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Conn. AG asks federal regulators to consider ‘all alternatives’ in review of spent fuel storage

May 24, 2013 12:30 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with attorneys general in Vermont, Massachusetts and New York in asking federal regulators to broaden their review of spent nuclear fuel storage at nuclear power plants. The petition, … Read More »

Connecticut, Federal Government, Massachusetts, New York, News, State AGs, Vermont

W.Va. joins states in urging U.S. SC to consider challenge to EPA’s greenhouse gas rules

May 24, 2013 10:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) — West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Friday the state, joined by two others, has filed an amicus brief asking the nation’s highest court to hear a challenge to rules … Read More »

Federal Government, Hot Topics, Kansas, Montana, News, State AGs, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, West Virginia

House panel passes asbestos trusts transparency bill

May 21, 2013 5:30 PM
By Chris Dickerson

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, News

U.S. asks federal court to deny S&P’s motion to dismiss fraud lawsuit

May 21, 2013 11:15 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

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 »

Federal Government, Financial Crisis, Hot Topics, News, State AGs, Sub-Prime Mortgages, U.S. District Court

U.S. SC: Woman can seek lawyers’ fees from government in lawsuit over vaccine

May 21, 2013 11:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling Monday, agreed with a federal appeals court that an untimely petition under the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act can garner an award of attorney’s fees. The act, enacted in … Read More »

Federal Government, News, U.S. Supreme Court

Senate committee considers NLRB nominees; ranking GOP member continues to oppose Block, Griffin

May 20, 2013 1:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the ranking GOP member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said last week he would oppose two of President Barack Obama’s nominations to the National Labor Relations Board. Alexander, … Read More »

Federal Government, Hot Topics, Labor Issues, News

Judiciary seeks $73 million in emergency funds

May 20, 2013 10:15 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Judicial Conference asked the White House last week for $73 million in emergency funding to address what it calls “critical needs” resulting from sequestration cuts. The emergency funding would replace only a small portion … Read More »

Federal Government, Hot Topics, News, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court

Consumer protection agency targets debt-settlement service providers

May 14, 2013 3:21 PM
By Stephanie Ostrowski

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two debt-settlement service providers allegedly charged consumers illegal advance fees for debt settlement services according to a complaint filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on May 7. New York-based company Mission Settlement Agency, Premier Consultant … Read More »

District of Columbia, Federal Government, News

AGs call for ‘black box warning’ on prescription pain relievers

May 13, 2013 11:45 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter Monday to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration urging it to require a so-called “black box warning” on prescription pain relievers in an effort to better protect … Read More »

Federal Government, News, State AGs

N.Y. AG calls for federal housing agency acting director’s immediate removal

May 10, 2013 11:15 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in an op-ed published Wednesday, called for the immediate removal of Edward DeMarco, the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Authority. Last week, President Barack Obama announced he … Read More »

Federal Government, Financial Crisis, Hot Topics, New York, News, State AGs, Sub-Prime Mortgages