Sentences with phrase «state attorneys general over»

The $ 26 billion settlement between 5 major banks and state attorneys general over past foreclosure practices.

Lenovo reached a $ 3.5 m (# 2.7 m) settlement Tuesday (5 September) with the US Federal Trade Commission and 32 state attorneys general over charges related to malicious Superfish adware that came pre-installed...

This sounds an awful lot like the gist of the lawsuit by the state attorneys general over healthcare.

Top officials in the Obama administration hoped for a quick settlement to a major lawsuit brought by state attorneys general over bad foreclosure practices.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering with statewide legislation).

Massachusetts» attorney general has already said she would investigate Facebook over the matter while a coalition of 37 state attorneys has sent Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter urging him disclose more information about his company's data collection and security practices.

The nomination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is worrisome but court battles over states» rights and decisive voter support for legal cannabis make tough enforcement problematic for the Trump Administration.

Shareholders may also raise questions over the very high interest rates the bank charges to financially strapped customers who resort to so - called payday loans, which are in the sights of state attorneys general.

The growing, multibillion - dollar fantasy sports industry dominated by DraftKings and FanDuel has drawn increased attention from state regulators over the past year, with the attorneys general of New York, Illinois and Nevada challenging their legality.

The nomination of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General is worrisome but court battles over states» rights and decisive voter support for legal cannabis make tough enforcement problematic for the Trump Ad...

Meanwhile, the governors of several other states have issued executive orders mandating net neutrality, and a couple dozen state attorneys general are suing the FCC over its December decision.

Last May, after a protracted battle in court, Airbnb agreed to hand over anonymized data on the company's hosts in the city to Eric T. Schneiderman, the New York State attorney general.

Hours after the Trump administration sued California over its immigration policies, Attorney General Jeff Sessions blasted state officials in a speech.

United States Trump attacks Obama, and his own attorney general, over Russia inquiry, New York Times Survivors of Florida school massacre rally for gun ban in state capital, Reuters

Others voiced frustration with the complicated application process required to receive money from a crime victims compensation fund administered by Attorney General Pam Bondi's office — even though the steering committee has no control over the state fund.

Growing public outrage over the misuse of the private information of tens of millions of Facebook users by the firm that claimed it helped Donald Trump win the White House has ignited a full - blown crisis, with U.S. and European lawmakers demanding hearings and investigations underway by the Federal Trade Commission and two state attorneys general.

The Enrollment Program also authorizes a superior court to have jurisdiction over enrollees by allowing it to «appoint a receiver, monitor, conservator, or other designated fiduciary or officer of the court for a defendant or the defendant's assets,» as well as authorizes the Commissioner of Business Oversight to «include in civil actions claims for ancillary relief, including restitution and disgorgement, on behalf of a person injured, as well as attorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney's fees and costs, and civil penalties of up to $ 25,000» for up to four years after the purported violation occurred and «refer evidence regarding violations of the bill's provisions to the Attorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsAttorney General, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the district attorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedingsattorney of the county in which the violation occurred, who would be authorized, with or without this type of a reference, to institute appropriate proceedings.»

The news broke over the weekend and has ignited a full - blown crisis, with U.S. and European lawmakers demanding hearings and investigations underway by the Federal Trade Commission and two state attorneys general.

He has faced pressure to resign over scandals from numerous state lawmakers and other state officials, including Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley (R).

Leaders from the Episcopal, Methodist and Catholic churches of Alabama sued the state's governor, its attorney general and a district attorney this month over the law, which is to go into effect September 1.

Attorneys - general in those states would unquestionably fight any such suit, and the likelihood of failure in those state courts would cast a shadow over litigation in the others.

«This is the largest amount of money ever concealed in an election,» says Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, as tobacco - style tactics by likes of PepsiCo and Nestle are revealed in Washington State's lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association over GMO labeling fight.

As part of its ongoing legal battle with New York state over fantasy sports, DraftKings issued another brief in its effort to overcome a challenge from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

«Senate Democrats are desperate to get voters to pay attention to something other than the breathtaking corruption and criminal activity that exists within their own conference, after the State Inspector General turned over the findings of his cash for casinos investigation to the U.S. Attorney's Office so Democrats could be prosecuted for wrongdoing.,» said Reif.

In short, as good as Spitzer was at being attorney general, the job of prosecutor and investigator didn't translate over to chief executive of the state.

Former State Attorney General and Republican Dennis Vacco had very public differences with Sedita in the past over his handling of certain cases.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is raising an alarm over a proposal by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to create what he says is a «criminal special prosecutor» for state procurement.

Our two governments have put the machinery in place for their respective Attorneys - General to collaborate in ensuring the return to Nigeria of over five hundred million United States Dollars ($ 500) of looted funds siphoned away in banks around the world.

