Monthly Archives: October 2008

Cuomo keeping a close eye on Wall Street firms

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Cuomo

ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – American International Group won’t be the only bailout beneficiary being watched by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
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News, State AGs

R.I. officials fed up with squabble over speaking time at U.S. Supreme Court

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Lynch

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) – The State of Rhode Island is calling on noted attorney Theodore Olson to express its stance on a land trust case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
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News, U.S. Supreme Court

Arkansas justices hear arguments in payday lending case

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Arkansas Supreme Court justices

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments over whether payday lenders can charge triple-digit interest rates in violation of the state’s constitution. Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

Wisconsin AG to dispatch agents to supervise election

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J.B. Van Hollen (R)

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) –After having his lawsuit to force elections officials to verify voter information, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has decided to send special agents to supervise polling places. Read More »

News, State AGs

Democrats expected to retain open AG seats

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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Of the five open state attorney general seats up for election Tuesday, Democrats are expected to win all of the races but one — the one seat currently held by a Republican, polls indicate. Read More »

Campaigns & Elections, News

New Hampshire man ordered to pay $100K over groundwater contamination

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Kelly Ayotte (D)

CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) — The Hillsborough County Superior
Court in New Hampshire has ruled that a Windsor resident must pay
$100,000 for severely contaminating the groundwater at his property. Read More »

News, State AGs

Minnesota AG opposed to airline merger

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Lori Swanson (D)

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Legal Newsline) — The Minnesota state attorney general has released a statement on an impending merger of two airlines and their potential impact on covenants one of the airlines made with the state. Read More »

News, State AGs

Madigan sues bassinet maker after two deaths

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Lisa Madigan (D)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) — The makers of a bassinet that has caused the deaths of two infants in Illinois now face a product recall and lawsuit from the state of Illinois. Read More »

News, State AGs

Greear has final fundraising questions for McGraw

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Greear

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – Days before the election, Republican Attorney General candidate Dan Greear is curious why a fundraiser was held for opponent Darrell McGraw in Boston last October.
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Campaigns & Elections, News

Commerce Secretary calls for legal reforms

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Carlos Gutierrez

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Enacting legal reforms to encourage investment would help jumpstart the nation’s economic recovery, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Wednesday. Read More »

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