ALBANY — New York’s attorney general is suing HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Mortgage Corp., claiming they’re failing to set timely foreclosure settlement conferences required by state law. The law says mortgage lenders who sue to foreclose on residential homeowners ...

Tagged with: Attorney General

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Thursday that his office has shut down a sham “seizure alert dog” business and banned its owner, Jon C. Sabin, from advertising or selling service dogs in the future. In a submission to the ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced Saturday that three more gun show operators have agreed to follow the model gun show procedures developed by the Attorney General’s Office to promote uniform gun show operations across the state. As a result ...

Tagged with: Attorney General

NEW YORK — Charities in New York state have collectively raised more than $400 million for Hurricane Sandy relief efforts, the state’s attorney general said Thursday. A survey of 88 nonprofit groups by Eric Schneiderman’s office found that as of ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

The office of Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has issued an end-of-the-year review detailing many of its accomplishments in areas including economic justice, public safety, taxpayer protection, public integrity, civil rights, labor enforcement and environmental protection. “Across every bureau, our ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman

Trying to help someone in need is not as simple as extending a helping hand, particularly if you are an agency looking to help many people. Good intentions may be fraught with unforeseen legal problems from establishing your charity, getting ...

Tagged with: Attorney General New York State Bar Association Nixon Peabody

ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced a settlement with insurer Excellus Bluecross Blueshield requiring refunds to patients and health care providers who overpaid due to improper accounting of deductibles. Schneiderman’s office says Excellus has so far ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Excellus BlueCross BlueShield

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced that his office has won a major court victory in defense of New York state’s gun safety laws. In a unanimous decision in the case of Kachalsky, et al. v. County of Westchester ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman

NEW ORLEANS — U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the BP settlement is the just the latest step in ongoing efforts to seek justice for the massive 2010 Gulf oil spill. Holder said at a news conference that the settlement ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Eric Holder gulf oil spill

ALBANY — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says he’s investigating hundreds of reports of price gouging of victims from Superstorm Sandy. State law prohibits spikes in prices for essential goods, including food, water, gasoline, generators, batteries and flashlights. The ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman superstorm Sandy

ALBANY — While New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman alleges massive fraud in mortgage-backed securities in a lawsuit filed this week, he’s not criminally prosecuting anyone. Described as a template for more lawsuits to follow, the move signals that Wall ...

Tagged with: Attorney General Eric Schneiderman

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has launched a new strategy to curb abuse of “bath salts” and other designer drugs. The Attorney General’s Office has launched lawsuits against 12 retailers across New York who sell the substances, including ...

Tagged with: Attorney General bath salts Eric Schneiderman synthetic drugs