News from June 2010
Mass. AG cleans up with contaminated property settlement
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (Legal Newsline) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Wednesday that a settlement has been reached with a corporation over the cleanup of chemically contaminated property.
Tenn. nursery owners sued over false advertising
Cooper NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) -- Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper has sued the owners of two companies for allegedly using false advertising to sell nursery goods.
Cuomo aims to keep child porn off social sites
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday that he has started a new initiative to help social networking sites keep child pornography off of the Internet.
Colo. AG cracks down on mortgage and foreclosure fraud
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) -- In an effort to crack down on mortgage and foreclosure fraud, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers is taking legal actions against a mortgage firm, its owner and an employee who were victimizing Colorado borrowers.
Medicare kicked off injury suit recovery in '09
West BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Kicking off a campaign to recover proceeds of personal injury suits, lawyers for Medicare claim a share of a $300 million settlement of chemical contamination claims in Anniston, Ala.
Washington-based dating service settles over false promises
McKenna SEATTLE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has announced a settlement agreement with a dating service alleged to have made false promises in its advertising campaigns.
Idaho AG settles with smoke shop for not having papers to sell papers
Wasden BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a settlement with The Lil' Brown Smoke Shack, an Internet tobacco seller.
Ohio AG takes legal action against refinery
Cordray COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has taken legal action against a Columbus refinery company over numerous public nuisance and permit violations.
N.J. locksmith sued by Wis. AG for fraudulent advertising
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says the Department of Justice has filed an enforcement action against Prestige Business Solutions, a New Jersey corporation running a locksmith service under the name USA Locksmith.
Wis. AG seeks to clean up vacuum cleaner dealership
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has filed an enforcement action against a vacuum dealership over allegations it violated the state's do-not-call laws.
Missouri settles with Virgina-based stream polluter
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources have come to a $140,000 settlement with a Virginia-based corporation over violations to the state's Clean Water Law.
Interior Dept. sued over BP's oil spill response plan
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The Gulf Restoration Network and the Sierra Club have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the Interior for approving BP's "grossly exaggerated" Oil Spill Response Plan.
Tobacco company voices gripe with master settlement
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - General Tobacco is arguing to a federal appeals court that it was unfairly shut out of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
La. contingency bill now only for oil spill lawsuit
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana House committee has amended a bill that allows the attorney general to hire private attorneys on a contingency fee to only apply to litigation concerning the BP oil spill.
Cuomo files suit against car donation charity
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced on Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit against a car donation charity for allegedly deceiving donors.
Blumenthal vows to wipe out verdict
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A Connecticut Superior Court judge has reduced an award against the State by more than $16 million, but Attorney General Richard Blumenthal isn't through appealing.
Fire at attorney's office leads to Mo. AG's lawsuit
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Tuesday that he has filed a lawsuit against two men from Dunklin County cited for violations of the state's air conservation laws.
Texas to Obama's EPA: Leave us alone
Abbott NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's decision to reject a regulatory program the state put in place after submitting it for approval 14 years ago.
Amicus briefs not likely to be accepted in health care challenge
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has set strict guidelines over who can file amicus briefs in the lawsuit challenging federal health care reform.
Sullivan negotiates $500M settlement
Sullivan ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan has announced that the state's retirement managing board settled a lawsuit against its former actuary, Mercer.