News from June 2012
Whistleblower lawsuits against Walgreens settled
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced two settlements on Friday worth $320,000 to his state with Walgreen Co. resolving allegations of ineligible Medicaid claims and other reimbursement matters.
Ind. AG sues meat company over cancellation policy
Zoeller FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced a lawsuit on Friday against an Allen County door-to-door meat sales company for allegedly failing to honor the three-day cancellation window allowed under state law.
N.D. SC rejects property tax suit ahead of primary
Maring BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) - The North Dakota Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, dismissed a lawsuit over a proposed constitutional amendment to abolish property taxes in the state.
Insurance companies want judge to adopt fellow court's forum shopping decision
Hickey TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Defendants fighting a class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas are asking a judge to adopt a fellow Court's ruling on forum shopping.
Federal court shuts down credit-repair company
McDaniel JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has shut down a Florida-based company offering allegedly bogus credit-repair services nationwide after Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel brought the company's activities to the attention of federal authorities.
D.C. Circuit sides with state AGs over nuclear storage rule
Sentelle WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court last week upheld a challenge filed by four state attorneys general to a federal rule that allows spent nuclear fuel to be stored at reactor sites for up to 60 years after the plants shut down.
Coakley settles with Peters Pond for $200K
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $200,000 settlement on Thursday with Peters Pond RV Resort to resolve allegations of unfair and deceptive practices.
New Jersey changes locks at prom store
Chiesa NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced on Friday that action has been taken pursuant to a court order against a Wayne prom store that allegedly failed to honor purchases after closing its doors.
Schneiderman settles with consulting firm over religious observances
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement on Friday with an engineering and architectural consulting firm that allegedly failed to reasonably accommodate the religious observance requirements of a prospective employee.
Ohio AG sues window seller
DeWine AKRON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Friday against a Twinsburg-based window seller for allegedly violating the state's Consumer Sales Practices Act by failing to deliver agreed upon services.
W.Va. high court affirms $2M judgment against CSX
Ketchum CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals this week upheld a $2 million judgment against CSX in a lawsuit over the company's hostile work environment.
Group of state AGs endorse Swallow in Utah's AG race
Swallow SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - Utah attorney general hopeful John Swallow, a Republican looking to take over for the state's current top lawyer, Mark Shurtleff, has the backing of more than a dozen state attorneys general.
House committee passes asbestos trust information bill
Quayle WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The House Judiciary Committee on Friday passed a bill that would require asbestos bankruptcy trusts to provide more information on exposure claims made to them.
Ariz. AG calls allegations of cover-up 'fabrications'
Horne PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne says allegations by a state criminal investigator that he, along with other state officials, are engaging in a cover-up are "false, absurd and completely without merit."
W.Va. SC reinstates wrongful death suit against rafting business
Chief Justice Menis Ketchum CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals this week reinstated a wrongful death lawsuit against a rafting company, its president and three river guides.
Ohio AG sues Utah security company
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a home security company that allegedly misrepresented the cost of system installation and monthly monitoring, as well as the duration of monitoring contracts.
N.J. construction company to pay $178K
Chiesa TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced on Thursday that a Burlington County construction firm must pay $178,767 in back pay to a former employee following alleged race-based discrimination and retaliatory discharge.
Ariz. company banned in Iowa
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom MIller announced on Thursday that an Arizona company has been barred from offering foreclosure consultant services in the state.
Ohio Bar commission rates state high court candidates
Kennedy COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The Ohio State Bar's Commission on Judicial Candidates released its state Supreme Court candidate evaluations Wednesday, giving Butler County Domestic Relations Judge Sharon Kennedy its lowest rating.
Judge: N.Y., Del. AGs can intervene in proposed bank deal
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A New York judge on Wednesday granted Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden's motions to intervene in litigation over a proposed $8.5 billion settlement between Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon Corp.