News from 2013
Del. AG announces $33,000 settlement with RBC Capital Markets
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced Thursday a $33,520.17 settlement with RBC Capital Markets LLC to resolve allegations the company let its client associates sell securities without being registered.
Kan. AG warns consumers about prescription discount cards
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) -- Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt warned consumers Tuesday about recently mailed prescription discount cards that may not be what they appear.
R.I. AG settles with superintendent's office over public records violation
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin said Thursday his office has reached a settlement with the Woonsocket Superintendent's Office to resolve allegations the office violated the state's Access to Public Records Act.
Ala. AG announces final order against sports performance company
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced Thursday a final order against SWATS Edge Performance Chips LLC to grant permanent injunctive relief against the sports performance company.
Coakley settles with Pfizer, Mylan over EpiPen ads
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday settlements with the manufacturer and marketer for EpiPen to resolve allegations of running a deceptive television advertisement.
Senate expected to vote next week on second D.C. Circuit nominee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A confirmation vote is expected next week on U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit nominee Cornelia "Nina" Pillard.
Tort reform bills placed on U.S. House schedule; could be considered next week
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. House of Representatives could consider two tort reform bills next week.
Obama nominates former Mo. SC judge to federal court -- 14 years after failed nomination
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- On Thursday, President Barack Obama nominated Ronnie L. White to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri -- 14 years after he was deprived of the job.
Federal judge refuses to approve settlement in L'Oreal case, calling it 'not fair'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge, in a decision Wednesday, refused to grant final approval to a settlement in a class action brought against L'Oreal for misleading labels on several hair product brands.
Attorney for Miss. AG to U.S. SC: CAFA case is 'straightforward'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- It is unclear, based on oral arguments Wednesday, how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule in a Mississippi case in which some contend state Attorney General Jim Hood is trying to circumvent the federal Class Action Fairness Act.
W.Va. AG, eight others file amicus brief in U.S. SC opposing cross-state air pollution regulations
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that he and eight other state attorneys general have filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the federal Environmental Protection Agency's new rule on cross-state air pollution.
Pa. AG challenges ruling withholding tobacco money
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- Following an arbitration panel's recent ruling allowing tobacco companies to withhold from the commonwealth a large amount of funds from the multi-state Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, lawyers representing the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office this week filed a motion seeking to maintain full funding from the agreement.
Civics academy educates Allegany County students on law
Judges from Maryland's courts will engage with Allegany County high school students in a Civics and Law Academy on November 15.
Conn. AG urges regulators to examine UnitedHealthcare doctor termination
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen sent a letter to federal regulators Wednesday asking them to examine UnitedHealthcare's decision to terminate a large number of doctors from a network in Connecticut.
Arizona AG announces $470,000 settlement with loan modification company
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne announced Wednesday he obtained $470,000 as part of agreements with the owner of a loan modification company to resolve allegations of deceptive loan modification services.
Ohio AG files lawsuit against Cleveland-area vacation business
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Cleveland-area vacation business and its owner for allegedly failing to deliver vacation tour packages to consumers.
Lawsuit backer, former Ecuadorian judge testify in Chevron fraud trial
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A Philadelphia lawyer who helped finance pollution litigation in Ecuador against Chevron Corp. testified earlier this week that he wanted the plaintiffs in the case to settle.
BP asks appeals court to decertify Deepwater Horizon class action
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - BP argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit for the second time this year asking that a settlement agreement reached with the plaintiffs' steering committee last year not be upheld unless procedures involving certain payments to businesses are altered.
Texas AG files lawsuit against text-messaging content providers
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against four text-messaging content providers and their billing aggregator for allegedly engaging in cellphone cramming.
ABA: Too few judges, lack of funding hurting federal courts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The American Bar Association, in a letter last week, says the combination of too few judges and insufficient funding is diminishing the ability of the federal courts to "serve the people and deliver timely justice."