News from February 2013
N.D. AG goes after business for fraud, do-not-call violations
BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) - North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem issued a cease and desist order Friday against a business opportunity seller and its owner for allegedly engaging in fraud and do-not-call law violations.
Worker advocate group seeks to halt NLRB from acting in union lobbying case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A worker advocate group has filed a petition with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking it to order the National Labor Relations Board to suspend further action in a case that expanded union bosses' powers to charge non-member workers for union political lobbying.
W.Va. AG writes Obama about EPA leadership
CHARLESTON - State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has written a letter to President Barack Obama regarding the search for a new person to run the Environmental Protection Agency.
Real estate execs duped investors, SEC says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Five former real estate executives deceived investors to buy into a Ponzi scheme when they believed they were funding the development of five-star resorts in Florida and Las Vegas.
Ill. AG, EPA sign deal with copper foundry
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A consent decree has been signed between H. Kramer and Co., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Illinois to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act and state air pollution violations.
FDA gets injunction against Ohio drug maker
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A drug manufacturer has been hit with a permanent injunctoin after the Food and Drug Administration found procedures were not followed to prevent contamination of sterile drugs.
New W.Va. AG unveils ethics plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Monday unveiled his office's ethics plan, which was part of his election campaign.
Maine Supreme Court rules for cop in suit over fatal motorcycle accident
PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) - The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed the award of summary judgment to Cumberland County and a Cumberland County sheriff's deputy who was pursuing a man on a motorcycle when the driver lost control and suffered a fatal accident.
Mo. SC rules against crane manufacturer in case over accident
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - (Legal Newsline) - The Supreme Court of Missouri reversed the trial court's dismissal of a crane manufacturer's petition for third-party contribution from the maker of the steel used in the part of the crane that failed and caused an accident.
Tribunal: Ecuador failed to prevent enforcement of judgment against Chevron
SAN RAMON, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- An international arbitration tribunal last week found the Republic of Ecuador has violated international law and its treaty obligations to the United States in failing to prevent the attempted enforcement of an $18 billion-plus judgment against Chevron Corp.
La. AG files second suit against GlaxoSmithKline
BATON ROUGE (Legal Newsline) -- Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell last week filed a second suit against British health care giant GlaxoSmithKline LLC.
Wis. AG files action against seller of deceptive 'corporate minutes' services
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says his office has filed a lawsuit against a Michigan-based business over solicitations it sent by mail to state businesses.
Idaho AG announces $1 million drug pricing settlement
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced a $1 million drug pricing settlement Thursday with a prescription drug manufacturer to resolve allegations of reporting an inflated average wholesale price for prescription drugs.
Ky. AG announces $5.5 million Seroquel settlement with AstraZeneca
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced a $5.5 million settlement Thursday with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP to resolve allegations of off-label marketing of Seroquel, its atypical antipsychotic drug.