News from 2011
Settlement reached in McKenna's inquiry of car dealer
McKenna SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna announced on Thursday that the owners of a Whatcom County car dealership will pay penalties and attorneys fees to settle allegations of deceptive sales and advertising practices.
Coin marketer paying $5M in Texas settlement
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced an agreement on Thursday with an Austin-based commemorative coin marketer resolving allegations that the company violated the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
BNY Mellon employee sentenced for embezzlement
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) - A former BNY Mellon employee was sentenced in federal court on Wednesday to 33 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $450,037.06, announced the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
US Airways loses appeal in Third Circuit
Fuentes PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - US Airways has lost an appeal at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit as it sought to recover medical expenses paid to an employee.
EPA says DuPont to pay $500k pollution penalty
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The Environmental Protection Agency announced that DuPont Corp. has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty for pollution violations at its Edge Moor plant site.
W.Va. SC hears redistricting arguments
Ketchum CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The legal battle over West Virginia's new legislative redistricting plan moved to the courtroom Thursday.
Report: Calif. AG subpoenas Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris has reportedly subpoenaed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as part of her own state investigation into mortgage foreclosure practices.
Keystone auditors can't shift costs to lawyers, W.Va. SC rules
Ketchum CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Accountants who owe Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation about $23 million for failing to detect a big fraud at little Keystone Bank can't shift part of the cost to Keystone's lawyers, the West Virginia Supreme Court has decided.
Two charged in alleged Nev. foreclosure document scheme
Masto CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Two title officers have been indicted by a Clark County jury, Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto announced Wednesday.
Ore. AG settles with car dealers
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger announced on Tuesday that two Portland auto dealerships that were the subject of 39 complaints have agreed to pay $10,000 each and change their business practices.
Ohio motor oil refinery shut down while emissions systems installed
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio EPA Director Scott Nally announced an agreement on Wednesday with Heartland Petroleum to temporarily shut down its Columbus petroleum product refinery.
Koster obtains order against telemarketer
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Wednesday that he has obtained a temporary restraining order against an Florida-based telemarketing company for making solicitation calls to Missourians on the state's no-call list.
Ariz. AG says consumers defrauded out of $6M
Horne PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced on Wednesday that he has filed documents in Maricopa County Superior Court alleging that several Arizona telemarketing companies have defrauded consumers out of more than $6 million.
New judge assigned to preside over Sandusky preliminary hearing
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - A new judge has been assigned in the child sex-abuse case against former Pennsylvania State University football defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky, court officials announced Wednesday.
Louisiana, Alabama can pursue punitive damages over Gulf spill
Barbier NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier has ruled that the states of Louisiana and Alabama can seek punitive damages against BP and its partners over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oilrig explosion and subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
Suit alleges doctor didn't know risks of exam table
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A Kanawha County woman is suing a Charleston physician she claims is responsible for injuries she sustained when she fell from an examination table.
Pension funds and Fannie Mae battling to recoup meltdown losses
DeWine WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Federal National Mortgage Association shareholders whose fraud suit anticipated the national financial collapse by four years don't buy the government's claim that "Fannie Mae" can never pay them back.
Attorneys: Sovereign immunity won't shield Penn State from sex abuse claims
McLaughlin PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - In the wake of the Pennsylvania State University child sex-abuse scandal, questions loom over whether or not the school, as a state-supported higher learning institution, can face civil litigation.
Dispute between AG Hood and Feinberg remanded to Miss. court
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has decided that Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's legal battle to enforce a subpoena against the Gulf oil spill victims fund should be heard in state court.
Debt collector banned in Colorado
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced on Tuesday that his state has secured a court order barring a Denver-based debt collection agency and its CEO from engaging in the unlicensed collection of debt in Colorado.