Press Releases

2006 Press Releases

Media Contacts

Communications Director

Patty Sullivan
patty.sullivan@alaska.gov
(907) 269-6368

Information Officer

Sam Curtis
sam.curtis@alaska.gov
(907) 269-6269

12/22/06 Attorney General Announces Tobacco Settlement Amount from House of Prince and Affiliate
12/14/06 Department of Law Announces Settlement with YP Corp Over Alleged Deceptive Business Practices
12/12/06 Department of Law Announces Settlement Over Deceptive "Free" Offers
12/11/06 Attorney General/Public Advocate Advises Telephone Customers of 2006 Tax Refund
12/07/06 Department of Law Announces Settlement in Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against America Online, Inc. and Time Warner
12/01/06 State Settles Consumer Protection Case with Lithia Auto Dealers
11/16/06 U.S. District Court Grants State's Request to Intervene in Juneau Access Lawsuit
11/09/06 ACLU Benefits Lawsuit Update
10/31/06 Department of Law Seeks Supreme Court Review Regarding the Implementation of Regulations on Same-Sex Benefits
10/24/06 State Seeks to Intervene in Juneau Access Lawsuit
10/24/06 Weinstein Company to add Anti-Smoking Public Service Announcements to Newest DVD Release
10/11/06 Attorneys General Reach Historic Settlement with R.J. Reynolds to End the Sale of Flavored Cigarettes
10/10/06 Alaska Received Several Thousand Spanish-Language Consumer Protection Brochures at No Cost to Taxpayers
10/07/06 Attorney General Provides Hollywood With Anti-Smoking Messages for DVDs
09/29/06 RCA Rejects Gas Supply Contract Proposed by Enstar
09/21/06 United Egg Producers Run "A-Fowl" of Consumer Protection Laws
09/07/06 Attorney General Issues Cease and Desist Order to Company Soliciting Phony Food Service Posters
08/31/06 Alaska Department of Law and U.S. Department of Justice Submit Demand Letter to ExxonMobil
08/18/06 Attorney General Outlines Legal Process for Addressing BP Corrosion and Partial Shut Down Issues
08/15/06 Order Imposing Sanctions and Penalties in State Consumer Protection Lawsuit Affirmed by Alaska Supreme Court
08/06/06 Anchorage Hosts the Conference of Western Attorneys General 2006 Annual Meeting
08/02/06 Law Increasing Civil Penalties Should Provide Strong Deterrent for Consumer Protection Violations
08/01/06 Alaska Joins with 13 Other States in Petition to Require Disclosure of Hazardous Ingredients in Pesticides
07/28/06 State Appeals Juneau Superior Court Ruling on Marijuana Legislation
07/27/06 Ninth Circuit Upholds BLM Development Plan for the Northwest Section of the National Petroleum Reserve
06/29/06 Doug Gardner Appointed Juneau District Attorney; Two Juneau Prosecutors Move to Senior Positions
06/20/06 Attorney General Comments on Dismissal of Alaska Gasline Port Authority's Antitrust Lawsuit Against ExxonMobil
06/10/06 Judge Rejects Convicted Rapist's Request for Further Testing of Evidence in 1993 Case
06/06/06 Superior Court Rejects Challenge to Alaska Workers' Compensation Appeals Commission
06/01/06 US and the State of Alaska Seeking Additional Funds From ExxonMobil for Damages Caused by 1989 Oil Spill
05/19/06 Enstar's Collection and Billing Practices to Remain Subject to RCA Oversight
05/12/06 Attorney General's Law Enforcement Bulletin: New Marijuana Laws
04/26/06 Yellow Pages, Inc. to Stop Sending Check Solicitations and to Provide Consumer Refunds
04/26/06 Senior Assistant Attorney General Receives Light of Hope Award for Work Involving Child Victims of Abuse and Neglect
04/21/06 State Files Notice of Appeal Involving Waterman Prosecution
04/19/06 Governor Expresses Support for Marijuana/Meth Legislation
04/06/06 Alaska Rural Justice and Law Enforcement Commission report presented to the Legislature
04/03/06 State Seeks to Intervene in NPR-A Lawsuit
03/30/06 Public Meeting Dates Announced on EVOS Reopener
03/21/06 Alaska Joins 22 Other States in Settlement with Time Inc. Concerning Automatic Renewal Offers and Mail Solicitations
02/10/06 Alaska Supreme Court Affirms Governor's Veto Authority Regarding Longevity Bonus Appropriation
02/07/06 Attorney General Joins the FTC to Remind Alaskans that February 6th Marks National Consumer Protection Week
01/31/06 Alaska's High Court Issues Favorable Ruling in PERS Litigation: Ruling on calculating leave cash-ins saves state millions
01/23/06 Ameriquest to Pay $325 Million and Reform its Lending Practices to Resolve States' Investigations