News from April 2013
Hood files suit against BP over 2010 spill
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed suit in state and federal courts Friday seeking to recover damages from BP that resulted from the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Disaster.
19 AGs join Facebook to promote online safety
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced on Tuesday that she is joining 18 other state attorneys general as part of an online safety campaign with the social networking site Facebook.
Wisconsin AG announces consent judgment against unlicensed charity operator
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a consent judgment Monday against the operator of an unlicensed charitable organization.
Texas AG secures asset freeze against debt management company
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Friday that he obtained an asset freeze and a temporary restraining order against a Dallas-based debt management company that allegedly defrauded its customers.
N.Y. AG announces Bronx River restoration grants
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Monday that more than $4 million would go to local Bronx and Westchester County entities to improve water quality in the Bronx River.
Maryland AG settles with home improvement contractor
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler announced a settlement Monday with a College Park-based home improvement contractor and the company's owner to resolve allegations that it accessed consumers' credit records without permission.
Alaska SC: Plane owner can't present more claims for damages in suit against airfield
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) -- The Alaska Supreme Court this month upheld a lower court's ruling not allowing a plane owner to present several additional claims in a lawsuit over damage to his plane.
Mich. appeals court finds law firm, attorney didn't commit malpractice
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals said in a ruling last week that a lower court was correct in finding that an attorney and his law firm did not commit malpractice by binding a company to a settlement agreement without its consent.
Chesley informs Ohio SC he is retiring
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) -- Prominent plaintiffs lawyer Stanley Chesley told the Ohio Supreme Court last week that he is retiring from practice in the state.
Parker Drilling settles Nigerian influence lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Charges made under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act have been settled by Parker Drilling Company for an $11.76 million penalty.
Ill. AG issues consumer alert
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N.Y. AG Schneiderman settles with Tinny Beauty
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