News from 2012
Mass. hospital agrees to restitution for meal break law, working hour alterations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday that a Lowell-area hospital will pay more than $283,000 in restitution and penalties for failing to comply with the state's meal break laws and making alterations to working hours.
Indiana distributes $6 million more to State Fair disaster victims
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana began distributing $6 million in supplemental relief payments last week to eligible victims of the Indiana State Fair disaster.
N.Y. AG finds that for-profit telemarketers keep majority of charity donations
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman released his annual fundraising report Friday revealing that for-profit telemarketers retain the majority of donations raised on behalf of charities.
Miss. SC reverses, rules for railroad in wrongful death case
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- The Supreme Court of Mississippi has reversed a $4.8 million verdict in a wrongful death case against Illinois Central Gulf Railroad.
Calif. SC awards store owner attorney fees in disabilities lawsuit
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A California store owner will collect attorney fees after prevailing in a lawsuit filed against him under various California access to individuals with disabilities laws.
N.Y. AG announces $42 million fund for education from Astor estate settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday the appointment of New York Community Trust to administer a $42 million education fund from the settlement of the Astor estate.
Arizona AG leads cleanup effort of paper mill site
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced Wednesday that action taken by the state will force a necessary environmental cleanup to continue at the site of a former eastern Arizona paper mill.
Multi-state settlement with BioScrip unveiled
WASHINGTON, DC (Legal Newsline) - A multi-state group of attorneys general announced a $5 million multi-state settlement Wednesday with BioScrip Inc. to resolve allegations of overbilling government healthcare programs.
N.J. AG files price gouging lawsuits against six more businesses
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced price gouging lawsuits Wednesday against five additional hotel operators and one more gas station.
Multi-state settlement reached with Amgen
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) - A multi-state group of attorneys general announced a $612 million federal settlement Wednesday with Amgen Inc., a pharmaceutical company that allegedly used illegal promotion for six of its drugs.
Illinois AG sues music camp that allegedly failed to issue refunds
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against The Entertainment Project Inc., a music camp that shut down in May and allegedly failed to refund more than $40,000 to parents.
N.Y. AG secures removal of sex offenders from online gaming platforms
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Wednesday that more than 2,100 additional accounts of registered sex offenders were recently removed from online gaming platforms.
Transvaginal mesh trials begin in December
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The trials against three major transvaginal mesh manufacturers will begin next December, according to a judicial report.
Judicial election spending nearly hits $30 million
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Television advertising in state Supreme Court elections nearly hit $30 million this year.
Ala. AG calls tobacco settlement a good deal
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) -- Major cigarette makers -- including Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds -- on Tuesday reached an settlement with 17 states about payments they must make under a 1998 agreement.
Ark. AG admits to 'inappropriate relationship'
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) -- Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel on Tuesday admitted he had an inappropriate relationship with a Hot Springs attorney after court documents were filed alleging a sexual affair.
Pa. SC affirms ruling against tree stand companies
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania State Supreme Court has affirmed a decision of the Superior Court holding the manufacturer and distributors of an improperly manufactured tree stand responsible after a man fell and was injured during installation.
Minn. AG obtains consent judgment in robo-signing suit
SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has announced a consent judgment with Midland Funding LLC to resolve allegations of filing unreliable robo-signed affidavits in collection lawsuits.