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2013 |
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12/20 - NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Obtains Surrenders of Three Pharmacies’ Ability to Dispense Controlled Drugs, Due to Alleged Failure to Comply With State CDS Requirements |
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12/19 - NJ Division of Consumer Board of Medical Examiners Suspends License of North Jersey Doctor Due to Findings That He Prescribed Steroids Without Adequate Patient Examinations or Patient Care |
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12/18 - Acting Attorney General Announces Lawsuit Against Credit Suisse Arising From Sale of Over $10 Billion in Troubled Mortgage Backed Securities |
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12/17 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Sues Dealer of High-End, Used Luxury Cars for Alleged Bait-and-Switch, Other Deceptive Practices |
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12/17 - Consumer Affairs Legal Action Results in $137,000 Being Returned to Homeowners Whose Roofs, Chimneys and Gutters Were Damaged By Contractors |
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12/16 - NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Files Actions to Revoke the CDS Registrations of Five More Doctors Who Illegally Prescribed Controlled Prescription Drugs |
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12/9 - NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Announces Settlement with Unregistered Idaho-Based Temp Firm That Hired New Jerseyans for Post-Sandy Cleanup Work - Settlement Includes $10,000 Donation to American Red Cross for Ongoing Sandy Relief Efforts; Company Has Also Paid Back Wages to Employees |
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12/4 - Acting Attorney General Announces $6.25 Million Settlement Resolving Consumer Fraud Act Allegations Against PHH Mortgage |
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12/3 - State Sues Home Furniture and Furnishings Company |
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11/22 - Acting Attorney General Announces Settlement Resolving Allegations That Maker of “Dokobots” App Violated Children’s Online Privacy Rules |
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11/21 - Acting Attorney General Announces Settlement Resolving Allegations Data Company Engaged in Online “History Sniffing” - Data Analytics Firm Serving Auto Industry Allegedly Tracked Consumers On-Line |
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11/20 -Division on Civil Rights Announces Settlement with Wells Fargo Over Handling of Employee Who Allegedly Sought Sex from Loan Applicant |
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11/19 - Acting Attorney General Announces $1 Million Settlement Resolving Consumer Fraud, Unlawful Access Claims Against Online Gaming Company - Software Code Spied on Users’ Computers, Mined for Bitcoin Currency |
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11/18 - New Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement that Resolves Allegations Google Breached Privacy Settings on Safari Browsers |
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11/18 - Three N.J. Pharmacists Surrender Their Licenses Amid Pending Criminal Charges in Interstate Prescription Drug Distribution Ring |
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11/1 - Acting Attorney General Hoffman Announces Election Safeguards - Deputy Attorneys General to be Stationed in All 21 Counties |
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10/31 - Division on Civil Rights Announces Settlement in Case of Landlord Accused of Reneging on Rental Showing After Learning Race of Caller |
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10/30 - Third-Party Insurance Administrator Found Guilty at Trial of Stealing More than $462,000 - Defendant Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence Following Conviction |
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10/30 - Division of Consumer Affairs Reaches $66,000 Settlement with Paterson Used Car Dealership |
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10/15 - Rahway Physician Who Allegedly Indiscriminately Prescribed Painkillers Agrees to Temporary License Suspension |
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10/10 - New Jersey Joins Multi-State Settlement Resolving Allegations of Deceptive Advertising, Misleading Practices by Discount Clubs - Settlement With Affinion Means $607,000 in Restitution for NJ Consumers |
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10/9 - New Jersey Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Securities Wins $36.4 Million Judgment Against Operators of Ponzi Scheme That Defrauded Investors |
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10/9 - New Jersey Files Lawsuit Against Standard & Poor’s Over Alleged Misrepresentations, Conflict of Interest in Rating Services |
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10/7 - New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Obtains $130,000 Settlement with Morris County Work-At-Home Company and its Owner |
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9/24 - Acting Attorney General Announces Suit Against Landfill Owners for Defrauding State, Misappropriating Tipping Fees, Creating Public Nuisance |
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9/18 - Acting Attorney General Announces Civil Rights Settlement with School District in Case of Former Student Subjected to Alleged Harassment, Bullying |
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8/15 - Five Home Improvement Contracting Companies Shut Down, Principal Agrees to Pay $315,000 to Settle Lawsuit Alleging Workers Damaged or Destroyed Chimneys, Roofs and Gutters Not in Need of Repair |
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8/14 - Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs File Suit Against Bloomfield-Based Travel Companies for Allegedly Failing to Provide Over $900,000 in Paid-For Travel Packages |
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7/9 - Grower Ordered to Restore Destroyed Farmland; Ruling a Win for N.J. Farmland Preservation Effort |
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6/4 - N.J. Borrowers Impacted by National Mortgage Settlement to Receive $1,400-Plus Claim Checks This Month - Mortgage Servicing Abuse Payments Total $7.7 Million for Borrowers Statewide
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4/19 - Attorney General Chiesa: Merrill Lynch Will Pay $45 Million to Resolve State Lawsuit Over Pension Fund Investment Losses |
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3/12 - New Jersey Joins Multi-State Google Settlement; Agreement Resolves Allegations of Privacy Breaches
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2/14 - New Jersey to Receive $1.9 Million from Multi-State Toyota Settlement - State Was Leader of Investigation Into Car Maker’s Failure to Disclose Danger |
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2/11 - Division of Law Efforts Brought in $200 Million In Settlements and Judgments in 2012 - Payouts from Litigation Against the State Were Down for Same Period |
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1/31 - New Jersey to Receive $3.1 Million from Multi-State Settlement Resolving Allegations that Processing Firm Engaged in “Robo-Signing” of Mortgage Documents |
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1/24 - Attorney General’s Office, U.S. Attorney’s Office Announce Joint Civil Settlement Resolving Allegations Against Cooper Health System |
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