Monthly Archives: March 2011

Despite concern, Judiciary Committee approves lawyer’s nomination

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McConnell

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Senate Judiciary Committee moved the controversial nomination of Rhode Island plaintiffs attorney Jack McConnell ahead to the full Senate Thursday with an 11-7 vote.
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News, U.S. District Court

Wis. judge says controversial bill not in effect

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Van Hollen

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi, in an amended order on Thursday, says Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial collective bargaining bill has not taken effect.
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News, State AGs

Iowa chief justice re-elected

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Cady

DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) – Justice Mark Cady of Fort Dodge, who has served as chief justice since January 1, has been reelected as chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Democrat enters Pa. AG race

SCRANTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – Career prosecutor Kathleen Granahan Kane announced her candidacy for Pennsylvania attorney general on Wednesday. Kane, a Scranton native, has never before sought elected office. Most of her career has been spent as a prosecutor in … Read More »

Campaigns & Elections, News

Mo. eBay seller can’t be sued in Kentucky

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Venters

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – The Kentucky Supreme Court says a man cannot sue a Missouri truck seller in state court for a faulty vehicle he bought on eBay.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Ga. SC freezes $20M in assets of family housing company

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Nahmias

ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The Georgia Supreme Court said a lower court did not abuse its discretion in temporarily freezing more than $20 million in assets owned by father-and-son residential housing developers and their companies.
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News, State Supreme Courts

McGraw online video drawing heat

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McGraw

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – An online video produced by state Attorney General Darrell McGraw’s office is drawing attention, but not necessarily from its target audience yet.
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News, State AGs

Suthers sues loan modification company

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Suthers

DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced on Thursday that his office has filed a lawsuit against a Castle Rock company that allegedly engaged in a multistate loan modification scam.
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News, State AGs

Coakley sues over asbestos removal

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Coakley

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Tuesday that a lawsuit has been filed against a Lawrence, Mass., company and its president for violations of the Massachusetts Clean Air Act.
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News, State AGs

Ariz. SC rules in wrongful death case of Grammy winner

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Preston

PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – The Arizona Supreme Court says a plaintiff is not required to show that an initial failure to name the real party in interest resulted from an understandable mistake or difficulty in identifying the proper party.
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News, State Supreme Courts