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Illinois AG files lawsuit against Safeguard for allegedly illegal eviction...
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Safeguard Properties LLC for allegedly engaging in illegal eviction practices against struggling...
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Ohio AG announces order to close Shadyside business
SHADYSIDE, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Belmont County Prosecutor Chris Berhalter announced an order Thursday to close a Shadyside business for allegedly selling...
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Ohio AG certifies petition for proposed health care amendment
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said he has certified a petition for the proposed Access to Healthcare Act. On Sept. 4, DeWine’s office received a written petition...
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against solicitor
LIMA, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit and was granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a Youngstown-area solicitor and its agents for allegedly...
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Ohio AG announces lawsuit against storm damage repair company
IRONTON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit Monday against a Grayson, Ky.-based storm damage repair business and its owners for allegedly failing to deliver...
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Ohio AG to start enforcing Internet sweepstakes cafe law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Thursday his office will begin enforcing the state’s new Internet sweepstakes cafe law. House Bill 7, which was expected to...
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Ohio AG warns of sweetheart scams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently warned Ohioans about sweetheart scams in which a con artist develops a relationship with a victim, often online, before...
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Ohio AG warns of dangers of decorative contact lenses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently teamed with Prevent Blindness Ohio and the Ohio Optical Dispensers board to warn consumers about the dangers of decorative...
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against operators of optical stores
TOLEDO, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Tuesday against two Florida companies that operate Stanton Optical for allegedly engaging in multiple violations of...
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against used car dealer
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit Tuesday against a used car dealership and its owner for allegedly failing to deliver motor vehicle titles...
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against Cleveland-area vacation business
CLEVELAND, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Cleveland-area vacation business and its owner for allegedly failing to deliver vacation tour...
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Ohio SC decides to end class-action status of windshield case
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — The Ohio Supreme Court ruled last week that a class-action lawsuit alleging that an insurance company did not disclose the option to replace damaged windshields to its...
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Washington, Ohio AGs sue address change site
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against an Ohio-based internet company for allegedly failing to disclose service charges and...
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Ohio AG announces suits against two contractors
ELYRIA, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced lawsuits on Thursday against two Northeast Ohio home improvement contractors who allegedly failed to deliver and performed...
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Ohio AG announces injunction against owners of Marion industrial site
MARION, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced an injunction Friday against the owners of a former Marion industrial site to...
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Missouri AG sues Ohio-based telemarketer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a lawsuit Monday against an Ohio-based telemarketer and its owner for allegedly using robocalls that harassed...
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Man files wrongful death lawsuit against deceased wife’s employer, says she...
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) — An Ohio man is suing the hospital where his wife worked, saying she was “worked to death.” James Jasper filed a lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court earlier this...
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against door-to-door magazine seller
DAYTON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against a door-to-door magazine seller and its owner for allegedly failing to deliver magazine...
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against landscaping business
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Friday his office filed a lawsuit against the owner of a central Ohio landscaping business for allegedly engaging in multiple...
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DeWine files lawsuit against used car dealerships
CINCINNATI, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine on Friday filed a lawsuit against two Cincinnati-area used car dealerships and their owner for allegedly engaging in multiple...
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W.Va., nine other AGs ask U.S. SC to review case over FTC ‘overreach’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and nine other attorneys general want the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case they say will determine how states...
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Ohio AG files lawsuit against alleged text message spammer
ELYRIA, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit Tuesday against a Wellington man who allegedly sent unsolicited text messages to hundreds of thousands of consumers...
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Ohio AG’s office to inspect electronic raffle machines
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine said Thursday his office will start inspections next week related to the operation of electronic raffle machines. DeWine DeWine gave...
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Ohio AG recovers $50,000 from Marietta Industrial Enterprises
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the recovery of $50,000 from Marietta Industrial Enterprises Inc. after the company pleaded guilty to a felony charge of...
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Fidelis to pay $9.3 million in multi-state settlement
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a multi-state settlement Friday with a now-defunct dealer of vehicle service contracts that will provide $9.3 million worth...
