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Kansas executes settlement with city of Independence after alleged KORA violations
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced March 8 that he has executed a settlement with the city of Independence after allegations of violating the state’s Open Records Act (KORA). -
Kansas officials negotiate cigarette accounting agreement with Kickapoo Tribe
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Gov. Sam Brownback announced Feb. 23 that the state has negotiated an agreement with the Kickapoo Tribe to improve accounting for cigarettes and tobacco products sold on tribal lands. -
Kansas sues company that allegedly trashed, instead of shredding, personal documents
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced a lawsuit Jan. 12 against Searchtec Inc., alleging the company repeatedly disposed of documents containing personal information of consumers by dumping them in trash receptacles. -
Kansas AG joins bipartisan coalition regarding class action settlement with United Healthcare
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Dec. 30 that he has joined a bipartisan coalition of 14 state attorneys general in filing a brief in federal court asking for the court to reject a proposed class action settlement with United Healthcare. -
Kansas AG seeks penalties from three roofers
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Dec. 16 that three roofing contractors have been banned from doing business in the state due to temporary court orders. -
Kansas district court orders roofing contractor to pay $46,000 for alleged consumer violations
LAWRENCE, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Dec. 9 that Aaron Joshua Damm, who did business as Kaw Valley Roofing, has been ordered to pay roughly $46,000 in restitution to consumers after allegedly violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. -
Utah business barred from making unsolicited phone calls to Kansas consumers
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt recently announced a Utah-based medical device company has been barred from making unsolicited phone calls to Kansas consumers. -
Credit Acceptance Corporation agrees to issue credit to consumers after settlement with Kansas
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The Office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced that Credit Acceptance Corporation will issue credit to roughly 2,100 consumers who used the financing company in the purchase of a vehicle. -
Plaintiffs drop suit against constitutionality of Kansas' school funding system
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced a 6-year-old federal lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the Kansas school funding system has been dismissed by its plaintiffs. -
15 state attorneys general urge Congress to reform federal agency rulemaking process
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — The Office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced Schmidt has joined 14 other state attorneys general in a letter to Congress, urging it to take action reforming the federal agency rule-making process. -
Kansas' Schmidt elected president of National Association of Attorneys General
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The Office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced that Schmidt was recently elected president-elect of the National Association of Attorneys General. -
Billing Services Group North America agrees to reform business practices
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced Billing Services Group North America Inc. has agreed to settle allegations it added unauthorized charges to consumers’ home telephone bills – a process known as “cramming.” -
Kansas receives $59.1 million annual tobacco settlement payment
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced the state has received its annual tobacco settlement payment of $59,124,916.31. -
Financial Help Services barred from doing business in Kansas pending lawsuit
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced that Financial Help Services Inc. has been barred from doing business in Kansas due to concern over its business practices. -
Kansas AG protests federal government's 'transitional reinsurance' health care tax
Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced he will lead a coalition of 13 states in opposing the federal government’s proposed plan to tax states to pay for allegedly expensive health care reforms mandated under the Affordable Care Act. -
Kansas attorney general continues fight against potential federal energy regulations
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has announced his state’s strategy to combat what it believes are illegal federal energy regulations and will continue to focus on protecting consumers. -
Kansas agrees with Native Americans to account for tobacco sales on tribal lands
TOPEKA, Kansas (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has praised the Kansas Legislature for approving two compacts seeking to increase cooperation with Native American tribes on accounting for tobacco sales on tribal lands. -
T's Lawn Service to pay $78,000 over allegations of deceptive sales practices
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced that a judgment will force Travis D. Kaiser, doing business as T’s Lawn Service, to pay more than $78,000 for allegations of violating the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. -
Kansas attorney general settles with K-Designers for $110,000 in telemarketing case
TOPKEA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced that Judson Enterprises Inc. (K-Designers) of Gold River, California, will pay $110,000 due to allegations it violated the No-Call Act and the Kansas Consumer Protection Act. -
American Handicapped & Disadvantaged Workers Inc. to refund Kansas consumers over alleged deceptive activities
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced an agreement with American Handicapped & Disadvantaged Workers Inc. that will force the company to refund consumers for alleged deceptive activities.