting a letter to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget to oppose the Obama Administration’s proposed Persuader Advice Exemption Rule. -
Arkansas AG takes action against auto dealers over allegedly deceptive practices
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – In a consumer-protection lawsuit filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge alleged that a group of automobile dealerships and their owners engaged in deceptive practices. -
Arkansas AG releases comments about EPA's Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge presented comments to the Environmental Protection Agency about its Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) supplemental findings on cost. -
Suit filed against Miracle Motor Corps. over its alleged consumer-protection violations
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – In a suit filed in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge alleges Miracle Motors Corp. failed to provide vehicle titles to Arkansas consumers purchasing vehicles. -
Arkansas Attorney General files lawsuit against Arkansas Funeral Care
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced a consumer-protection lawsuit against Arkansas Funeral Care (AFC) for allegedly not providing its services in a timely manner. -
Arkansas AG receives settlement from Tri-State Pawn, resolving allegations of excessive interest rates
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Tri-State Pawn of Texarkana Inc. has come to an agreement with Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, resolving allegations it charged consumers excessive interest rates on title loans, a violation of Arkansas law. -
Arkansas Attorney General joins comment letter to FTC about spam and phishing text messages
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced she has joined other state attorneys general in a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission asking it to maintain its current safeguards and filters for protecting consumers from spam and phishing text messages. -
Arkansas AG joins group petitioning U.S. Supreme Court to review an EPA case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Leslie Rutledge, Arkansas attorney general, joined a bipartisan group of 22 state attorneys general petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court case dealing with the EPA’s runoff regulations. -
Millennium Health to pay Arkansas over alleged False Claims Act violations
The state will receive more than $100,000 from a settlement with the lab company, the state Attorney General's Office announced. -
Arkansas allowed to intervene in EPA lawsuit involving Clean Air Act
A federal court in Arkansas on Monday granted the state's motion to intervene in a case involving a power plant and the U.S.