News from 2012
Ariz. AG sues two mortgage modification companies
Horne PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced two lawsuits Wednesday against Phoenix- and Tucson-based mortgage modification companies that allegedly misrepresented their services.
Mass. AG announces lawsuit against deceptive veterans charity
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a lawsuit Thursday against a veterans charity and its professional fundraisers for allegedly using deceptive fundraising tactics.
Iowa AG files suit against Fla. fundraiser
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Florida-based professional fundraiser that allegedly deceived Iowa residents to generate donations for multiple non-profit clients.
Judge dismisses suit seeking removal of Fla. SC justices from ballot
Lewis TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Leon County Circuit Court judge last week threw out a lawsuit requesting that three state Supreme Court justices seeking a "yes" or "no" from voters in November be removed from this fall's ballot.
Court upholds NLRB ruling of union violations
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit, St.Paul, Minnesota has denied the petition for review by the Laborers District Council of Minnesota and North Dakota of the order by National Labor Relations Board for the union to cease and desist violating sections of the National Labor Relations Act.
Former La. AG says Johnson entitled to be SC's next chief justice
Ieyoub NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard P. Ieyoub, in a federal court filing this week, argues that state Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson is entitled to become the high court's next chief justice based on her seniority.
N.J. SC dismisses suit against makers of polio vaccine
Hoens TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Supreme Court, in a ruling Wednesday, dismissed a lawsuit filed by a man who claims a polio vaccine -- given to him when he was a young child -- lead to his cancerous brain tumor.
W.Va. SC denies motion to intervene in campaign finance case
Callaghan CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has denied Charleston attorney Michael Callaghan's motion to intervene in a lawsuit over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program.
Calif. SC: Insurers must pay State in dispute over waste site cleanup
Chin SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - The California Supreme Court ruled last week that the State should be able to collect up to the policy limit from each insurance company in a decades-long dispute over the cleanup of the Stringfellow Acid Pits.
EPA whistleblower case remanded to DOL judge
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The case of an Environmental Protection Agency employee who filed a whistleblower complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has been remanded back to the Department of Labor after the complaint was dismissed in 2010.
SEC says Wells Fargo sold investments without disclosing risks
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Wells Fargo's brokerage firm and a former vice president for selling mortgage-backed securities investments without "fully understanding their complexity or disclosing the risks to investors."
Sanders, McCloud to face off in November for Wash. SC seat
Sanders OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders still has a chance to return to the state's high court.
N.H. AG says dentist's license suspended
Delaney CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney announced on Tuesday that the New Hampshire Board of Dental Examiners suspended the dental license of John J. Ryan.
Strange announces court victory
Strange MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced a victory on Monday for state officials in a lawsuit brought by the State Board of Education and Strange against the Birmingham City Board of Education.
N.Y. AG announces consent order against head shop
Schneiderman WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a consent order and judgment on Tuesday against the Nanuet-based Village Sensations to permanently remove mislabeled or unlabeled products from its shelves, including synthetic drugs.
Nev. AG achieves restitution for 12
Masto LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto warned Nevadans on Thursday of the Save Your House loan modification scam and related incidents.
Iowa AG reaches agreements with excavators
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced two agreements on Friday with two Iowa excavators to resolve allegations of separately violating Iowa's One Call law and causing natural gas explosions in April.
Ariz. AG releases consumer alert about Hollywood Video
Horne PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne issued a consumer alert on Friday related to the consumer debt collection efforts by Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery for non-return or late fees on videos.
W.Va. SC candidate says high court should deny motion to intervene
Loughry CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Supreme Court candidate Allen Loughry says the plaintiff in a federal case over the state's Public Campaign Financing Pilot Program has "no constitutional rights" to intervene in a separate but related lawsuit filed in the state's high court.
Pfizer accused of FCPA violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Pfizer Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.