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SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – As California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, learned more about Proposition 65 and its impact on small businesses, he heard several stories that struck him as clear abuses of the law. Restaurant and bar owners were … Read More »
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Yearly Archives: 2013
House panel passes asbestos trusts transparency bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed legislation requiring more transparency from asbestos trusts. The measure — The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act — passed without proposed amendments from House Democrats who feared the bill … Read More
Asbestos, District of Columbia, Federal Government, Issues, NewsState senator wins GOP nomination for Va. AG
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) — State Sen. Mark Obenshain has won the GOP nomination for Virginia attorney general. Obenshain, R-Harrisonburg, beat out Delegate Rob Bell, R-Albemarle, at the state Republican Party’s convention Saturday. “It is a great honor to win … Read More
Campaigns & Elections, News, State AGs, VirginiaFederal court dismisses wrongful foreclosure lawsuit against mortgage registry, others
SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge earlier this month ruled in favor of the national mortgage registry known as MERS and its co-defendants in a lawsuit alleging wrongful foreclosure and violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act. Judge Thomas … Read More
Financial Crisis, Hot Topics, News, Sub-Prime Mortgages, U.S. District Court, WashingtonAla. AG applauds measure to regulate, limit use of contingency fees in state litigation
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange on Tuesday praised the passage of legislation designed to provide transparency and limitations on state contracts with private attorneys. House Bill 227, sponsored by state Rep. Paul DeMarco, R-Jefferson, and … Read More
Alabama, Hot Topics, News, State AGsMass. AG announces $50,000 settlement with ATM provider
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement Monday with an ATM provider to resolve allegations that it failed to post disclosure notices on certain machines. Merrimak ATM Group LLC provides ATMs to numerous restaurants, convenience stores … Read More
Massachusetts, News, State AGs, StatesMo. AG sues Polk Co. developer
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit against a Polk County real estate developer on Monday for alleged violations of the state’s Clean Water Law. Dewey Smith allegedly neglected to get department approval for a … Read More
Missouri, News, State AGs, StatesMo. AG settles with Camden Co. businesses over wastewater lagoon
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a settlement Monday with multiple Camden County businesses to resolve allegations of the unpermitted operation and use of a wastewater lagoon. Under the terms of a consent judgment with … Read More
Missouri, News, State AGs, StatesS.D. AG releases testing results for ignition interlock device
PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley released the testing results Monday for the use of ignition interlock devices, which were added to the 24/7 Sobriety Program in October. Since the devices were added to the program, … Read More
News, South Dakota, State AGs, StatesMo. AG files clean water suit
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) – Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit on Monday against the owner of a Ralls County mobile home park for allegedly violating the state’s Clean Water Law. Since April 27, 2007, Mary Lou Callicott, the … Read More
Missouri, News, State AGs, StatesU.S. asks federal court to deny S&P’s motion to dismiss fraud lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Justice, in a filing Monday, asked a federal court not to dismiss its lawsuit against The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. and its subsidiary Standard & Poor’s Rating Services. The DOJ filed its … Read More
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