LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Masto warned consumers Wednesday about an ongoing scam using the name of Microsoft and other legitimate companies in an effort to gain access to sensitive information.
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called on smart phone makers Thursday to develop a "kill switch" that would render devices inoperable if they are stolen in an attempt to deter theft.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman teamed with San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón to announce Wednesday a Smartphone Summit to address the epidemic of violent "Apple-Picking" street crimes.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters Monday to the CEOs of Samsung, Microsoft, Motorola/Google and Apple to seek information about their efforts to protect customers from mobile phone theft.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday announced a lawsuit against an optical disc drive maker that allegedly engaged in price-fixing.
LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) -- Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning issued a consumer alert Wednesday, warning state residents to be aware of scams related to consumer technical support.
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the world's largest software maker, Microsoft, recently utilized the state's new unfair competition law to resolve a dispute over software licensing issues.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) -- Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler announced Monday the formation of a new unit within his office focused on protecting the privacy of online users.
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday filed lawsuits against two international apparel manufacturers for gaining an "unfair competitive advantage" over American companies.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- In an effort to better protect state consumers, California Attorney General Kamala Harris last week issued recommendations for mobile app developers.
Hickey TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - In an effort to enforce a Chinese Court judgment over patent infringement, Texarkana attorneys John C. Goodson and Matt Keil have filed suit against Wal-Mart and Microsoft over their use of Chinese characters in computers.
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday announced the creation of a unit that will focus on protecting consumers and individual privacy.
Harris SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced on Friday that Facebook has signed the Joint Statement of Principals to strengthen consumer privacy protections worldwide for users of online applications.
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that private attorneys hired by state Attorney General Jim Hood to sue MCI and Microsoft should not have received millions of dollars directly from settlements.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- A former executive at Yahoo! Inc. and a former mutual fund manager at a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial Inc. were accused Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a civil action with insider trading.
Harris SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris says an agreement she reached Wednesday will strengthen privacy protections for users of mobile applications.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice collected more than $1 billion in fines, penalties, restitution and other fees during Fiscal Year 2011 from criminal antitrust violators, according to a recent report.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed the loser pays legislation into law. WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The American Tort Reform Foundation has released its annual "Judicial Hellholes" report, and this year's report includes some good news - and some bad news - for the Lone Star State.