While Republicans continue to bicker over whether DeFrancisco should head the GOP ticket in November, they have yet to find candidates to run for state attorney general or controller.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan DA Cyrus Vance have apparently decided to share the sandbox and play nice over the criminal investigation into former state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Though he attended the gala in 2010 when he was the state attorney general preparing to run for governor — an awkward moment that saw him sharing a table with Paterson, who looked to be on a political collision course with Cuomo until he decided not to follow through with his plans to seek a full four - year term — Cuomo generally avoids the public portions of caucus weekend in favor of private events at the mansion where he has more control — both over the guest list and media access.

The Attorney General's report traced guns used in crimes throughout the state over a six year period, and demonstrated that the great majority came from outside New York, mostly from states like Florida and Virginia with much weaker gun laws.

Since 2013, The New York State Attorney General has committed more than $ 30 million through the Land Bank Community Revitalization Initiative (Land Bank CRI), with funding secured through settlements with the nation's largest banks over misconduct that contributed to the housing crisis.

Hudson Valley Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and New York's Acting Attorney General Barbara Underwood are among 16 people state legislators plan to interview to take over as New York's top law enforcement officer through the end of the year.

Cuomo, saying there is a «crisis of confidence» in the criminal justice system, signed an executive order to have the state's attorney general take over from local district attorneys, anytime a unarmed civilian is killed in an encounter with police, and there are questions about what happened.

The DOE has faced years of criticism over inadequate reporting of bullying incidents, including an audit from State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that found the DOE was not reporting hundreds of incidents as required under state law, as well as a report from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that also cited the under - reporting of incidState Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli that found the DOE was not reporting hundreds of incidents as required under state law, as well as a report from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that also cited the under - reporting of incidstate law, as well as a report from Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that also cited the under - reporting of incidents.

The New York State attorney general had just had one of the most important weeks of his career: The previous day, he and other state attorneys general had announced a settlement with big banks over bad mortgage foreclosure practices — a deal that Schneiderman had blocked for months before forcing a change to allow further claims against the bState attorney general had just had one of the most important weeks of his career: The previous day, he and other state attorneys general had announced a settlement with big banks over bad mortgage foreclosure practices — a deal that Schneiderman had blocked for months before forcing a change to allow further claims against the bstate attorneys general had announced a settlement with big banks over bad mortgage foreclosure practices — a deal that Schneiderman had blocked for months before forcing a change to allow further claims against the banks.

in the race for state attorney general, and is backing Republican Harry Wilson for state comptroller over Democratic incumbent Tom

State lawmakers held a second round of interviews of candidates for New York attorney general Wednesday more than a week after Eric Schneiderman abruptly resigned over allegations of sexual abuse.

New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced plans for an open interview process for the legislature to appoint a new state Attorney General, now that Eric Schneiderman has resigned over domestic violence allegatState Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced plans for an open interview process for the legislature to appoint a new state Attorney General, now that Eric Schneiderman has resigned over domestic violence allegatstate Attorney General, now that Eric Schneiderman has resigned over domestic violence allegations.

Cuomo said there was a conflict in Vance leading the investigation because the state attorney general's office was probing the Manhattan DA's office over charges that Vance had not vigorously pursued past allegations against disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

The state legislature began interviewing candidates to replace Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who resigned over a domestic violence scandal.

Schneiderman resigned as attorney general on Monday in the wake of reporting in The New Yorker that he physically assaulted multiple women and Barbara Underwood, the state's veteran solicitor general, took over the job in an acting capacity.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has appointed the state attorney general as a temporary special prosecutor to over see cases where a civilian is killed by a police officer.

Gov. Paterson made an attention - grabbing appearance last night at a birthday - bash fund - raiser for his political rival, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo — the likely 2010 Democratic nominee for governor over the poll - challenged incumbent.

He was also the lead counsel in half of a «two - track attack» over the reimbursements offered by health insurers, with the other half being led by Cuomo when he was state attorney general.

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is also expected to announce charges of bid - rigging against Kaloyeros and Columbia Development, a Capital Region firm, over a proposed dormitory adjacent to SUNY Poly's Albany campus.

The mayor has already endorsed Republican Dan Donovan over Democrat Eric Schneiderman in the race for state attorney general, and is backing Republican Harry Wilson for state comptroller over Democratic incumbent Tom DiNapoli.

In his latest lawsuit against the Trump administration, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is suing over a minimum one - year delay by the EPA in enacting tougher clean air standards pertaining to smog.

The money is to be disbursed to an arm of SUNY Polytechnic, which is being investigated by the state attorney general's office over bid rigging.