Monthly Archives: April 2011

School district not liable for student fight

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Eismann

BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) – The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the judgment of a district court in favor of a school district, saying it wasn’t liable for injuries stemming from a student fight.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Enterprise not vicariously liable for crash

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Perry

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – The Florida Supreme Court has upheld a trial court’s order granting summary judgment in favor of rental car company Enterprise.
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News, State Supreme Courts

AGs to federal labor board: Get off Boeing’s back

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Wilson

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Nine state attorneys general want the National Labor Relations Board to withdraw a complaint against Boeing.
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News, State AGs

Alaska SC rules againt former board member

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Christen

JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) – The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld the decision of a lower court finding the former director of a corporate board liable for breach of fiduciary duty.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Ill. AG: Flood to go as planned

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Madigan

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday applauded a federal court’s ruling that authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to go ahead with its plans to detonate a Missouri levee.
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News, State AGs

Gansler, Fla. company reach agreement

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Gansler

BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced an agreement on Friday with a Florida company that allegedly required fees to be eligible for fictitious large cash prizes.
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News, State AGs

Ill. AG sues flood control company

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Madigan

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on a lawsuit on Thursday against a Bensenville, Ill., company over an alleged flood control work scam.
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News, State AGs

U.S. SC limits class action lawsuits

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Scalia

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, in a 5-4 vote, that companies can enforce contracts that bar class action lawsuits.
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Class Action, Hot Topics, News

Attorney: Former partners got greedy in Fen-Phen cases

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – The Mississippi Supreme Court has permitted the testimony of a Fen-Phen lawyer who claims two of his colleagues were settling cases too early and for too little in order to maximize attorneys fees. Sixteen former … Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

AGs concerned with Playstation data breach

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Jepsen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin are reportedly looking into a data breach in Sony’s video game online network.
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News, State AGs