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Attorneys settle with Cuomo, will pay back public benefits
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's investigation into attorneys ripping off public funds has produced two settlements. -
Cuomo: Bootleggers prevent jobs, tax revenue
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Bootleg films might provide a cheaper alternative to a night at the movies, but they result in severe economic damages, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Monday. -
Cuomo touts Medicaid fraud collections
Andrew Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline)-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that his office's Medicaid fraud unit had nearly doubled the funds it recovered last year from the year previous. -
McKenna urged to eschew proposed appraiser code of conduct
Rob McKenna OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna is being urged to reject a proposed Home Valuation Code of Conduct aimed at eliminating personal contacts between appraisers and people who have an interest in a home sale going through. -
Cuomo reviews legislators' pork barrel spending
Andrew Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday his office has rejected 1,026 of the 6,500 special discretionary grants approved by the governor and the state Legislature last year. -
Cuomo settlement will produce refunds for 22
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has reached a settlement with auction companies that were allegedly ripping off those who provided them with merchandise to sell. -
N.Y. tax dollars may be going to lawyers, Cuomo thinks
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers and public school districts may have been ripping off taxpayers with fraudulent employment arrangements, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said recently. -
Conn. SC backs Blumenthal in suit against Marsh & McLennan
HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut's Supreme Court recently gave Attorney General Richard Blumenthal the ruling he needs to proceed with his suit against insurance broker Marsh & McLennan. -
Historic settlement provides states with $24 million
Cuomo COLUMBUS, Ohio - The figures are out on a $75 million portion of a landmark settlement between the country's largest power company and the federal government and several states. -
Cuomo's United health-care suit could start NY flood
Andrew Cuomo ALBANY -- The nation's health insurers are bracing for a possible legal blitz after New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday sued industry leader UnitedHealth Group. -
Brown will challenge EPA decision
Brown WASHINGTON, D.C. - Frustrated with the federal government's decision to block his state's greenhouse gas emission standards, California Attorney General Jerry Brown will lead a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency. -
Blumenthal comes to Cuomo's side
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo received some more support from a colleague Monday in his mission to make the relicensing of Indian Point nuclear power plant more difficult. -
Cuomo legislation earns backing
Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo says he will have a little help when he attempts to turn his investigation into doctor-ranking systems into legislation. -
Cuomo settles over children's jewelry
Cuomo NEW YORK - After reaching a settlement Wednesday with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, a pair of retailers will need to stop selling children's jewelry recently found to contain dangerous levels of lead. -
Spitzer sued for actions as AG
Spitzer NEW YORK - A New York dentist has decided to follow the lead of State Farm Insurance Cos. and file suit against the state attorney general that brought criminal charges against him. -
McDonnell picked to head Thompson's Va. campaign
McDonnell RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell threw his support to Presidential candidate Fred Thompson on Tuesday. -
Cuomo advises companies of subpoenas
Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo recently told two companies to prepare to become part of his investigation into Washington Mutual's business practices. -
Cuomo: Appraisal legislation needed
Cuomo WASHINGTON, D.C. - A few days after filing his first lawsuit over the issue, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday gave his thumbs-up to legislation that will protect consumers against intimidating techniques allegedly used by appraisers. -
Cuomo says company inflated home appraisals
Cuomo NEW YORK - One of the country's largest real estate appraisal management companies is the target of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's latest lawsuit. -
Cuomo wins eminent domain dispute
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. - New York legislators did not violate a company's right to equal protection when they enacted a law that protected homeowners from the eminent-domain seizing of their homes by private transmission companies, a federal judge recently ruled.