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Anheuser-Busch Cos. will stop making and selling caffeinated alcoholic drinks as part of a settlement with 11 state attorneys general.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing Countrywide Financial, the troubled mortgage lender, and Angelo R. Mozilo, its chief executive, contending that the company and its executives defrauded borrowers in the state by selling them costly and defective loans that quickly went into foreclosure.
Rite Aid to pay up to $650,000 to settle NJ suit (June 23, 2008)
Rite Aid Corp. has agreed to pay New Jersey up to $650,000 to settle a lawsuit with Attorney General Anne Milgram charging that dozens of its stores in the state sold expired infant formula, baby food, and over-the-counter medications.
The Iowa Attorney General Office is warning Iowans to be on the lookout for con-artists trying to cheat tornado or flood victims. Traveling “scam-artists” sometimes migrate into storm or flood areas to capitalize on high demand for repairs and clean-up, but a shortage of contractors. This article contains tips on how to avoid scams.
AG Cuomo announces $600K in settlements with law firms (June 18, 2008)New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced today that he has reached settlement agreements with two law firms and their partners in connection with what he called abuses of the public pension systems.
Rhode Island Hosts Meeting of Attorneys General (June 15, 2008)
The National Association of Attorneys General will hold their annual summer conference this week in Rhode Island, where RI attorney general Patrick Lynch will assume the presidency of the organization.
Attorney General Sues Contractors for Bad Work (June 14, 2008)
Attorney general Tom Corbett of Pennsylvania is suing eleven home improvement contractors for “accepting payment from consumers but failing to begin projects, failing to complete projects, or performing the work in a shoddy or unsatisfactory manner.”
Cuomo Targets CVS, Rite Aid for Selling Expired Products (June 12, 2008)
Following a three-month statewide investigation, the Office of the New York State Attorney General has announced it will begin litigation against CVS and Rite Aid for selling expired products, including over-the-counter medications.
18 state AGs settle with SC tax debt firm (June 12, 2008)
A Charleston firm that claimed to offer people help settling their tax debt agreed to change its advertising and pay $1.5 million in restitution under a settlement with attorneys general in 18 states: Arkansas, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia.
Net Providers to Block Sites with Child Sex (June 10, 2008)
Three internet service providers have agreed to restrict access to internet bulletin boards and web sites that disseminate child pornography. The agreement follows an eight-month investigation by the office of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo in which undercover agents posed as subscribers and complained about the proliferation of child pornography. After initially ignoring the complaints, the companies agreed to cooperate when the involvement of the AG office became known to them and threats of fraud and deceptive business practices charges were leveled against them. Case With Walgreens A Drop in the Budget Hole (June 8, 2008)
Last week, attorneys general from several states, including Illinois, announced a settlement with Walgreens that will direct about $1.34 million into Illinois coffers. The settlement stems from a series of Medicaid fraud investigations led by Madigan's office and U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald. The investigations accused several pharmaceutical giants of systematic Medicaid fraud. In the Walgreens case, the company allegedly altered prescriptions of Medicaid patients to sop up more money from state and federal government.
New Hampshire no longer is asking the California Supreme Court to delay finalizing its ruling to legalize same-sex marriage. Attorney General Kelly Ayotte announced that New Hampshire was withdrawing from the request because the state addresses the recognition issue in its civil union law.
The attorneys general of 10 states are urging the California Supreme Court to delay finalizing its ruling to legalize same-sex marriage. The states involved are Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and Utah.
In a decision dated Friday and released Tuesday regarding Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's suit filed last year against Dell and its Dell Financial Services LP, New York State Supreme Court Justice Joseph C. Teresi in Albany ruled that Dell engaged in deceptive practices regarding its advertisement of attractive financing terms to purchase computers, its advertising of technical support that purchasers were entitled to under their warranties and administratrion of its rebate program.
The Ohio Attorney General's Office, which has been prosecuting a securities class action case against American International Group, Inc. (AIG) and 22 other defendants for more than three years, announced its intention to add claims relating to AIG's recent multi-billion dollar write-downs stemming from its exposure to problems in the residential housing market.
Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Tuesday that the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has agreed to give up control of its financially struggling chain of six eastern Massachusetts hospitals, but will still retain authority over moral and ethical issues. Under terms of an agreement with the Attorney General’s Office, the archdiocese essentially retains veto power over major strategic moves, including major transactions, Catholic identity, bylaw and charter changes as well as the hiring of the president and chief executive officer.
Two years ago, Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott pledged to root out what he called an epidemic of voter fraud in Texas. He established a special unit in his office, tapped a $1.4 million federal crime-fighting grant and dispatched investigators and since then, Mr. Abbott has prosecuted 26 cases – all against Democrats, and almost all involving blacks or Hispanics, a review by The Dallas Morning News shows. Democrats accuse Mr. Abbott of a partisan operation to discourage voters, especially minorities.
Republican Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen says his office is not bringing "activist, liberal lawsuits" like he claimed his Democratic predecessor did. Van Hollen says he is focused on enforcing current laws and not pursuing a personal or political agenda. Even so he says he is focused on fighting voter fraud, deporting illegal immigrants and protecting gun owners' rights, all tenets of the Republican Party.
North Carolina community colleges yesterday banned illegal immigrants from seeking degrees, creating a new policy that is among the most restrictive in the US. Community college system President Scott Ralls said he based the decision on the advice of the state attorney general's office, which said last week that federal law appears to ban states from enrolling illegal immigrants in state colleges and universities. It comes despite the federal government's assertion last week that it has no authority over admissions at North Carolina colleges and despite Governor Mike Easley's request that the colleges remain open to all students.
In the largest custody battle in U.S. history, State District Judge Barbara Walther has approved a request to bring in the Texas Attorney General's office to prosecute any future criminal charges in the case.
The National Association of Attorneys General conference on energy brings together attorneys general from all 50 states who will be briefed on how numerous energy issues are likely to end up before them in coming years. Those issues will include the siting of power plants, efforts to restrict energy use, efforts to mandate how much power must come from renewable resources and myriad other issues.
Attorney General Roy Cooper filed suit against Alphin Marketing Group, Inc., also known as Alphin Group for targeting distressed homeowners with false offers to help save them from foreclosure. Cooper is seeking to permanently bar them from offering foreclosure assistance and debt adjusting services in North Carolina, and is asking the court to cancel the company’s contracts with consumers and pay refunds.
Attorney General Jon Bruning argues that America's federal 1996 welfare reform law prohibits him from providing legal services to illegal immigrants, pointing to a section that says only legal residents should get state or local public benefits. Immigration activists suggest they may be laying the groundwork for a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, with Bruning as the defendant.
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