From Legal News Line:

The nation’s attorneys general are perhaps filing more consumer protection cases than need be, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning told Legal Newsline.

“Personally, I think we engage in too many court battles with companies about issues that would be better resolved if we sat down at the table with the company and talked about how to do things better,” Bruning said in an interview.

“My style is to sit down and look across the table at somebody rather than to file the papers to see them in court,” the Republican AG added.

In recent months, several attorneys general have filed consumer actions against Countrywide Financial Corp. over the company’s lending practices. Also in the crosshairs have been so-called mortgage rescue firms that have promised struggling homebuyers relief but offered little help after charging significant up-front fees.

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