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Commonwealth Court dismisses third complaint in whistleblower suit against AG's office
HARRISBURG – A former solicitor for the attorney general of Pennsylvania who claimed she was fired for making whistleblower reports on her bosses’ allegedly illicit activities has lost her third, and likely final, complaint in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. -
AG Shapiro's CFPU is a real stinker
Passed in the wake of the financial crisis of 2008, the Dodd-Frank Act (named for two controversial members of Congress) was a classic case of a cure worse than the disease. -
AG's new agency will target for-profit schools, mortgage lenders; Attorney says it's part of 'proactive' agenda
HARRISBURG – State Attorney General Josh Shapiro is turning up the heat in his crusade against wrongdoers in the lending industry, recently launching the Consumer Financial Protection Unit and hiring a former member of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help run it. -
Commonwealth Court dismisses Commonwealth's amended complaint against Golden Gate nursing facilities
HARRISBURG — The Commonwealth Court on March 22 decided to dismiss an amended complaint brought by former Attorney General Kathleen Kane against Golden Gate National Senior Care. -
State AG's Office settles with Utah home security firm in consumer protection action
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s Office of the Attorney General (OAG) recently announced a settlement with a Utah firm which supposedly violated the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL) when it sold home security systems in Pennsylvania. -
Attorney General's Office pays firm $1.4 million for fees billed in email scandal
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has agreed to pay an international law firm in excess of $1.4 million in legal fees, for its work in examining damaging e-mails found on the Office’s servers. -
Third Circuit says PennDOT not liable for damages tied to trucking company owner's unregistered trailer
PHILADELPHIA – In a per curiam decision, federal appellate judges have decided to uphold a lower court’s ruling that the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and its associates are not liable for damages in allegedly failing to register a man’s trailer for the trucking company he owned. -
Monroe County man's civil rights suit against legal and law enforcement entities dismissed on appeal
PHILADELPHIA – A group of appeals court judges have decided to uphold the dismissal of a Henryville man’s lawsuit against a municipality, attorney and a number of law enforcement entities in a civil rights action. -
Expert: Decision to abandon Penn State Hershey/Pinnacle merger 'not particularly surprising'
HARRISBURG – Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Pinnacle Health system abandoned their proposed merger after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit overturned a district court order denying a preliminary injunction against the merger. -
Former Pa. AG Kane sentenced to 10 to 23 months in prison on perjury conviction
NORRISTOWN – Former State Attorney General Kathleen Kane received a prison sentence of 10 to 23 months in Montgomery County court on Monday, for revealing confidential details pertinent to a grand jury investigation to retaliate against a political rival and lying about it under oath. -
Duquesne prof: Professional exile will follow jail time for former Pa. AG Kane
NORRISTOWN - Kathleen Kane, the former attorney general of Pennsylvania who recently resigned after being found guilty of perjury, won't spend much time in prison, but she likely won't be practicing law for a long time - if ever again - a Duquesne University law professor says. -
FTC temporarily halts pending hospital merger
PHILADELPHIA — Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) request for an injunction pending its appeal in the proposed merger between Pinnacle Health System and Penn State Hershey Medical Center. -
Antitrust litigation between Commonwealth and natural gas drilling companies temporarily stayed
Antitrust litigation between Commonwealth and natural gas drilling companies temporarily stayed -
Dem AG candidate says, if elected, he won't seek higher office
HARRISBURG – State attorney general-hopeful Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, doesn't have to respond to his rival's May 2 challenge to "take politics out of the AG’s office" by agreeing to not run for higher office because Shapiro already has said as much, a spokesman for his campaign said. -
AG Kane in 'truce' with lawmakers while charges are decided, law prof says
HARRISBURG - Embattled state Attorney General Kathleen Kane's announcement that she won't seek another term did much to calm the controversy surrounding her office, a Duquesne University law professor says. -
Federal judge allows Kane’s case alleging illegal payday loan scheme to move forward
Judge J. Curtis Joyner, in an order last month, denied most of the motions to dismiss filed by the defendants in the case. According to the attorney general’s lawsuit, originally filed in 2014, the companies allegedly targeted state consumers in violation of state and federal laws. -
Professor: Senate pause pending SC ruling on AG Kane 'makes sense'
The state Senate's decision this week to withhold action on whether to remove embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane from office makes sense, a law professor at Duquesne University says -
Commonwealth Court rules AG’s office can use private counsel to pursue consumer protection lawsuits against nursing homes
A majority of the court sided with Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s office in a ruling this month, allowing for increased use of outside attorneys. A group of nursing home operators filed their lawsuit last year, trying to kill plaintiffs law firm Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC’s apparent deal with Kane’s office. -
Pa. consumers face deadline to file claims under Advance America settlement
HARRISBURG - Pennsylvania consumers looking for restitution from payday lender Advance America have until Wednesday to mail in claims, said Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane.