News from April 2013
Wash. AG settles with financial planning companies
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced settlements Tuesday with four financial planning companies that allegedly targeted senior veterans with schemes related to asset management.
Mass. AG announces suit against misleading for-profit school
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a lawsuit Wednesday against a Brockton-based for-profit school for allegedly misrepresenting job placement numbers and training to students.
Twenty-eight former U.S. SC law clerks say they support Srinivasan for D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A group of former U.S. Supreme Court law clerks have come out in support of U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit nominee Sri Srinivasan.
Ind. AG announces legal toolkit to protect service members
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced the launch Wednesday of a legal toolkit to help state attorneys general stop scam artists who prey on military service members.
Montana AG announces signing of designer drug criminalization law
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced Tuesday that Gov. Steve Bullock signed a law developed by Fox to criminalize designer drugs in Montana.
W.Va. DOT to pay $30K to settle EPA allegations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A $30,000 penalty will be paid by the West Virginia Department of Transportation to settle alleged violations of underground storage tank regulations at 10 facilities operated by the department's Division of Highways.
Mo. AG sues Ark. business for One Call violations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two Arkansas businesses that allegedly violated Missouri's Underground Facility Safety and Damage Prevention Act, which is also known as the One Call law.
Ky. Court of Appeals judge makes three women on SC
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) -- Not wasting time, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear on Wednesday named Court of Appeals Judge Michelle Keller to the state Supreme Court.
AGs call for broader exceptions to contraception mandate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Thirteen state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to adopt broader religious exceptions to its controversial contraception mandate.
First NFL concussion MDL oral arguments set for April 9
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- When the country's major tobacco companies paid out more than $200 billion in the late 1990s to settle claims that they misled consumers about the health risks associated with cigarette smoking, it seemed as though no other legal settlement could possibly come close in terms of size and scope.
N.H. gov. nominates former state Senate leader for AG
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) -- Gov. Maggie Hassan has nominated former state Senate Majority Leader Joseph Foster to serve as the state's next top lawyer.
W.Va. AG obtains $126K judgment
CHARLESTON - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has obtained summary judgment in a lawsuit filed in 2009 by his predecessor.
N.M. gov. signs space travel liability bill; liability now extended to suppliers
SANTA FE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation Tuesday expanding existing liability protections for spaceflight operators to include manufacturers and suppliers.
Wash. AG: State's new unfair competition law put to use
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the world's largest software maker, Microsoft, recently utilized the state's new unfair competition law to resolve a dispute over software licensing issues.
N.Y., Mass AGs co-author op-ed about FHFA leadership
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman published an op-ed in Politico on Wednesday calling on President Barack Obama to replace Edward DeMarco, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Alaska AG warns of text message scams
JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty's Consumer Protection Unit has issued a warning about a text message credit card scam targeting Alaskans.
N.D. AG issues cease and desist against contractors
BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued a cease and desist order Tuesday against two contractors who allegedly made misrepresentations and engaged in contractor services without proper licenses.
Pa. AG issues warning about Affordable Care Act scam
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane issued a consumer alert Tuesday about a purported scam related to the Affordable Care Act.
Mass. AG reaches $117,500 settlement with merchandising services company
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $117,500 settlement Tuesday with a Maryland-based merchandising services company to resolve allegations that it failed to pay full unemployment contributions.
Colorado AG settles with payday lenders
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a settlement Tuesday with two companies that allegedly caused consumers to pay more in interest on their payday loans than was required.