Monthly Archives: August 2009

Calif. governor’s race about age, experience

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Jerry Brown (D)

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline)-It appears that the California governor’s race will be at least partly about young versus old, experience versus inexperience. Read More »

Campaigns & Elections, News

Dean: Lawmakers scared to tick off trial bar

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Dean

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Darren McKinney, spokesman for the American Tort Reform Association, concluded Monday that former Presidential candidate Howard Dean is a man with a history of speaking his mind.
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In the Spotlight

AG Shurtleff wins first U.S. Senate straw poll

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Mark Shurtleff (R)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Legal Newsline)-Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff last weekend handily won the first straw poll of the Beehive State’s U.S. Senate campaign.

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Campaigns & Elections, News

AG: Complaints about debt collectors increase in Ohio

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Richard Cordray (D)

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) –Complaints in Ohio about debt collectors are on the rise, state Attorney General Richard Cordray said Monday. Read More »

News, State AGs

Edmondson’s case against poultry companies to get jury trial

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Drew Edmondson (D)

TULSA, Okla. (Legal Newsline) – Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson has the right to a jury trial in his lawsuit against large-scale poultry producers he accuses of polluting the Illinois River watershed, a federal court judge has ruled. Read More »

News, State AGs

Cuomo reaches agreement with carnival operator

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Andrew Cuomo (D)

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – After an extensive investigation into labor and civil rights violations of a carnival operator, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday that his office reached an agreement with the company to change its policies and procedures regarding the laws. Read More »

News, State AGs

Nebraska SC to hear Countrywide case

OMAHA, Neb. (Legal Newsline)-The Nebraska Supreme Court will hear Wednesday why a district judge ordered a new trial in a long-running lawsuit involving Countrywide Insurance Agency and Florida. The multimillion case involves the state of Florida and the Omaha, Neb.-based … Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

Jackley set to be new South Dakota attorney general

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Marty Jackley

PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) – On Friday at noon, Marty Jackley, will be sworn in as the 30th attorney general of the state of South Dakota. Read More »

News, State AGs

Texas Supreme Court cites limits to med-mal law

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David Medina

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-The Medical malpractice law in Texas does not extend to claims unrelated to treatment, the state Supreme Court ruled last week. Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

Iowa SC orders new trial in pregnancy case

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Iowa Supreme Court justices

DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline)-The Iowa woman who was fired about a week after returning to work after maternity leave will get a new trial, the Iowa Supreme Court has ruled. Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts