News from 2013
N.Y. AG brings suit against HSBC over mortgage actions
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Tuesday against HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Mortgage Corporation (USA) over alleged failures to follow state law related to foreclosure actions.
Mo. AG issues consumer alert about storm chasers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster warned consumers Monday about storm chasers, companies that contract with homeowners who suffer storm or tornado damage to provide roofing, tree trimming and other repair services.
N.Y. AG announces agreement with GE Capital Retail Bank for medical credit card
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement on Monday with GE Capital Retail Bank and its subsidiary to provide protections for consumers who used a high interest healthcare credit card.
Indiana AG files lawsuit against furniture store owner
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's office filed a lawsuit Monday against a Lake County-based furniture store that allegedly closed its doors after collecting more than $22,000 from consumers.
N.Y. AG urges health insurance plans to change policies
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters Monday to 15 New York-based health insurance plans urging them to let certain members buy specialty drug prescriptions at retail pharmacies.
U.S. SC sends case over front-loading washers back to Seventh Circuit, citing Comcast decision
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has remanded a case over alleged mold problems in some Sears front-loading washers to a federal appeals court.
Obama nominates three to fill remaining vacancies on D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- President Barack Obama announced Tuesday he will nominate three individuals, two lawyers and one federal judge, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
N.Y. AG announces agreement to shut down allegedly fraudulent immigration services organizations
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement Friday that will shutter two of the largest immigration services organizations in the nation after they allegedly defrauded immigrants.
Texas AG announces temporary injunction against alleged timeshare scammers
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a temporary injunction and an ongoing asset freeze Friday against a local firm that allegedly defrauded timeshare customers.
N.C. AG issues statement opposing energy rate increase
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper issued a statement Friday in opposition to a recently approved 7.5 percent rate increase for utility company Duke Energy Progress.
Idaho AG requires Mich. company to pay civil penalties over ad misrepresentations
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden announced Monday that a Saginaw, Mich., company has paid a $15,000 civil penalty to resolve Idaho Consumer Protection Act violations.
Indiana AG warns consumers of utility bill scam
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller issued a consumer alert Friday about a new scam in which callers pretend to be utility company employees asking for payment on delinquent bills.
D.C. Circuit: Campaign donation case must be heard en banc
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit last week sent a lawsuit brought by federal contractors over their right to make campaign donations back to a federal court.
AGs concerned about language in pending $7.25B Visa, Mastercard settlement
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) -- The attorneys general of 48 states and the District of Columbia, in an amicus brief filed in a federal court last week, said they are concerned about a pending $7.25 billion class-action settlement involving MasterCard and VISA payment networks.
D.C. high court judge retiring after less than five years on bench
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- District of Columbia Court of Appeals Judge Kathryn Oberly will step down in November after less than five years on the bench, according to the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission.
Ill. becomes 14th state to back amendment to overturn Citizens United ruling
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) -- The Illinois General Assembly last week backed a constitutional amendment to overturn a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allowed unrestricted campaign spending by corporations.
Okla. gov. signs into law bill curbing lawsuit lending
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin last week signed into law a bill aimed at curbing lawsuit lending abuses.
N.J. AG reaches $11.2 million settlement with biotech companies
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced an $11.2 million settlement Thursday with multiple Bergen County biotechnology companies and their former president and CEO, Thomas Fagan.
Indiana AG files petition to see Boobies Rock! financial records
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's office filed a petition Thursday in Marion County to ask the court to compel a Colorado-based merchandise seller to turn over its financial records.
Mass. AG files lawsuit against NOAA to protect fishing industry
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit Thursday against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for enforcing allegedly over-restrictive regulations against the state's fishing industry.