News from 2009
N.D. AG takes on timeshare company
Stenehjem BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has issued a cease and desist order against a Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., timeshare company for violations of North Dakota's consumer fraud, home solicitation sales and do not call laws.
Goddard reaches settlement with supplement company
Goddard PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The owners and operators of a nutritional supplement company in Tuscon, Ariz., have agreed to a settlement with Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard to resolve a consumer lawsuit over deceptive advertising techniques.
Goddard files locksmith suit
Goddard PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has filed a lawsuit against three Florida men for allegedly advertising at least 47 fictitious locksmith businesses in the Tucson Yellow Pages.
Feds, states reach settlements with two companies
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Multiple states and the federal government have reached an agreement with a Delaware pharmacy services company and a Florida generic drug manufacturer to settle allegations that the companies defrauded federal and state healthcare programs.
Plattsburgh, N.Y. car dealership agrees to stop false advertising‏
Andrew Cuomo (D) PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A Plattsburgh-area car dealership has agreed to a settlement with Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo that will stop its practice of deceiving customers through false advertisements.
Verizon agrees to settlement over advertising of its FiOS service‏
Anne Milgram (D) NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Verizon New Jersey Inc. has agreed to a settlement to resolve a lawsuit resulting from its marketing, sales, billing and customer service practices regarding its FiOS television, telephone and Internet services.
AG Brown's pay slashed amid budget crisis
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday had his pay reduced amid the Golden State's mounting fiscal woes.
Ky. AG announces reduction to energy rates for some customers‏
Jack Conway FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Jack Conway has announced that a preliminary settlement agreement will reduce a Duke Energy Kentucky Inc. rate request by more than 25 percent.
EPA: Greenhouse gasses pose threats
Lisa Jackson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Buoying the global warming position of California Attorney General Jerry Brown, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ruled Monday that greenhouse gas emissions are a public health danger and contribute to climate change.
Banks could face round of lawsuits over lending practices
Terry Goddard (D-Ariz.) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. financial industry could face another round of multistate lawsuits over their home lending practices, attorneys general told Legal Newsline.
UCLA doctor settles with AG's office
Jerry Brown (D) LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline)-Attorney General Jerry Brown has reached a settlement with a UCLA professor that puts an end to charitable funds being used for personal business ventures.
Michigan AG seeks to close Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal
Mike Cox (R) LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline)- Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox says he plans to file a lawsuit to force the closure of the locks in the Chicago Sanitary and Shipping Canal to block the migration of Asian carp into the Great Lakes.
N.Y. furniture store settles over deceptive promotions and failure to deliver items‏
Mario Cuomo (D) WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo has announced an agreement with a furniture company and its owner to remedy its issues with furniture delivery and to cease its deceptive marketing tactics.
Coakley gets help from Clinton
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline)-A day before the Massachusetts Senate primary, voters are hearing from one of state Attorney General Martha Coakley's supporters - former President Bill Clinton.
Corbett sues contractors
Corbett HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Lawsuits have been filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett against two contractors accused of failing to start home improvement projects, failing to complete work and violating the state's new Home Improvement Consumer Protection Act.
Indiana AG fights challenge to robo-call law
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has urged federal officials not to override Indian's law restricting robo-calls in the face of efforts by a political activist group to invalidate them.
N.C. AG earns TRO
Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A judge has agreed with North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's request to bar a Kannapolis, N.C., foreclosure rescue operation from collecting any money from consumers for foreclosure or loan modifications.
McCollum's contingency fee legislation pops up again
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is again attempting to push through legislation that would change how his office does business with private attorneys.
Scruggs prosecutors recognized
Dawson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday recognized two of the prosecutors who worked on the judicial bribery scandal involving famed plaintiffs attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs.
McCollum, possible opponent talk reorganization
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has written a letter to his probable opponent in next year's gubernatorial race concerning oversight of the Florida Retirement System.