News from 2012
Ore. AG to present funds from Ariz. telemarketer
Rosenblum SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced on Tuesday that she will present $11,500 to the victim of a Arizona telemarketing scam that preyed on the elderly.
Judgment entered against Mass. emissions inspectors
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a final judgment on Sept. 5 against a motor vehicle emissions inspector who allegedly issued dozens of inspection stickers that were fraudulent.
Twelve states settle with U.S. Fidelis
Schmidt TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced a multi-state settlement on Wednesday with a vehicle service contract seller to resolve allegations that the company used illegal marketing tactics.
Service dog trainer suing N.Y. AG, governor for $75M
Schneiderman ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - A New York service dog trainer, in a federal court filing earlier this month, contends Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is discriminating against him.
La. AG opposes proposed BP settlement of oil spill claims
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, in a motion filed in federal court late last week, opposes an estimated $7.8 billion deal between BP and a committee representing plaintiffs over claims related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Report: Texas AG has spent $2.5M suing federal government
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed more than 20 lawsuits against the federal government since President Barack Obama was elected in 2008.
Poll: Ferguson leads Dunn in Wash. AG race; Inslee ahead of McKenna
Ferguson OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Democrat Bob Ferguson is leading GOP opponent Reagan Dunn in Washington's attorney general race, according to a recent survey.
UBS whistleblower to receive $104M
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Former UBS banker Bradley Birkenfeld has been given the putative largest whistleblower reward ever by the Internal Revenue Service.
Calif. painters have union decertified
Mix SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - Local union officials are being forced to cede control of Santa Ana, Calif.'s GPS Painting and Wallcovering employees.
Lawsuit against SEC over Ponzi scheme survives motion to dismiss
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit against the Securities and Exchange Commission will be allowed to proceed, a Florida federal judge said Friday.
Miller settles with labor law poster company
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced an agreement on Monday with a Michigan labor law poster sales company that allegedly misled Iowa workplaces about state requirements and its products.
Former director barred from Mass. public employment
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Monday that the former executive director of the Medford Housing Authority has been barred from public employment.
Payday for private lawyers in Capital One case came after W.Va. SC decision
McGraw POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - After the West Virginia Supreme Court decided not to hear a challenge of their employment, two private attorneys earned $4.5 million by settling the State's case against Capital One.
Mo. AG announces judgment agains Queen City Emporium
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a $29,000 judgment on Monday against a now-defunct Springfield consignment shop and its former president for allegedly failing to pay consignors or return their merchandise.
Mich. Democrats nominate three women for SC
Brewer LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - At its state convention in Lansing over the weekend, the Michigan Democratic Party nominated three women to run for the state Supreme Court.
W.Va. judge finds Internet lender CashCall engaged in 'sham'
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Louis "Duke" Bloom has ordered a California Internet lender to pay $15 million in civil penalties, refunds and cancelled debts to the nearly 300 West Virginia consumers who obtained loans and to the State.
Mich. AG sues to block planned Lansing casino
Schuette GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has filed a lawsuit in federal court over a planned American Indian casino in downtown Lansing.
Labor Dept. sues insurance brokerage firm
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Labor has filed a lawsuit against Dietrich & Associates, an insurance brokerage firm, and its chief executive officer and sole shareholder, Kurt E. Dietrich, accusing them of violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Man accused of real estate scam in Nevada
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - Western Financial Planning Corporation and owner Louis Schooler were accused Sept. 4 by the Securities and Exchange Commission of operating a $50 million real estate investment fraud.
NLRB certifies union being voted out
McALLEN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Nurses at the Rio Grande Regional Hospital in McAllen, Texas, have succeeded in their efforts to remove a union from their workplace.