Schneiderman announces settlements with three mobile. For the years 2016 and after, the attorney general will continue to prepare an annual summary of settlements by enforcer. Naag master settlement agreement related information. Multistate agreement reached with apple on ebook pricefixing damages claims. Disclaimer attorney general and reporter herbert h. Led by mississippi attorney general mike moore, attorneys general from a number of states announced a settlement reached with the tobacco industry. For some time there have been prognostications of the decline in influence of the nation state as a result of the ever growing power of multinational corporations. Colorado attorney general phil weiser state of colorado. Attorney general and reporter tennessee state government.
Settlement in apple case over ebooks is approved the. This credit was available for activation from june 21, 2016 through june 24th, 2017 as well as october 18, 2017 through april 20, 2018. Attorney general ken paxton applauded a ruling from the u. Attorney general secures settlement for ebook purchasers aug 30, 2012, 6. Plaintiffs and the litigating attorneys general will be working with the court to distribute remaining funds to consumers. Department of justice and other federal agenciesincludes direct payments to the federal government, the participating 49 states and individual borrowers. Attorney general horne reaches agreement with apple on ebook pricefixing.
He had been nominated a member of the council of state on the 14th of february 1649, and on the 10th of march became president. For information about the 2016 apple ebook settlement, click here. Customer faq for attorneys general ebook settlements. Settlement agreement pennsylvania office of attorney. Annual reports of settlements attorney general of california. Settlement with 49 attorneys general to bring students debt relief. Visit our faq page or the state attorneys general settlement page. The settlement created a trust fund to pay for medical costs resulting from tobacco addiction and ended the suits by several states and individuals for payment of such medical costs. Attorney general bob ferguson has filed a lawsuit in spokane county superior court against greyhound lines inc. With regard to maryland, any references to the attorney general or attorneys general shall mean the consumer protection division, office of the attorney general of maryland. The apple settlement is the result of an antitrust lawsuit filed by the state attorneys general and class plaintiffs about the price of electronic books ebooks. Iowa consumers receiving ebook settlement refunds, march 27, 2014. Harrisburg attorney general josh shapiro today announced a settlement with temple university regarding false reporting by its fox business school to rankings publications, including u. The office of the indiana attorney general helps protect the rights, freedoms, and safety you enjoy as a citizen of the hoosier state.
Attorneys general are the top legal officers of their state or territory. New york city press office 2124168060 albany press office 5187762427 nyag. National mortgage settlement summary and allocation of funds. Attorney general beemer announces multistate federal antitrust lawsuit against. Apple settles state ags ebook antitrust lawsuit cnet. Motel 6 operating lp and g6 hospitality, llc, king county superior court no. The national mortgage settlement which involved more than a year of negotiations with the states attorneys general, the u. Most are elected, though a few are appointed by the governor. Connecticut state law requires any person who conducts business in the state and experiences a breach of security involving computerized data to provide notice to the office of the attorney general in addition to state residents who may be affected.
Columbus, ohio ohio attorney general mike dewine and 30 other state attorneys general today announced a major settlement with the three main credit reporting agencies equifax information services llc, experian information solutions inc. Google has reached a settlement with state attorneys general over outside consultants hired to work on the states antitrust investigation, cnbc has learned the settlement. The ohio attorney general s office ago has the authority by law to collect debt owed to the state. The lawsuit seeks to hold greyhound accountable for the bus lines practice of allowing. The parties filed the consent decree with the court and it has been approved. Settlement agreement pennsylvania office of attorney general. We are the state s law office serving tennessee with principled, independent, and excellent counsel. Centurylink settlement office of attorney general keith. Phil weiser colorado attorney general office of the attorney general colorado department of law ralph l. Google reaches a settlement with state attorneys general.
