Holder WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- The Justice Department announced Monday that it published its first annual progress report on environmental justice.
Salazar WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced Monday that more than one million acres of federal land near the Grand Canyon will be withdrawn from additional uranium and other hardrock mining for the next 20 years.
Walter Olson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Walter Olson, a noted legal scholar and one of the nation's leading critics of lawsuit abuse, this week joined the Cato Institute, serving as a senior fellow at the libertarian think tank.
Newt Gingrich (R) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Republicans ought to run candidates in every race for state attorney general next year, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said.
Greve In the 10 years since Toshiba settled a class action lawsuit for $2.1 billion, class action litigation against high tech industries has become increasingly rare, experts say.
Newton BEAUMONT, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Ten years ago, Toshiba made headlines across the country when it reached a shocking $2.1 billion settlement in a class action lawsuit filed against it in 1999.
Ted Frank SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)- A new California law that gives lower-income residents legal representation in certain civil proceedings is raising concerns with a leading national legal observer.
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Punitive damage awards would no longer be a tax-deductible business expense under a budget proposal made by the White House this week.
John Calfee WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A U.S. Supreme Court decision this month affirming the right to sue in state court over complications from federally-approved medications could have far-reaching effects on Americans, a scholar says.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- First came the class-action lawsuit, followed by state attorneys general using the power of their office in connection with private plaintiff lawyers to pursue such lawsuits. Millions of dollars from ensuring settlements poured into state coffers. Now, many say it's time for reform.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- New York's Eliot Spitzer made may have made the practice fashionable, but West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has a lengthy and enduring pattern of hiring outside counsel and appointing special assistants to help bring sizable financial settlements to the state coffers.
Melvyn Weiss WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Disgraced securities lawyer Melvyn Weiss, who awaits sentencing for illegally paying clients to file shareholder complaints, actually injured shareholders, a report released Wednesday indicates.
David Souter WASHINGTON (Legal Newline) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that states can continue giving tax breaks on interest from municipal bonds sold within their borders.
OAKLAND and SACRAMENTO -- California Attorney General Jerry Brown is feeling the sting of backlash over his recent crackdowns on local governments' anti-emissions planning.