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Bayer CropScience to pay $75,000 after allegations it misled consumers about pesticides
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced last week that Bayer CropScience, the world's largest agrochemical company, will pay $75,000 and change advertising practices after allegations it misled consumers about the potential risk its pesticides pose to bees and the environment. -
NECC owes $225,000 after allegedly overbilling MassHealth, state Medicaid system
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently announced ADH Seller LLC (formerly New England Adult Day Health, LLC) doing business as New England Community Care LLC (NECC) will pay more than $200,000 after allegations of inappropriately billing the state’s Medicaid (MassHealth) for services not provided. -
Massachusetts attorney general releases report highlighting health care spending disparities
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced this week a report examining how health care spending is distributed in the commercial insurance market in Massachusetts shows that after controlling for health status, more money is spent on patients in higher income communities. -
National Grid to credit 4,500 Mass. customers after allegedly overcharging them
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Oct. 12 that National Grid will pay more than $1.5 million back to thousands of consumers who were allegedly charged the wrong price for residential gas services. -
Massachusetts attorney general concerned NEIA is mistreating students
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced she has asked the state’s Board of Higher Education to hold a hearing to discuss the performance of New England Institute of Art’s (NEIA) current teach-out plan. -
Two Massachusetts companies settle with state after allegations of illegal debt collection
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced two medical companies that allegedly operated unlicensed dermatology clinics in Brookline and West Roxbury will write off more than $1 million in alleged debts owed by state consumers. -
QBE agrees to refund Massachusetts homeowners after allegations of improper insurance policies
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced that QBE Insurance (QBE) agreed to refund state homeowners to whom it allegedly charged improper force-placed insurance policies. -
CVS settles in Massachusetts, agrees to stricter opioid dispension management
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced a settlement with CVS Pharmacy Inc., the nation's largest pharmacy chain, in which the company agreed to strengthen its policy and procedures concerning the dispensing of opioids. -
CDM Smith to pay $5.5 million after allegations of botching Plum Island water, sewer system
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced CDM Smith Inc. (CDM) will pay $5.5 million after allegations it failed in its obligations to properly oversee construction of Plum Island’s water and sewer systems. -
Massachusetts continues actions against student lending industry, settles with Libre Technology
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced a settlement with Libre Technology Inc. for allegations of charging Massachusetts borrowers unlawful upfront fees, among other charges. The settlement comes as part of Healey’s ongoing effort to curb student lending industry abuses. -
Bloomin' Brands to pay $210,000 after allegations of improperly paying employees
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that Bloomin’ Brands Inc. will pay $210,000 after allegations it failed to pay more than 2,500 state workers for required training in violation of state law. -
Two Florida medical clinics to pay $17 million to settle deceptive marketing allegations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced that two Florida companies will pay $17 million after allegations of deceptive marketing related to erectile dysfunction medications and services. -
Judge rules creditors’ uncompleted phone calls to debtors still considered 'communication'
WOBURN, Mass. (Legal Newsline) — A Massachusetts Superior Court judge has ruled that missed phone calls directed to voicemail where no message is left are considered communication with a debtor. -
Massachusetts contractor fined for failing to pay prevailing wages
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced that On-Time Construction Services Inc. (On-Time) and owner Jonatas Vicente De Brito Barcelos will pay $117,082 for allegedly violating the state’s prevailing wage law and failing to submit true and accurate payroll records. -
Massachusetts attorney general urges U.S. to forgive student loans for alleged ACI victims
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced a formal application to the U.S. Department of Education, urging immediate cancellation of student loans for those allegedly victimized by the American Career Institute (ACI), a former for-profit school that closed in 2013. -
FAIR Plan to pay $350,000 after allegations of impermissibly canceling homeowners insurance policies
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that the Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association (FAIR Plan) will pay $350,000 after allegations of impermissibly canceling homeowners insurance policies between January 2010 and February 2014. -
SSR Construction, owner OK $27,000 settlement after allegations of violating wage laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced SSR Construction Inc. and its owner Peter Slivka will pay more than $27,000 in restitution and penalties after allegations of violating the state’s prevailing wage laws. -
Massachusetts settles with INDYCAR, sues Boston Grand Prix
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) — INDYCAR LLC has agreed to provide $925,000 in refunds for advance tickets purchased for the canceled Boston Grand Prix, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced. Healey also noted she filed a lawsuit against Boston Grand Prix LLC (BGP) and CEO John Casey, seeking full refunds for all ticket purchasers. -
B-G Mechanical Contractors to pay $220,000 after allegedly violating M/WBE rules
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced that B-G Mechanical Contractors Inc. (B-G) will pay $220,000 to resolve allegations of falsely certifying compliance with equal opportunity requirements on two public contracts. -
ExxonMobil sues Massachusetts AG over climate change investigation demand
The Texas-based oil and gas company argues the civil investigative demand, or CID, that was issued by Attorney General Maura Healey and served on ExxonMobil soon after a state attorneys general climate change conference in March was the product of climate change activists’ “misguided enterprise.”