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Recent News About Maryland Attorney General
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Maryland settles Medicaid fraud case with local primary care provider for $450,000
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh recently announced that Sabiha Mohiuddin, a Frederick, Md.-based primary care physician, has paid $450,000 to the state after allegations of conducting a fraudulent Medicaid billing scheme to increase profits. -
Adobe settles 2013 data breach case with 15 states
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – Adobe Systems Inc. has settled its data breach case with several states following a lengthy legal battle that started in 2013. -
Maryland attorney general alleges Sojourner-Douglass College misused grant funds
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced Nov. 4 that his office filed a lawsuit against Sojourner-Douglass College Inc. over allegations of not repaying grant funds. -
Center for Social Change in Maryland to pay $331,000 after allegedly defrauding state Medicaid
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced the Center for Social Change Inc. will pay $331,000 after allegations the nonprofit organization received payments from Maryland’s Medicaid program for staffing it did not provide to group homes for individuals with development disabilities. -
NRG enters consent decree after allegations of violating nitrogen exceedance permits
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — NRG Chalk Point LLC (NRG) has entered a consent decree after alleged nitrogen exceedances at the Chalk Point and Dickerson electric generating stations, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has announced. -
Attorneys general coalition urges congressman to drop inquiry into Exxon probe
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh, in conjunction with a coalition of state attorneys general, has drafted a letter to Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, to drop his inquiry into their cases against ExxonMobil Corporation. -
Maryland Property Review Board to pay back consumers it allegedly victimized
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced Maryland Property Review Board LLC and its owners (MPRB) will pay back consumers and pay a $200,000 civil penalty after allegedly charging more than 450 consumers $99 each to file an appeal of the consumers’ property tax assessment – an act that consumers can do themselves for free. -
Homes Direct agrees to settle case involving Maryland rental agreements
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Homes Direct Inc. has agreed to settle a case involving allegations surrounding its rental practices, including its use of rental agreements with an option to purchase residential properties, Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has announced. -
Maryland AG takes action against Access Funding
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced that his office filed a lawsuit against Access Funding LLC and other affiliated companies for allegations of misleading lead paint poisoning victims to convert future structured settlement payments into immediate cash. -
Maryland attorney general takes action against Mitchell & Best Homebuilders
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced a lawsuit against Mitchell & Best Homebuilders LLC of Rockville and other entities for allegedly violating the Home Builder Registration Act, the Maryland Express and Implied Warranties Act and the Consumer Protection Act. -
Maryland AG files complaint against Perry Willey Rental for alleged violations of Consumer Protection Act
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – The Maryland Office of the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division has filed charges against Perry Willey Rental and its owners for allegedly failing to deliver properties it accepted prepaid rent and security deposits for, Attorney General Brian E. Frosh announced. -
Maryland AG praises government decision to shelve Atlantic Ocean drilling plans
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh praised the U.S. Department of the Interior’s motion to shelve oil drilling plans in the Atlantic Ocean Outer Continental Shelf in a recent statement. -
Maryland attorney general supports lead-paint-victim legislation
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland (Legal Newsline) — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has taken action to defend lead-paint victims by testifying before the House Judiciary Committee in support of legislation meant to safeguard these victims. -
Maryland AG joins efforts to block Exelon's acquisition of Pepco and Delmarva
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh recently announced that he would join the efforts to prevent Exelon Corp. from acquiring Pepco and Delmarva Power and Light. -
NuVasive reaches $13.5 million settlement with Maryland, other states
Allegations by six states against medical device company NuVasive for improperly marketing a spinal surgery product and providing illegal kickbacks have been settled for $13.5 million, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh recently said. -
Frosh: Prohibit arbitration clauses in long-term care contracts
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh was among 14 state attorneys general who recently told the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that arbitration agreements should be prohibited in long-term care contracts. -
Maryland attorney general, Safeguard Properties reach settlement
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh and Safeguard Properties, based in Ohio, recently reached a settlement that will resolve claims about the inadequate procedures and policies of the company. -
Visionworks to pay $100K to Maryland for losing servers with customers' personal information
Visionworks will pay the state of Maryland $100,000 to settle a lawsuit over alleged data breaches the company had in 2014, state Attorney General Brian Frosh said on Wednesday. -
Kentucky joins other states asking US Education Department to erase student loans from Corinthian College students
Kentucky joined the effort of several states voicing the need to help students who were victimized by the now closed Corinthian Colleges for-profit school, state Attorney General Jack Conway said on Tuesday. -
Maryland AG Frosh applauds passage of False Claims Act
Whistleblower law expected to recover "millions for the state budget."