Monthly Archives: October 2010

Ill. SC justice trying to act Republican, party says

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Kilbride

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Illinois’ Republican Party says state Supreme Court Justice Thomas Kilbride wants to trick voters into thinking he’s a member of the GOP.
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Campaigns & Elections, News

Fraud-fighter worries asbestos ‘games’ will continue

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Mulholland

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A Mississippi attorney called his recent victory against a pair of asbestos lawyers a win for all defendants, though he fears the same sort of fraud will continue.
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Asbestos, Hot Topics, News

Utah SC validates expert in bead-in-the-ear lawsuit

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Parrish

SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Utah Supreme Court earlier this month reversed the decision of a district court that excluded expert testimony in the case of a doctor who tried to remove a bead from a 4-year-old’s ear.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Ga. SC rules on loan given to fake Michael Shanahan

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Nahmias

ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The Georgia Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a decision by the state’s Court of Appeals that says a title insurance company is legally bound to issue the policy it had promised and cover a lender’s losses that were caused by fraud.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Company used fake courtroom, Pa. AG says

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Corbett

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett announced on Friday that he is suing a debt collection company that allegedly engaged in fictitious court proceedings in a company office that was decorated to look like a courtroom.
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News, State AGs

Cordray sues gaming machine company

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray announced on Friday that he is seeking restitution for those who were allegedly defrauded by a Gahanna company that sold and repaired electronic gaming systems.
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News, State AGs

Texas SC sides with utility commission

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Willett

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Texas Supreme Court last week upheld an appeals court judgment affirming a utility commission’s order for a competition transition charge.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Ky. SC affirms $500K med-mal verdict

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Noble

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – The Kentucky Supreme Court last week affirmed the judgment of a lower court in favor of a couple who filed a wrongful death action following the stillborn birth of their child.
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News, State AGs

Harris’ complaint against Republican group dismissed after one day

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Harris

SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – The California Fair Political Practices Commission has dismissed a complaint by the state’s Democratic attorney general candidate, Kamala Harris, against an out-of-state Republican fundraising group.
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Campaigns & Elections, News

Investment firm says Blumenthal reaching for scapegoat

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Blumenthal

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – A lawsuit has been filed by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Banking Commissioner Howard Pitkin against an investment adviser whose firm allegedly charged more than $26 million in fees.
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News, State AGs