News from June 2013
Florida AG settles with facial rejuvenation services company
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a settlement Monday with Lifestyle Lift Holding Inc., a company that provides facial rejuvenation services.
Ohio AG warns consumers about rental scams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a consumer alert Friday after consumers throughout the state complained of losing money to rental property scams.
Missouri AG files lawsuit against St. Louis business for alleged no-call violations
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit Monday against a St. Louis business and its owner for allegedly engaging in multiple violations of the state's no-call law.
Virginia AG warns consumers about utility bill scam
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued a consumer alert Monday about a bill payment scam targeting utility customers in Virginia.
Poll: Majority of Utah voters want AG impeached
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- A majority of Utah voters say they want state lawmakers to start the process of impeaching Attorney General John Swallow, according to a new poll.
U.S. SC suspends Chesley for 40 days; says must show why he shouldn't be disbarred
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Prominent plaintiffs lawyer Stanley Chesley, who was disbarred in Kentucky in March, has been suspended by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Pa. SC dismisses judges' suits challenging mandatory retirement age
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling Monday, dismissed two lawsuits filed by judges challenging the state's mandatory retirement age.
California courts continue cuts, closures
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- When Richard Burdge describes the court funding crisis in California, he says even the state's legislators realize they've pushed too far in the past few years.
Former N.D. AG appeals ruling in suit against law school to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A former North Dakota attorney general is appealing a ruling by a federal judge earlier this month that Georgetown University's law school did not discriminate against him based on his age when it passed him over for a teaching position.
Arkansas AG, U.S. government file lawsuit against ExxonMobil
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has announced a joint lawsuit with the U.S. government against ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. and Mobile Pipeline Co. for alleged violations of pollution laws.
Fla. AG sues company for alleged deceptive practices
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi filed a lawsuit Friday against a Davie-based company for allegedly misrepresenting itself as the Department of State and stealing money from state businesses.
Illinois AG obtains court order to secure safe drinking water for Marengo residents
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan obtained a court order Friday to make sure that residents of Marengo with private wells get immediate access to safe drinking water after recent reports of contamination.
Pa. AG sues contraband cigarette sellers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed a civil lawsuit Friday against four individuals who allegedly sold cigarettes online and failed to pay state cigarette taxes.
Mo. AG obtains order against allegedly deceptive fundraiser
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a temporary restraining order Friday against a St. Charles-based individual who allegedly fraudulently took money from donors to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Report: State lawmaker mulling run for Fla. AG
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- State Rep. Perry Thurston, the current Democratic Party leader in the Florida House, reportedly is considering a run for state attorney general next year.
W.Va. AG wants answers from state abortion clinics; looking at need for regulation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Monday his office has sent letters to two state clinics that provide elective abortions, and soon will begin assessing abortion regulation in the state.
Colo. chief deputy AG joins race to be state's next top lawyer
DENVER (Legal Newsline) -- Cynthia Coffman, Colorado's chief deputy attorney general, has joined the race to be the state's next top lawyer.
Report: Federal judge OKs $150M Flonase settlement
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge last week approved a $150 million settlement by GlaxoSmithKline over allegations that the company maintained a market monopoly on its nasal spray Flonase.
ACLU joins fight against NSA phone surveillance
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- The American Civil Liberties Union this week joined the legal fight challenging the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's recently revealed domestic spying program involving what the group calls the "unprecedented mass surveillance of phone calls."
Illinois AG calls on phone makers to deter theft with kill switch
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan called on smart phone makers Thursday to develop a "kill switch" that would render devices inoperable if they are stolen in an attempt to deter theft.