News from April 2012
Ind. AG says more coming from foreclosure fund
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced on Monday that additional foreclosure rescue fraud victims will receive compensation because of the most recent distribution from the state's Consumer Protection Assistance Fund.
Hearing will discuss ban on synthetic marijuana
Chiesa NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced on Tuesday that the Division of Consumer Affairs will hear testimony on an attempt to make the state's synthetic marijuana ban permanent.
Court rules for HHS in overpayment case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal court has ruled against Gentiva Healthcare Corp. in a lawsuit it filed against the Department of Health Human Services.
Calif. SC chief justice to receive ABA award
Cantil-Sakauye SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye will receive a national award from the American Bar Association's group of women lawyers.
Fla. court says $79M tobacco award too much
Benton TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida appellate court has vacated a nearly $80 million verdict in one of a long line of tobacco lawsuits created by a state Supreme Court ruling.
CSX needs more depositions in fraud case against asbestos firm
Peirce WHEELING, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - CSX Transportation says a law firm it accuses of fabricating claims for asbestos lawsuits won't allow it to depose enough individuals to make its case.
Second Circuit grants class action against YouTube
Rotunda NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit for copyright infringement filed against YouTube, owned by Google, can proceed.
Alaska SC: Seller's misrepresentation not subject to good-faith defense
JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - The Alaska Supreme Court ruled last month that under the state's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act a misrepresentation by a seller of the model year of a used motor home is not subject to a good-faith defense.
Marathon fined $460K, implementing new practices at refineries
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Marathon Petroleum Corporation has been fined $460,000 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Ore. teamsters guilty of unfair labor practice
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - An Oregon school bus driver has won his case against a labor union that allegedly violated his rights.
EPA fines Utah business for water violations
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a consent agreement with Polidori Corporation in response to alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at Panguitch Lake in Garfield County, Utah.
R.I. AG's mortgage conciliation legislation before House committee
Kilmartin PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has submitted legislation to the state's General Assembly requiring mortgage service providers to participate in a conciliation process administered by a HUD-approved independent agency.
Cigarette warning labels a danger to all industries, groups say
Leon WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Advertising groups say allowing the government's imposition of graphic warning labels on cigarette packaging would be a dangerous precedent that would affect all industries.
Mich. AG sues Internet cafes
Schuette LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced formal cease and desist orders on Monday against three Internet sweepstakes cafes in mid-Michigan warning of possible legal action over allegedly illegal gambling operations.
Ark. SC reinstates man's complaint against Union Pacific
Brown LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The Arkansas Supreme Court last month reversed a lower court's dismissal of a man's complaint against Union Pacific Railroad Company for work-related injuries.
Sunoco to pay Mass. $2.2M
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $2.2 million settlement on Monday with Sunoco Inc., resolving allegations that the company sought dual-payment from a state fund and insurers for hazardous waste cleanup.
Ohio AG sues air duct cleaner
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit on Friday against a Columbus-based air duct cleaning business and its owner for allegedly engaging in multiple consumer law violations, including shoddy work and misrepresentation.
Physicians groups want Calif. SC to review anesthetists case
SAN MATEO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California physicians organization, along with the California Medical Association, wants the state Supreme Court to review a decision by two lower courts that state law does not require physician supervision of nurse anesthetists.
W.Va. SC: State DEP employee's job should be reinstated
McHugh CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals ruled last month that a woman's job at a state agency should be reinstated.
Fla. man convicted in Pa. construction scheme
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Joseph W. Nagle was convicted Thursday for perpetrating the greatest Disadvantaged Business Enterprise fraud in United States history, the Department of Justice has announced.