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14 Oct 2011, 6:55 am
As the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson criticized the mandatory arbitration industry Thursday in testimony before a U.S. [read post]
16 Sep 2011, 9:54 am
A big hat tip to David Dayden for this news bit: Lori Swanson, Minnesota's Attorney General, has thrown her support behind Eric Schneiderman, Beau Biden, Catherine Cortez Masto, and Martha Coakley in opposing a blanket settlement with mortgage lenders. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 12:23 pm
Minnesota attorney general Lori Swanson has charged Midland Funding LLC, a debt collection company based in St. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 1:04 pm
On Monday, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson took the first step toward filing suit against Midland Credit Management when she asked a federal court to clarify that a pending class action settlement didn’t preclude the state from pursuing an enforcement action against Midland. [read post]
12 Mar 2011, 5:16 am
In July 2010, the Minnesota Attorney General, Lori Swanson, filed suit against the National Arbitration Forum, alleging, inter alia, that mandatory arbitration provisions in credit card agreements are unconscionable and unenforceable. [read post]
23 Dec 2010, 6:17 pm
But Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has accused the company of charging exorbitant fees while not living up to its claims. [read post]
6 Jul 2010, 1:25 pm
Other potential candidates include Michael Barr, a Treasury assistant secretary and University of Michigan law professor with a longstanding interest in consumer finance; Democratic state attorneys general Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Lisa Madigan of Illinois and Lori Swanson of Minnesota; Susan Wachter of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, who served in the Clinton Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Nicolas… [read post]
5 Jul 2010, 8:10 pm
Other potential candidates include Michael Barr, a Treasury assistant secretary and University of Michigan law professor with a longstanding interest in consumer finance; Democratic state attorneys general Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, Lisa Madigan of Illinois and Lori Swanson of Minnesota; Susan Wachter of the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, who served in the Clinton Department of Housing and Urban Development; and… [read post]
13 Nov 2009, 8:19 am
Minnesota's Attorney General, Lori Swanson, recently filed suit against the National Arbitration Forum, an allegedly independent body that is the forum for resolution of credit card disputed. [read post]
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28 Oct 2009, 5:24 am
The tip initiated an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Attorney General. [read post]
16 Oct 2009, 6:15 am
NAF settled the case with Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson in July without admitting the charges. [read post]
16 Aug 2009, 10:16 am
Louis Park, Minn., agreed to stop arbitrating credit card disputes after being sued by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, who alleged violations of state consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices and false advertising laws by hiding financial ties to collection agencies and credit card companies. [read post]
30 Jul 2009, 11:22 am
Recently, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson sued the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) and reached a settlement that is a tremendous win for consumers. [read post]
24 Jul 2009, 4:43 pm
At a time when Congress is considering whether to ban mandatory arbitration clauses in contracts, and credit card companies, Minnesota’s Attorney General Lori Swanson is suing the National Arbitration Forum, a lead provider of this clown-court-for-hire scam, for concealing its ties to the debt collection and banking industries. [read post]
15 Jul 2009, 12:42 pm
Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is to be commended for calling a spade a spade and going after NAF, which has been the target of consumer advocates for years with claims of bias and favoritism toward the debt collectors that hire it. [read post]
19 Jul 2008, 12:14 am
Congratulations for this strong stance in favor of consumers by the Attorney General Lori Swanson. [read post]
30 Jun 2008, 6:35 pm
Minnesota Lawyer just posted an article on today's Legislative Audit Commission meeting, which included a discussion of the June 3 report by Legislative Auditor James Nobles on the Office of Attorney General Lori Swanson.Certainly the contents of the report -- made public a month ago -- were not a surprise. [read post]
11 Jun 2008, 6:58 pm
The report looks at the reaction of the attorneys general of the 50 states and D.C. to the current foreclosure crisis and honors six "A+" recipients: Lisa Madigan of Illinois, Lori Swanson of Minnesota, Tom Miller of Iowa, Andrew Cuomo of New York, Martha Coakley of Massachusetts, and Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut. [read post]
1 Apr 2008, 7:54 pm
In February 2007, Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a complaint at the state's Public Utilities Commission against Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy, which both have contracts with WeatherWise to provide fixed-price billing programs for natural gas customers. [read post]
18 Feb 2008, 3:17 pm
In October 2007, Allianz agreed to pay $500,000 and review refund requests from elderly investors to settle a lawsuit brought by Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson on behalf of Minnesota seniors. [read post]
