News from 2013
Lawyer files suit challenging NSA phone record collection
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- A lawyer from the group Freedom Watch has filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of himself and a Philadelphia couple challenging the constitutionality of the National Security Agency's recently revealed program involving the collection of Verizon customers' phone records.
N.Y. AG issues statement on Apple security features
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón issued a response Monday to Apple's announcement of increased security features in iOS7, the company's new mobile operating system.
Wisconsin AG's annual public safety summit to focus on children
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Tuesday that this week's Summit on Public Safety will focus on bullying, school safety and child exploitation.
Report: FBI investigating Pa. SC justice over wife's referral fees
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- The FBI is investigating Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus McCaffery, sources told The Philadelphia Inquirer this week.
Michigan AG warns gas stations against price gouging or fixing
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette warned gas retailers Tuesday against any attempt to take advantage of consumers by price fixing or price gouging.
Arkansas AG announces lawsuit against Texarkana pawn shop
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a consumer protection lawsuit Monday against a Texarkana-based pawn shop that allegedly violated state law by charging excessive interest rates on title loans.
N.H. AG announces proposed affiliation agreement between healthcare charitable trusts
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Joseph Foster announced the submission Monday of a proposed affiliation agreement involving two healthcare charitable trusts to his office for review.
Ohio SC reinstates former AG's law license
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- The Ohio Supreme Court has reinstated the law license of former Attorney General Marc Dann.
U.S. SC affirms arbitrator's authority in case over health care contract
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling Monday, upheld an arbitrator's authority in a case over a health care contract.
AGs to meet next week to discuss legal issues
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- A group of state attorneys general will hold its annual summer meeting in Boston next week.
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.