News from December 2015
Arkansas Attorney General joins comment letter to FTC about spam and phishing text messages
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced she has joined other state attorneys general in a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission asking it to maintain its current safeguards and filters for protecting consumers from spam and phishing text messages.
Washington Attorney General sues iYoga over alleged tech support services scam
SEATTLE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson recently announced that his office is suing iYogi to stop an alleged tech support services scam.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau brings proposed consent order against Georgia law firm
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – In a recent proposed consent order filed in federal court, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau looks to resolve a lawsuit against Frederick J. Hanna & Associates over an alleged illegal debt collection lawsuit mill.
FTC reaches agreement with ArcLight and Gulf Oil, requires them divest four LPP terminals
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Federal Trade Commission will require ArcLight Energy Partners Fund VI LP, to divest four light petroleum product terminals in Pennsylvania so that it can complete its acquisition of Gulf Oil Limited Partnership.
Florida AG takes action against travel companies for allegedly deceiving consumers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, along with the Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam, have announced actions taken to stop two Florida travel companies from allegedly deceiving consumers – Millennium Travel and Promotions Inc. and Grand Incentives Inc.
Suit alleges certain Mauzone Mania products' nutrition misrepresented
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Several residents of New York and Washington are suing food manufacturers and sellers over claims they misrepresented nutritional information of certain products.
Suit alleges Eagle Eye's liquid grass seeder unable to perform as advertised
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) – A California resident is suing the designer of a liquid lawn seeder over claims the product has an inherent defect that prevents it from performing as advertised.
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox asks the EPA to reconsider its carbon emission ruling
HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) – Montana Attorney General Tim Fox has asked the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reconsider a ruling on carbon emission adopted back in August.
Oklahoma Attorney General seeks to sue Colorado over marijuana laws
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) – Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has announced that he will continue his pursuit of suing Colorado over its marijuana laws by bringing the issues to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Kansas Attorney General requests the Supreme Court to look at Department of Labor regulations
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision upholding the new Department of Labor regulations, which his office believes threaten the availability of home health care services in Kansas.
Department of Justice announces an agreement with AMC that will let AMC complete its $172M acquisition of SMH Theatres
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice announced that AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. will divest movie theaters in Connecticut and New Jersey to complete its $172 million acquisition of SMH Theatres Inc. (Starplex Cinemas).
New York Attorney General announces that Rome Finance Co. finished its compensation payments
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced that Rome Finance Co. Inc. and related entities have given partial compensation from a victim fund to more than 3,000 victims after an alleged debt relief scandal. The total compensation is $3.7 million.
Healey pursuing lawsuit against the Lustig Firm over its business tactics
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey is suing Lustig, Glaser & Wilson PC (the Lustig Firm) over allegations the company repeatedly filed lawsuits against consumers for debts they did not owe.
Zicam, Matrixx Initiatives sued over alleged sale of fake medicine
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A New York man is suing cold medication manufacturers over claims their products are no more effective than a placebo.
BMW sued over alleged engine reliability issues
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California resident is suing a vehicle manufacturer over claims a certain vehicle engine had reliability issues.
Cornerstone Financial, JCB Leasing & Finance sued over alleged illegal financing practices
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California man is suing a vehicle and truck financing company, its owner, a leasing and financing company, and its owner over claims they engaged in illegal financing practices.
Suit alleges Automated Bookkeeper sent unsolicited faxes
FORT MYERS, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A Florida auto services company is suing a bookkeeping company over claims it sent unsolicited facsimiles.
Suit alleges gluten-free Cheerios mislabeled
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A Kentucky woman is suing a cereal producer over claims the gluten free label on some of its products is misleading.
Lawyers' ‘inappropriate’ solicitation and 'ubiquitous' advertising have racked up cases in pelvic mesh MDL, defense memo claimed
Plaintiffs’ lawyers in the pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation have been competing for claims because of their tremendous monetary value, according to a memorandum filed earlier this year by one of the seven defendants in the massive MDL.
Smucker sued over allegedly misrepresenting products as 'natural'
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – A California resident is suing an international peanut butter producer over claims that some of its products are misrepresented as natural.