News from April 2008
Dann: The only AG with a Washington lobbyist
Dann WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Ohio's Marc Dann is the nation's only state attorney general with a dedicated lobbyist in Washington, it was reported Monday.
Lead poisoning at new low in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - The State of Rhode Island's landmark lead paint lawsuit might be a lot of fuss over a receding problem, recently released figures show.
Goddard named a superdelegate
Terry Goddard PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard has been chosen to be one of the Grand Canyon State's Democratic superdelegates.
Commission: AG's immigration stance has cost the state funding
Anne Hobbs LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline)-Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning's failure to pursue cases on behalf illegal immigrants has cost the Cornhusker State federal funding aimed at fighting discrimination, an official said Monday.
Blumenthal to post office: Stop delivering cigarettes
Blumenthal WASHINGTON, D.C. - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's latest problem with the tobacco industry is with Internet sellers.
Landmark lead paint appeal to be Webcast
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The closely watched appeal of a lead paint verdict in Rhode Island will also be watched easily.
Kansas Supreme Court delays power plant cases
TOPEKA, Kansas (Legal Newsline)--The Kansas Supreme Court has placed a case that Sunflower Electric Power Corp. and partners had pending before them on hold and ordered the utilities to first finish their lower level appeals.
Oregon AG candidates rake in newspaper endorsements
Greg Macpherson SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-The race for Oregon attorney general is heating up as the two Democrats vying for the post start to amass newspaper endorsements ahead of the Beaver State's May 20 primary.
Nevada justices overturn Edison's $40 million tax refund
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline)-The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday reversed a lower court decision limiting how the state's Open Meeting Law is applied to the Nevada Tax Commission.
Brown investigates whether patients improperly kicked off health plans
Jerry Brown SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline)-Attorney General Jerry Brown's office is investigating whether some California residents were improperly kicked off their health care plans, following a move by the state's Department of Managed Health Care to restore coverage to 26 patients whose plans it says were wrongly rescinded.
Consumers Union to get $4 million from AG's Neurontin settlement
Hardy Myers SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)--Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers on Thursday announced that Consumers Union was receiving a grant of more than $4 million to help consumers make prescription drug choices.
Ky. Chief Justice resigns
Lambert FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Having fulfilled his obligation to see Kentucky's Supreme Court through a time of change, Chief Justice Joseph Lambert has decided to step down from the bench.
Calif. justices decline Pacific Lumber Co. fraud case
Humboldt County District Attorney Paul Gallegos SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-The California Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court decision that threw out a fraud case against Pacific Lumber Co.
Calif. SC: Genentech must pay City of Hope $300 million
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-Genentech Inc. must pay $300 million to a California hospital and research center that is seeking royalty payments for genetically engineered human insulin, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Louisiana AG staying on the political sidelines
James "Buddy" Caldwell BATON ROUGE-(Legal Newsline)-Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell says he will leave others to campaign for their favorite presidential hopeful, noting he "likes" them all.
Starcher sticking with Massey case
Starcher CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Legal Newsline) - Stepping aside from one Massey Energy case was apparently enough for West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher.
Utah AG says he's loathed by Mormon sect
Mark Shurtleff SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline)-Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff said leaders of the nation's best known polygamous sect have called him the "anti-Christ" and prayed for his death after a motorcycle accident last year.
McGraw compares U.S. Chamber tactics to those of Hitler
McGraw CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Wednesday compared actions of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to tactics used by Adolf Hitler.
Sweet ending for Acme in apple juice suit
Jacobs DOVER, Del. - The Delaware Supreme Court recently told those with do-it-yourself lawsuits that they better do them right.
Blogger turns attorney, defeats trial lawyer's subpoena
Shoemaker PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - When blogger and admitted information-hoarder Kathleen Seidel received a subpoena asking for nearly every piece of data associated with her website, she had two choices -- get mad or get an attorney.