News from 2013
Colo. AG settles with university over doctorate program
DENVER (Legal Newsline) -- Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced Thursday a stipulated consent judgment with Argosy University, Denver, and its parent company to resolve allegations of deceiving students who sought doctorates.
Report: Recount in Va. AG race to start Dec. 16
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The recount in the Virginia attorney general's race is set to start Dec. 16.
Phila. judge affirms $2.3 million plaintiff's verdict in asbestos wrongful death case
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- A trial court judge recently upheld a $2.3 million plaintiff's verdict in an asbestos mass tort case out of Philadelphia, disputing defense assertions that the defendants were entitled to a new trial because the plaintiff's case for causation failed as a matter of law.
Jury awards $11 million verdict in Topamax mass tort
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- A Philadelphia jury recently returned a verdict of nearly $11 million in a Topamax mass tort case brought by the mother of a 5-year-old boy born with a cleft palate and lip, a condition the woman blamed on her use of the anticonvulsant.
New York AG settles with Abbott Laboratories
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement Wednesday with Abbott Laboratories Inc. to resolve allegations the company conducted misleading advertising campaigns for its PediaSure SideKicks products.
National College penalized until it responds to Kentucky AG subpoena
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced a court order Wednesday against National College that will penalize the for-profit school until it fully responds to a subpoena issued by Conway's office.
N.J. AG reaches $6.25 million settlement with mortgage servicer
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced a $6.25 million consent judgment Wednesday with a mortgage servicer that allegedly misled financially strapped homeowners who sought loan modifications.
S.D. AG warns of Green Dot MoneyPak scam
PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warned South Dakotans on Wednesday about scams targeting the users of Green Dot MoneyPak cards.
Kentucky AG appeals decision to replace Louisa facility
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced an appeal Wednesday of a recent decision that would let the Kentucky Power Company acquire a West Virginia coal plant to replace the Louisa-based Big Sandy facility.
University re-files lawsuit over contraceptive mandate
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (Legal Newsline) -- The University of Notre Dame has re-filed a lawsuit in federal court over the health care law's contraceptive mandate.
U.S. SC sides with Va. business in case over forum-selection clause
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this week that companies can use forum-selection clauses in their business contracts to dictate where disputes can be litigated.
Fifth Circuit says Hood's suits against credit card companies should stay in state court
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court ruled this week that Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's lawsuits against a group of credit card issuers should be returned to a state court.
Fifth Circuit overturns NLRB ruling on employer arbitration agreements
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court this week overturned a National Labor Relations Board ruling that class-action waivers in employment arbitration agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act.
Six Republicans file to replace Utah AG; deadline to register is Friday
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- More than a handful of Republicans have submitted their names to fill the office left behind by Attorney General John Swallow.
N.Y. AG reaches $3.75 million settlement with insurer
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $3.75 million settlement Tuesday with an insurer that allegedly overcharged on college student health plans.
Mass. AG reaches $2.6 million settlement with Caremark
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Tuesday that a California company will pay $2.6 million to the Massachusetts Medicaid Program to resolve allegations of improper denial of pharmacy claims.
N.J. AG files suit against home furniture company
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman's office announced a lawsuit Tuesday against a home furniture company that allegedly took thousands of dollars in payments from consumers and failed to deliver the furniture.
Kentucky AG shuts down deceptive health insurance site
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced Tuesday he took action to shut down a website that allegedly appeared deceptively similar to Kentucky's health insurance exchange.
Montana SC rules mortgage registry is not a beneficiary
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) -- The Montana Supreme Court ruled last week that the national mortgage registry known as MERS is not a beneficiary under state law.
Report: Md. GOP may have AG candidate
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) -- The Maryland Republican Party may have a candidate for state attorney general.