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New leadership at the CFPB means state AGs will be more active in financial consumer protection
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Some states will be even more active in financial consumer protection enforcement now that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new director has made it clear the bureau will stay out of the way, an expert on state attorneys general said during a recent interview. -
NYU Law sending free help to 10 Dem AGs for environmental causes; Marcellus Shale group 'alarmed' at message
NEW YORK – Democratic state attorneys general, like Pennsylvania's Josh Shapiro, are getting free help from New York University School of Law to bolster their environmental causes, though a Commonwealth business advocacy group worries this results in important work being outsourced to an out-of-state entity. -
Pennsylvania judge allows lawsuit against financial company's 'rent-a-tribe' scheme to continue
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Feb. 5 that a federal judge has allowed the core of Shapiro’s lawsuit against Victory Park Capital Advisors LLC to continue. -
Pennsylvania alleges funeral home director defrauded elderly citizens who prepaid for own funerals
UNIONTOWN, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Jan. 22 that his office is suing a funeral home director in Fayette County for allegations of stealing $284,393 from senior citizen clients who had pre-paid for their own funerals. -
Navient says it is the victim of a pointless, copycat lawsuit from Pennsylvania's AG
HARRISBURG – Student loan provider Navient has filed a motion to dismiss a federal lawsuit brought by the state of Pennsylvania, calling it a copycat lawsuit that is "pointless" and legally deficient. -
Litigation funder spending cash on political candidates like AGs of New York and Pennsylvania
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Companies that fund lawsuits can find themselves in the crosshairs of state regulators, and a recent New York Post article revealed that one such business has given tens of thousands of dollars to one of the nation’s most important public officials – who happens to have sued a competing company. -
PayPal notifies Pennsylvania of data breach affecting possibly 1.6 million consumers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced Dec. 6 that PayPal has notified his office of a data breach possibly affecting 1.6 million U.S. and Canadian users. -
Pennsylvania attorney general creates Consumer Financial Protection Unit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced July 20 that he is creating a Consumer Financial Protection Unit that will work to keep state consumers protected from financial scams. -
Pennsylvania settles with Vivint after company allegedly violated multiple state laws
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer announced Jan. 11 that Vivint Inc., more commonly known as APX Alarm Security Solutions Inc., has agreed to settle allegations of violating the commonwealth’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. -
Pennsylvania reaches agreement for fees, expenses related to BuckleySander e-mail audit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer announced Jan. 11 that his office has reached an agreement with the law firm BuckleySander LLP that resolves the final amount owed to the firm for work reviewing emails captured on Office of Attorney General (OAG) servers. -
Pa. AG suing construction company; Complaints include unfinished work on barn
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer announced a civil lawsuit Dec. 20 against Lloyd A. Davis and his company, LD Construction LLC, for allegations of engaging in unfair and deceptive business practices. -
Pa. AG files lawsuit against contractor
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer announced a consumer protection lawsuit Dec. 20 against Shawn Gerety and BuildTREND Construction LLC for allegations of violating the Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act (HIPCA) and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. -
Pennsylvania targets auto business for allegedly selling unlicensed vehicles
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer announced Jan. 3 that his office has filed 29 legal actions against individuals and automobile businesses that allegedly engaged in unlicensed car sales, selling un-roadworthy vehicles and publishing deceptive advertisements. -
Pennsylvania attorney general targets defunct Danville furniture store for alleged deception
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer announced a lawsuit Oct. 19 against Rudy’s Mart, a defunct Danville furniture store, and owner Patricia Robinson for allegations of accepting payment for furniture never delivered. -
Allegations of improper fees at housing around Penn State settled
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Hendricks Investments and its owner Rodney Hendricks have settled allegations of charging improper administrative fees and fines to tenants, many of whom were students at Penn State University, Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer has announced. -
Pennsylvania attorney general targets Philadelphia woman for allegedly misleading homeowners
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Wanda D. Rogers for allegedly misleading Philadelphia homeowners. -
Pennsylvania settles for $95.9 million with USA Discounters
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer has announced a settlement worth roughly $95.9 million with USA Discounters LTD and related companies after allegations that the companies deceived members of the military and veterans. -
Cutler Group allegedly built non-weather-resistant homes
HARRISBURG (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer has announced a lawsuit against the Cutler Group Inc., a Montgomery County-based homebuilder, for allegedly failing to provide new homes that were weather-resistant as it claimed it would. -
Pennsylvania charges local attorney for his role in alleged video gambling scheme
HARRISBURG (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer has announced that charges have been filed against Louis F. Caputo, a Pittsburgh-area attorney. -
Reliant Senior Care Holdings to pay $2 million for allegedly failing to meet nursing home needs
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) — Pennsylvania Attorney General Bruce R. Beemer has announced a settlement with Reliant Senior Care Holdings Inc. and related companies for $2 million, after allegations the nursing home chain misled consumers by failing to provide basic services to elderly and vulnerable residents.