Monthly Archives: May 2012

Mortgage registry company wants Del. AG’s suit dismissed

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Biden

WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The company that runs the mortgage registry MERS wants a lawsuit brought against it by Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden to be dismissed. Read More »

News, State AGs

W.Va. SC points to error by plaintiff’s lawyers in suit’s dismissal

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Workman

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals this week shot down a medical malpractice lawsuit against a Charleston neurologist. Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

Gender wage gap progress slowed under Obama, report says

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Obama

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A statistic that is at the core of the Democratic Party’s argument to pass a piece of legislation that opponents say is election-year pandering could backfire on it.
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Federal Government, Hot Topics, News

Chevron sued in Canada over $18 billion judgment

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Fajardo

TORONTO (Legal Newsline) – A group of Ecuadorians on Wednesday hit Chevron Corp. with another lawsuit, this time in Canada, in hopes the company will comply with an $18 billion judgment against it. Read More »

Class Action, Hot Topics, News

Bills in Calif. AG’s Homeowner Bill of Rights package pass

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Harris

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that state lawmakers have passed “important components” of her so-called Homeowner bill of Rights. Read More »

News, State AGs

Auto dealers plan appeal of D.C. court’s decision

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Metrey

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The National Automobile Dealer’s Association will appeal a ruling by the a District of Columbia federal court that upholds the Federal Trade Commission’s interpretation of the scope of the Risk-Based Pricing Rule.
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News, U.S. District Court

Ill. AG sues owners of Wood River Refinery

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Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the past and present owners of the Wood River Refinery in Roxana for allegedly allowing contaminants to enter the groundwater under the refinery.
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News, State AGs

Wis. construction firm hit with $10K judgment

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Van Hollen

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) – Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a $10,000 judgment against a LaCrosse-area construction firm for allegedly violating Wisconsin’s hazardous waste testing, generation and disposal laws.
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News, State AGs

Madigan pleased with passage of bill against synthetic drugs

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Madigan

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan praised members of the state Legislature on Wednesday for passing a bill to aid in her fight against synthetic drug abuse in Illinois.
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News, State AGs

Fifth Circuit affirms fraud verdict against asbestos attorneys

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Reavley

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has decided that a railroad’s fraud case against two Mississippi asbestos attorneys was filed in time.
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Asbestos, Hot Topics, News