News from October 2010
Sprint settles with McCollum
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced on Friday that his office has reached a settlement with a wireless provider over alleged unauthorized billing for third-party charges on cell phone bills.
Whistleblower, Coakley take on construction company
Coakley SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a construction company that was allegedly involved in construction fraud.
Brown campaign apologizes for 'salty' language about Whitman
Whitman SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) - The campaign for California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown issued an apology Thursday after one of his aides was heard in a taped telephone message referring to GOP rival Meg Whitman as a "whore."
Cuomo's lead in Quinnipiac poll triples
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo leads his Republican opponent, Carl Paladino, by 18 points, according to the results of a new poll released this week.
Hawaii AG settles AWP suits for $82M
Bennett HONOLULU, Hawaii (Legal Newsline) - Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett announced on Wednesday that he has reached a total of $82 million in settlements with pharmaceutical manufacturers that allegedly marketed and sold prescription drugs at higher rates than allowed.
Attorney, Ore. AG settle
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger announced on Wednesday that he has reached a settlement with a loan modification company that stops it from doing any future work in the state.
Blumenthal second-guesses Insurance Dept.'s decision
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced on Tuesday that he believes regulators should reconsider planned rate hikes for insurance providers Aetna and Anthem.
Sirius XM barred from sales calls in Missouri
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Wednesday that he has received a preliminary injunction against a satellite radio company.
Paladino will work for free
Paladino NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino says if elected he will do the job for absolutely nothing.
Coakley helps out on hospital switch
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Wednesday that she has restructured the proposed transfer of the Caritas System to Steward Health Care System to include a number of safeguards designed to protect health care consumers.
Drug stores fight remand order in W.Va. AG's case
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Six prescription drug retailers do not want the case filed against them by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw heard in a state court.
Vegas blackjack dealer owed workers' comp, Nev. SC rules
Hardesty CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Supreme Court has upheld the ruling of a lower court, denying a petition for judicial review in a workers' compensation case involving a Las Vegas blackjack dealer.
Miss. SC dismisses claim over broken spinal cord stimulator
Chandler JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has affirmed a lower court's ruling in favor of a medical device manufacturer whose spinal cord stimulator was faulty, claims a man who suffered injuries after it broke.
Biden wants foreclosure freeze in Delaware
Biden WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced on Tuesday that he has sent letters to three banks asking them to stop their foreclosure actions in the state until their foreclosure procedures are reviewed.
DOJ too late to recover share of $300 million class for Medicare, judge rules
Bowdre BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Department of Justice lawyers tried to twist Medicare law in their bid to recover a share of a $300 million class action settlement, U.S. District Judge Karon Bowdre ruled on Sept. 30.
Keep McCollum away from WellCare settlement, lawyer says
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida lawyer with financial ties to a federal settlement with WellCare says state Attorney General Bill McCollum is not doing enough to drive the figure up.
Idaho SC affirms arbitrator's decision
Eismann BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld an arbitration award of more than $15,000, affirming a lower court decision in favor of a bank that claimed it was owed nearly as much by a delinquent cardholder.
Koster sues over underground storage tanks
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit against a man for allegedly violating the state's Underground Storage Tank law.
Eight states settle lending suit for $23M
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced on Wednesday that Colorado will receive $900,000 from a financial institution's banks that allegedly practiced deceptive lending practices as part of a $23.7 million multi-state settlement.
W.Va. sues Obama's EPA over mine regulations
Manchin CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin announced Wednesday the State is filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration over its attempts to curb mountaintop coal removal in West Virginia.