News from June 2013
Calif. SC: Union entitled to addresses, phone numbers of all county employees
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- The California Supreme Court ruled last month that a union, representing all Los Angeles County employees, is entitled to obtain the home addresses and phone numbers of all represented employees, including those who have not joined the union.
Lobbying firm, sued for allegedly failing to comply with federal reporting law, faces millions in fines
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia, in a complaint filed in a federal court last week, is accusing a lobbying firm of failing to comply with federal reporting requirements.
Report: Calif. AG joins suit over toll road extension
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris reportedly has joined a lawsuit to stop the extension of a southern Orange County toll road.
Conn. AG announces order to secure refunds for utility customers
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz announced an order Friday that will secure refunds for utility customers who were billed illegally for electricity.
N.C. AG announces extended order against debt settlement firm
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced an extended court order Friday against one of the biggest debt settlement firms in the U.S. that will keep the company from collecting money.
Mass. AG announces order against unlicensed contractor
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced a $158,600 court order against a South Grafton man who allegedly failed to complete contracting work and misappropriated funds from consumers.
Indiana AG files lawsuit against N.Y. realty company
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced a lawsuit Friday against a New York-based realty company that allegedly took $12,500 from Indiana residents.
Arizona AG announces consent judgment against auto repair shop owner
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne has announced a consent judgment against the owner of an auto repair shop who allegedly engaged in deceptive business practices.
Report: Former assistant U.S. attorney named acting N.J. AG
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has selected John Hoffman, a former assistant U.S. attorney, to temporarily fill the role of state attorney general.
Small business owners want suit over Obamacare IRS rule decided now
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A group of small business owners, who last month sued the federal government over an IRS regulation imposed under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, are asking a federal court to decide the case now.
Hood, other AGs press Google for answers on counterfeit goods sales
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is asking Internet search giant Google to address concerns by him and other state attorneys general that its website is allowing consumers to obtain illegal and counterfeit goods.
Utah senator continues push for AG to be appointed
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- A Utah lawmaker, in an editorial earlier this week, continued his push to make the state's attorney general an appointed post instead of an elected one.
Del. AG announces order against owner of manufactured home community
GEORGETOWN, Del. (Legal Newsline) -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced Thursday an order against the owner of a Sussex County manufactured home community who allegedly failed to protect the health and safety of community residents.
Madigan urges education secretary to strengthen oversight of for-profit colleges
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Tuesday to increase regulation of for-profit colleges.
FTC coordinates multi-state, multi-national sweep of travel scams
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper joined with law enforcement officials from around the world Thursday as part of a multi-national bust of travel scammers, including one scheme operating out of North Carolina.
Ohio AG announces move to close nursing home
ZANESVILLE, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Theodore Wymyslo announced Thursday that they are attempting to close a Zanesville-based nursing home.
FTC coordinates multi-state lawsuit against Wash. timeshare resellers
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Thursday a multi-state lawsuit against an Olympia-based couple who allegedly engaged in unlawful conduct related to timeshare reselling.
N.J. AG to temporarily fill late senator's seat
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa will fill the late Frank Lautenberg's U.S. Senate seat.
Wells Fargo agrees to pay $42M to settle complaint over foreclosed properties
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Wells Fargo Bank this week agreed to pay out more than $40 million to settle a complaint, filed by the National Fair Housing Alliance last year, that it wasn't maintaining foreclosed properties in minority neighborhoods.
Ark. Congressman introduces Stop Court Packing Act to eliminate three D.C. Circuit seats
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., earlier this week introduced what he calls the Stop Court Packing Act, which would reduce the number of judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit from 11 to eight.