News from May 2013
Mo. AG gets order against St. Louis boarding kennel
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and the Missouri Department of Agriculture obtained a temporary restraining order Thursday that will prevent a St. Louis boarding kennel owner from housing dogs.
Arizona AG warns consumers about charity scams
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne warned consumers Thursday about potential charity scams related to the deaths of a Phoenix police officer and a Phoenix firefighter in separate incidents within the last week.
Mo. AG settles with medical spa and owner
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster reached a settlement Thursday with a defunct Jefferson City- and Columbia-based medical spa and its owner to resolve allegations of failing to provide pre-paid services.
Former La. AG, law firm looking into retailer's board following agreement
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- Former Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti Jr. and his law firm, Kahn Swick & Foti LLC, announced Friday that they have launched an investigation into the board of directors of popular apparel retailer rue21 Inc.
Report: Law professor files papers to raise funds for Mich. AG race
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- In what would be the first step in making a possible bid for attorney general in 2014, Michigan State University law professor Mark Totten has filed paperwork establishing a candidate committee.
W.Va. joins states in urging U.S. SC to consider challenge to EPA's greenhouse gas rules
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Friday the state, joined by two others, has filed an amicus brief asking the nation's highest court to hear a challenge to rules allowing the federal government's regulation of greenhouse gas emissions.
Colo. court sides with AG, says lawsuit lenders must comply with consumer credit code
DENVER (Legal Newsline) -- The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that lawsuit lenders cannot duck the state's lending laws in one of the first cases nationally questioning whether such lending should be regulated.
Vt. gov. signs bill aimed at protecting companies from 'patent trolling'
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) -- Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin signed into law Wednesday a measure designed to protect companies in the state from so-called "patent trolling."
U.S. Senate confirms Srinivasan to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed Sri Srinivasan to the eighth seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Multiple AGs team up to urge Urban Outfitters to end prescription line
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and 22 other attorneys general called on Urban Outfitters on Wednesday to stop its prescription line of items intended to look similar to prescription drug labels.
N.Y. AG praises passage of foreclosure relief bills
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has commended the New York State Assembly for passing two pieces of legislation that would protect New York homeowners from foreclosure.
Illinois AG praises Senate passage of bill to stop pill shoppers
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan congratulated the state Senate after it unanimously passed a bill to prevent pill shoppers from buying pseudoephedrine and providing it to methamphetamine criminals.
Ohio AG sues Stark County pole builder
CANTON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Wednesday against two Stark County pole building businesses and their owner for allegedly engaging in multiple violations of state consumer laws.
La. AG reminds Powerhouse Gym consumers to file claim
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell reminded consumers Wednesday to file a claim with his Consumer Protection Division by May 31 if they were adversely affected by the Baton Rouge-based Powerhouse Gym.
Report: Christie calls N.J. SC justice 'grandstander' after bar conference speech
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has been at odds with the state Supreme Court in recent years, called Justice Barry Albin a "grandstander" earlier this week, following the justice's speech at a state bar conference.
Pa. judge challenging state SC's takeover of third mandatory retirement suit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Bucks County Court of Common Pleas Judge Alan Rubenstein is challenging the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's takeover of a third lawsuit he filed, with another judge, over the state's mandatory retirement age.
Okla. AG: Investigators in Moore to help residents avoid being scammed, gouged in wake of tornado
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he already has investigators in the field to help residents avoid any possible scams in the wake of a massive tornado that hit the state earlier in the week.
Penguin reaches multi-state agreement over e-book price-fixing
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a multi-state agreement Wednesday with book publisher Penguin Group (USA) Inc. to resolve allegations of collusion with other major publishers and Apple Inc. to manipulate e-book prices.
Conn. AG issues consumer alert about insurance quote scam
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and the Department of Insurance and the Department of Motor Vehicles warned Connecticut residents on Tuesday about an automobile insurance quote telephone scam.
N.C. AG opposes Senate proposal to move SBI
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper stated his opposition Monday to a state Senate budget proposal that would remove most of the State Bureau of Investigation under the state's executive branch.