January 8, 2020 office of attorney general keith ellison. Jeanfrancois lyotards analysis of scientific knowledge 9 as a kind of discourse connects this anticipated phenomenon with reference to the state. On january 8, 2020, attorney general keith ellison announced that the state of minnesota reached a settlement with centurylink for the companys overbilling of minnesota consumers. Attorney general shapiro announces settlement with temple. Attorney general jepsen to ebook purchasers settlement. Pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro announced a settlement. Ebooks second circuit order attorney general of virginia. Carr judicial building 0 broadway, 10th floor denver, co 80203. Motel 6 settlement claim information washington state. Attorney general announces payday loan relief settlement. The settlement resolves allegations by the attorney general, the united food and commercial workers international union and employers benefit trust, and class action plaintiffs, that sutters anticompetitive practices led to higher healthcare costs for patients in northern california compared to other places in the state. The settlement appeared to reflect fatigue by apple, the justice department, state attorneys general and classaction lawyers eager to conclude a. They advise and represent their legislature and state agencies and act as the peoples lawyer for the citizens. Does anyone know what this is all about or if it is a scam.
The claims period for the original set of settlements in the ebooks antitrust case ended on june 30, 2016. Attorney general secures settlement for ebook purchasers. The solicitor general is responsible for managing the state s litigation in the united states supreme court, supervising all the appellate filings by the department in the appellate courts, provide original briefing and oral advocacy in significant cases for the department, making recommendations to the attorney general for amicus briefs and signon letters. The unprecedented joint agreement is the largest federal state civil settlement ever obtained and is the result of extensive investigations by federal agencies, including the department of justice, hud and the hud office of the inspector general hudoig, and state attorneys general and state banking regulators across the country. Other state attorneys general assisted by the minnesota attorney general s case continue to investigate centurylinks deceptive business practices. Google has reached a settlement with state attorneys general over outside consultants hired to work on the states antitrust investigation, cnbc has learned the settlement means that potential. Welcome attorney general gordon macdonald the mission of the department is to serve the people of new hampshire with diligence, independence and integrity by performing the constitutional, statutory and common law duties of the attorney general as the state s chief legal officer and chief law enforcement officer, to seek to do justice in all prosecutions, to provide the state with legal. This is the largest joint state federal settlement in history and it is the result of a massive civil law enforcement investigation and initiative by state attorneys general, state banking regulators, and nearly a dozen. The attorney general has prepared annual reports of proposition 65 settlements from january 1, 2000, through december 31, 2015. State attorneys general call purdue pharma settlement a.
For more information you please view the articles below, or visit the state attorneys general settlement page. Settlement with 49 attorneys general to bring students. Ebooks antitrust litigation class action attorneys. Two of the settlements were negotiated together with private counsel representing consumers in states whose attorneys general had not joined the litigation. On april 3, 2019, the civil rights division of the washington attorney general s office ago entered into a consent decree with motel 6 in the case of state of washington v. Naag helps the 56 state and territory attorneys general fulfill their responsibilities and assists in the delivery of high quality. Central and eastern european online library cee journals, documents, articles, periodicals, books available online for download, zeitschrfitendatenbank, online zeitschriften, online zeitschriftendatenbank. S district court for the eastern district of texas, holding that a 1998 comprehensive settlement agreement with r. For more information you please view the articles below, or visit the state attorneys general settlement. State attorneys general call purdue pharma settlement a slap in the face for victims of opioid crisis this is far from over, pennsylvania attorney general josh shapiro said.
Missouri, the state of nebraska, schneiderman, attorney general of. The collections enforcement section is responsible for collecting outstanding debt owed to the state of ohio for state agencies, institutions, boards, commissions, public university and hospitals, and local government entities. Information for the 2014 ebooks antitrust settlement. Hawaii is represented on this matter by its attorney general s office and its office of consumer protection, an agency which is not part of the state attorney general s office. Reynolds tobacco company and other tobacco companies stands and the agreed payments to the state for smokingrelated healthcare costs must be enforced. Select your state to connect to your state attorney general.
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