News from August 2014
Maryland AG reaches agreement with social network
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler has reached an online safety agreement with the operator of a social networking website.
New Jersey AG sues South Jersey puppy dealer
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced Thursday a lawsuit has been filed against a Salem County puppy dealer who allegedly sold sick pets to consumers.
TracBeam sues Apple over wireless location technology
TYLER, Texas (Legal Newsline) - A Colorado-based, inventor-owned company is suing Apple Inc. for patent infringement.
Maryland AG reaches agreement with social network
Story CopyBALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced an online safety agreement with the operator of a social networking website that will protect children on the site.
New Jersey AG sues South Jersey puppy dealer
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Maryland Judiciary warns public about ongoing 'court' scams
The Maryland Judiciary has issued a warning to the public about scams related to court activities.
Major asbestos firms giving hundreds of thousands to Democratic Congressional candidates
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Numerous Congressional candidates are seeing their campaign coffers swell thanks to donations supplied by major asbestos law firms and their attorneys.
Kentucky AG obtains fine against tobacco company
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against liposuction business
Story CopyDELAWARE, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a central and northeast Ohio laser liposuction business for allegedly engaging in deceptive and unfair business practices.
New Jersey AG sues company over alleged Consumer Fraud Act violations
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New York AG reaches settlements with real estate brokers, landlords
Story CopyNEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced agreements on Wednesday with three real estate brokerage firms and two landlords to ensure tenants are not denied their right to use government assistance.
Texas AG reaches agreement with Lincoln Academy
Story CopyHOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced an agreement on Wednesday with a Houston-based entity that allegedly falsely claimed to be an accredited educational institution.
Federal Circuit sends case against alleged patent troll back to Vermont
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell’s case against an alleged patent troll should be tried in the state.The so-called “scanner troll,” MPHJ Technology Investments LLC, was trying to avoid litigating its case in Vermont state court. SorrellThe company has been accused, in various lawsuits, of sending
Garlock decision could have pushed Bondex's asbestos agreement
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – A law professor and bankruptcy attorney agree that a loss for asbestos plaintiffs attorney earlier this year in the Garlock Sealing Technologies proceeding could have been a major factor in Bondex's recently announced bankruptcy settlement.
Ky. appeals court affirms $1.6M award in pre-bankruptcy case against Garlock
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – A Kentucky appeals court has ruled that a jury’s $1.6 million award was proper in a former smoker’s asbestos case alleging lung cancer.