News from December 2015
New York attorney general secures agreement with Peabody Energy Corp.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced that his office has secured an agreement with Peabody Energy Corp. after an alleged violation of New York state law.
Valero, CST sued over alleged false advertising of gas prices
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – A California resident is suing an international petrochemical products and power company because she claims its gas stations charge debit cards the higher credit price rather than the lower advertised cash price for gas.
Herzog Law Firm, others sued over alleged fraud by Lawsuit Lending Now
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – A South Carolina legal financing company is suing a property casualty insurer, a law firm, and a national bank over a fraudulent scheme that damaged the legal financing company.
California woman claims ConServe drew funds continuously without consent
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – A California woman is suing a student loans servicer over claims it charged her on a continuous basis without her consent.
Class action over unsolicited faxes sends medical equipment company into bankruptcy
The owner of an Arizona company that sells spinal decompression equipment says he made a "one-time mistake" sending a group fax and now faces bankruptcy because of the ensuing class action lawsuit.
Center for Class Action Fairness argues Duracell settlement only benefited plaintiffs lawyers
The public interest law firm last week asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review the settlement, which awarded class counsel more than 90 percent of the total cash recovery provided in the deal.
N.Y. SC judge grants state AG’s motion for injunction against DraftKings, FanDuel
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed his enforcement action against both daily fantasy sports websites last month, weeks after the first class action lawsuits against the sites were filed.
Schneiderman calls on federal government to reduce dangers of crude oil shipped by railroad
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is urging the federal government to close a legal loophole that could eventually reduce the dangers of crude oil shipped by rail.
New York attorney general reaches settlement with Rochester University to prevent future privacy breaches
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman recently announced a settlement with the University Rochester Medical Center (URMC) over patient privacy due to a former employee allegedly sharing information without authorization.
American Fidelity Assurance to pay more than $200,000 in settlement
The deal, reached with the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, resolves allegations that the insurance company didn’t cover mandated benefits required by state law and sold unauthorized health insurance to consumers in the state.
Rocket Docket Initiative saves Ky. taxpayers $2.8 million
The program has cut down local jail costs and is expected to save the state $11 million by the end of the fiscal year, according to the Kentucky Attorney General's Office.
Millennium Health to pay Arkansas over alleged False Claims Act violations
The state will receive more than $100,000 from a settlement with the lab company, the state Attorney General's Office announced.
Plaintiffs allege notice to foreclose was false representation
Two Florida residents are suing a law firm and one of its attorneys over allegedly false representations connected to debt collection.
Texas Health and Human Services Commission seeks injunction against federal government over refugee resettlement
The state agency claims federal entities did not work closely enough with the state regarding the resettlement of Syrian refugees.
Ohio judge dismisses most of the claims in class action against vodka maker
Plaintiff sued Texas-based maker of Tito's Handmade Vodka, claiming the label for the brew is false and misleading because the liquor is manufactured commercially.
Gerber fails to transfer Graduate Puffs class action to federal court
Gerber argued that sales of the baby snack product in California exceeded $5 million -- the threshold a company must meet to have a class action heard in federal court. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers declared the data was inadmissible.
Class actions filed against Ashley Madison website consolidated in Missouri federal court
The five-member U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued a transfer order Wednesday, designating the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and Judge John A. Ross.
IRS seeks dismissal of data breach case
After hackers stole the data of 330,000 taxpayers from an IRS database earlier this year, the federal agency is requesting that the court hearing the class action lawsuit dismiss the entire case because it does not have jurisdiction over the claims.
California man alleges legal service providers junk called him repeatedly
SANTA ANA, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – A California man is suing two legal services companies that allegedly made repeated junk calls to his home.
Illinois men allege RCI misrepresented time-share program
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) – Two Illinois men are suing a time-share vacation exchange network over claims it misrepresented its timeshare membership program.