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Ohio AG warns sales consultants about scams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warned at-home sellers and independent sales consultants Friday about scam artists posing as hearing-impaired consumers in a...
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Ohio AG suing five car dealerships
DeWine CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced five lawsuits on Wednesday against car dealerships in northeast Ohio that allegedly failed to deliver motor vehicle...
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Ohio to receive $241K in Exjade settlement
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the recovery of $240,845 on Thursday from a $15 million multi-state settlement with a New York-based pharmaceutical...
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Ohio AG receives complaints of tax-related identity theft
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warned consumers on Monday to protect their personal information and watch for scams related to taxes. DeWine made the...
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United Technologies begins appeal of $664M False Claims Act judgment
Rose CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – United Technologies has filed its appeal brief – albeit incorrectly – in a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by the United States that resulted in a $664 million...
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Ohio AG takes on home contractor after receiving three complaints
DeWine JACKSON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Wellston-based home improvement contractor who allegedly performed shoddy and incomplete...
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Ohio AG warns of debt collection scams
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warned Ohio consumers on Friday about phony calls in which callers claim the consumers owe money. DeWine said his office...
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Scam meant to trick Ohio utility users
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warned Ohio consumers on Friday about email messages that appear to be utility bills, as they are likely part of a scam meant...
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Ohio AG sues Granite Designs, Buckeye Exteriors
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced lawsuits on Monday against two Ohio home improvement contractors who allegedly failed to deliver services that were...
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Ohio AG sues Michigan car dealer over advertisements
DeWine TOLEDO, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Friday against a Monroe, Michigan-based car dealership for allegedly using deceptive advertisements....
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Buckeye Silicon paying $1.5M in settlement
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a $1.5 million settlement on Wednesday with a Toledo manufacturing company that allegedly failed to pay back loans...
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Ohio AG sues Calif. loan modification service
DeWine DELAWARE, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Newport Beach, Calif.-based loan modification service for allegedly failing to...
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Schneiderman follows with settlement with Ranbaxy, Teva
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement on Wednesday with two generic pharmaceutical companies to resolve allegations that an...
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Ohio AG says horse rescue charity misappropriated funds
DeWine CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Thursday against a Cambridge-based horse rescue charity and its owner for allegedly misappropriating...
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Ohio AG says online seller of gun-related products ripped customers off
DeWine CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Friday against the operator of a Westlake-based online seller of gun-related products and accessories for...
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Tasered inmate loses excessive force claims against Ohio county
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit against Franklin County, Ohio, by an inmate who claimed he was...
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Ohio AG sues sports league seller
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Pataskala-based sports league seller and its owner for allegedly failing to deliver...
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Consumer group says CFPB helping with Ohio debt collectors
Cordray WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is helping Ohioans get relief from debt collectors trying to collect debt from the wrong person, the Ohio PIRG Education...
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Ohio AG settles pricing lawsuit against McKesson Corp. for $18M
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced an $18.325 million settlement on Tuesday with McKesson Corporation to resolve allegations of a scheme meant to...
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Ohio AG debuts ‘Used Car Buyer Checklist’
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – In an effort to aid consumers in the purchase of new cars, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a new tool – the Used Car Buyer Checklist – on Wednesday...
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Charity reaches agreement with Ohio AG
DeWine WARREN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced an agreement on Tuesday with a Warren-based charity and its owner to resolve allegations they used charitable...
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Ohio AG files civil charges against TEEN USA
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Friday that civil charges were filed against a Cleveland charity and its owner for allegedly violating the terms...
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Ohio AG sues car dealer
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against an auto dealership and its owner for allegedly engaging in unfair and deceptive...
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Former FEC chairman joins Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – A former Federal Ethics Commission chairman is bringing his political expertise to a Columbus law firm. Professor, attorney and political commentator Attorney Bradley...
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Wisconsinites can look to Ohio for effects of new asbestos transparency law
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – As Wisconsin asbestos courtrooms and attorneys prepare for the changes the new asbestos transparency bill provides, referencing the experience with Ohio’s similar bill...
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