Monthly Archives: March 2007

N.J. SC: Michigan law applies to Michigan resident

TRENTON, N.J. – A Michigan man will not be able to make a successful claim in New Jersey that his home state’s law doesn’t apply to him. Robert Rowe filed suit against drug manufacturer Hoffman-LaRoche, Inc., claiming the company’s acne-treating … Read More »

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Attorney general again in spotlight over Ameren donations

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Jay Nixon

JEFFERSON CITY — Allegations that Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon leaned on embattled state utility Ameren for campaign contributions again are front and center. Read More »

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Blumenthal announces settlement with law firm tied to Enron disaster

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Blumenthal

HARTFORD, Conn. – The law firm that advised the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority in its failed deal with Enron will pay the CRRA $16.25 million for failing to recognize the deal’s flaws.
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Wisc. fund liable for adding insult to injury: Supreme Court

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Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson

MADISON — An injured worker can sue a state-contracted agency for not processing his state-funded compensation payments, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Thursday. Read More »

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Sorrell says lender a liar

MONTPELIER, Vt. – When Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell tried to investigate Liberty Capital Lending, he says he discovered the most basic of problems.
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Blumenthal criticizes Conn. Dept. of Insurance

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Blumenthal

HARTFORD, Conn. – Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has already scored numerous multi-million-dollar settlements with insurance companies.
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Attorney general’s suit puts farms on water-pollution notice

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Tom Miller

DES MOINES — It seems Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller doesn’t like water pollution no matter what the industry source.
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Madigan probes link between power rate jump, bad credit report

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Lisa Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Attorney General Lisa Madigan has enlisted state help to probe whether Illinois’ electric utilities colluded with credit raters to help them raise prices.
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Another MT Democrat joins pool of attorney-general hopefuls

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Mike Wheat

HELENA — The official Democratic field vying to succeed soon-to-be-outgoing Democratic Attorney General Mike McGrath is getting bigger every day. Read More »

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Del. SC: Wal-Mart Drive may be built

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Jacobs

DOVER, Del. – The Delaware Department of Transportation’s decision to use public funds to construct and improve a road that was alleged to only serve a private purpose was constitutional, the state’s Supreme Court decided Thursday.
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