News from 2013
New York AG announces $1 million settlement with Brooklyn home health agency
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch announced settlement agreements Tuesday with a Brooklyn-based home health agency that allegedly submitted false claims to the state Medicaid program.
Colorado AG warns consumers affected by wildfires about scam artists
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers warned consumers Tuesday about scam artists seeking to capitalize on the devastation caused by the wildfires in Colorado.
N.Y. AG announces agreement with Manhattan development owners
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced an agreement Tuesday with the owners of a Manhattan housing development who allegedly misled tenants about a mid-lease rent increase.
Mortgage settlement monitor reports eight 'fails' in testing results
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The monitor of the nationwide mortgage settlement says, in a summary of the five compliance reports he submitted to a federal court, that a test of the five banks' compliance have resulted in eight "fails."
Report: McCain says D.C. Circuit nominees deserve up-or-down vote
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain is once again going against his fellow GOP lawmakers, this time calling for an up-or-down vote on President Barack Obama's most recent nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Federal judge says ADA class action against Starbucks can proceed, include all Calif. stores
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge ruled last week that a class action lawsuit against coffee giant Starbucks Corp., alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may proceed.
Wash. AG: Calls from courts demanding money a scam
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued a consumer alert Tuesday, warning the state's residents that calls claiming to represent various state courts and demanding money are a scam.
MDL panel sides with Standard & Poor's, moves 15 lawsuits against it to N.Y. federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has transferred 15 lawsuits filed against The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. and subsidiary Standard & Poor's Rating Services to a federal court in New York.
U.S. sens. propose constitutional amendments to restrict corporate campaign spending
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- On Tuesday, two U.S. senators proposed separate constitutional amendments in an effort to restrict campaign spending by corporations.
Indiana AG files lawsuit against robo-caller
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a Missouri-based air duct cleaning company that allegedly robo-called more than 430 Indiana residents.
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.