News from 2013
Florida AG gets injunction, freeze against allegedly deceptive company
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained a temporary injunction and asset freeze Tuesday against Florida Center of Corporations for allegedly deceptive and unfair practices.
Acting N.J. AG announces settlement in sexual harassment case
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced Tuesday that a North Jersey party host company will pay $15,000 to a former employee to resolve allegations of sexual harassment.
Multi-state coalition urges EPA to adopt air pollution controls for vehicles
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman submitted a letter on behalf of a multi-state coalition Tuesday to the Environmental Protection Agency to urge the quick adoption of a proposed air pollution reduction rule.
Montana AG announces options for individuals affected by Verizon service outages
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced options Tuesday for Verizon subscribers who recently started experiencing a disruption of cell phone service to help them switch carriers or improve coverage.
Report: Kan. AG declines to represent state agency in open meetings lawsuit
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) -- Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt reportedly won't serve as legal counsel to a state agency tasked with regulating natural gas, electricity, telephone, transportation and oil industries.
Harris: More than 2 million Californians had personal information compromised
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris, in a report released Monday, said 131 data breaches were reported to her office last year and 2.5 million residents had personal information "put at risk" through an electronic data breach.
Bondi to seek second term as Fla. AG
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi plans to run for reelection next year, according to a Tampa newspaper.
Report: Texas AG heading up group of AGs concerned with airline merger
FORT WORTH, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is reportedly leading a group of state attorneys general who, along with the U.S. Department of Justice, are looking into a proposed American Airlines-US Airways merger.
Report: Mo. House Speaker considering run for state AG
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) -- Missouri's House Speaker, Tim Jones, is reportedly mulling a run for state attorney general in 2016.
Federal court vacates SEC rule requiring oil, gas companies to disclose government payments
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal court has vacated a rule by the Securities and Exchange Commission requiring oil and gas companies to disclose certain government payments.
Study: Increased judicial vacancies, heavy caseloads hurting federal district courts
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- Unusually high judicial vacancy levels, coupled with unprecedented workloads, are burdening federal district courts, according to a new study.
Va. AG issues consumer alert about sweepstakes scam
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli issued a consumer alert Monday about a sweepstakes fraud in which scammers claim to be from Cuccinelli's office to lend the scam legitimacy.
Mass. AG announces $282,500 consent judgment against auto school owner
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a consent judgment Monday against the former owner of a shuttered Waltham auto school to resolve allegations that he failed to refund hundreds of students.
Conn. AG announces $10 million agreement with Connecticut Water
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Katz announced a $10 million settlement Monday with Connecticut Water Co. to refund recovered tax dollars directly to customers.
Mass. AG praises changes to state's victim compensation legislation
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley praised the Massachusetts Senate and House on Monday for passing important changes to the state's victim compensation legislation as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 budget.
N.C. AG appeals Duke Energy Progress rate hike
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper filed an appeal Monday with the North Carolina Supreme Court to stop Duke Energy Progress from receiving a 7.5 percent increase in electricity rates.
Group demands disclosure of applicants for Kan. Court of Appeals judgeship
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) -- Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback's decision to break with precedent and not reveal the names of applicants for a newly-created seat on the state Court of Appeals has drawn the ire of special interest groups.
Bill upping Pa.'s judicial mandatory retirement age passes House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania House of Representatives last week passed a bill that would amend the state constitution to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices, judges and justices of the peace from 70 years to 75.
Report: Md. AG wants insurance rates capped until more is known about health care law's effects
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) -- Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is calling for a freeze of any health insurance rate increases above 5 percent until the new federal health care law is fully implemented.
Lawyers group argues sequestration already has hurt federal courts
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A group of lawyers who practice in Connecticut, New York and Vermont federal courts, in a letter to President Barack Obama and nearly 50 members of Congress last week, say they're concerned about the effects of sequestration on the courts.