News from October 2008
Ohio candidate calls for FBI-style checks on AG staff
Mike Crites (R) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-Senior members of the Ohio attorney general's staff should undergo comprehensive background checks, said the Republican running for the seat.
Michigan AG: First-time voters must cast ballots in person
Mike Cox (R) LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline)-First-time voters in Michigan who have either registered to vote by mail or with a third party group must vote in person on Nov. 4, state Attorney General Mike Cox said in an informal legal opinion Friday.
Dynegy to disclose climate risks
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- Climate change risks must now be disclosed by a national energy company to investors following an agreement announced by the New York attorney general.
Kansas AG sues 13 drug companies over pricing
Steve Six (D) TOPEKA, Kansas (Legal Newsline)-Thirteen pharmaceutical companies are being sued by Kansas Attorney General Steve Six for allegedly price gouging the state's Medicaid program, officials said Friday.
Wisconsin AG vows to appeal voter verification ruling
J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said Thursday he will appeal a court ruling today that threw out his lawsuit to force officials to cross-check information on voter rolls.
Wasden publishes manual on mortgage fraud and foreclosure
Lawrence Wasden (R) BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence
Wasden has released a new manual to help consumers avoid mortgage
fraud and foreclosure.
Court rules Fla. workers' comp. attorneys entitled to 'reasonable' fees
Florida Supreme Court building TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline)-The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a lawyer representing an injured worker is entitled to reasonable fees, sparking a sharp rebuke from the state Chamber of Commerce.
Indiana pharmacy settles Medicaid lawsuit
Steve Carter (R) INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) -- A Gary, Ind.-based pharmacy has
agreed to pay a nearly $3,500 to settle claims it didn't follow
Medicaid procedures designed to limit certain recipients' access to
controlled substances.
Florida joins FTC in "Operation Clean Sweep"
Bill McCollum (R) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Attorney General Bill
McCollum has announced the state is participating in a nationwide
collaborative effort that is targeting credit repair operators.
N.D. Supreme Court rejects farmer's claim
Daniel Crothers BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline)-The North Dakota Supreme Court ruled Thursday that grain elevator bonding laws do not extend to farmers who haul their crops outside the state.
Indiana SC to hear casino case
Steve Carter (R) INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) -- A private Indiana business that has received over $16 million from East Chicago riverboat casinos revenues without providing an accounting to the public will now have to face the State Supreme Court.
Foreclosure rates slow, but overall progress is mixed, report finds
IRVINE, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-Laws in California and Massachusetts have had a direct impact - both positively and negatively -- on foreclosures in each of those states, according to a company that tracks activity across the country.
Voter ID lawsuit tossed out of court
J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's lawsuit to force officials to cross-check information on voter rolls before the Nov. 4 election was tossed out of court Thursday.
Massachusetts oil companies to pay $312,500 over spill
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Three Massachusetts companies responsible for spilling roughly 18,000 gallons of fuel oil into the Chelsea River and Mill Creek in Revere have reached an agreement with the state attorney general's office.
Panel selection postponed in Wis. justice's misconduct proceedings
Gableman MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The panel selected to hear a judicial misconduct complaint against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman has been de-selected without explanation.
Judge tells AGs to get serious on settling Eli Lilly claims
McGraw NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge is curious why the 11 state attorneys general and the private attorneys they hired haven't already settled claims against pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly & Co. and are waiting for much more money than the 33 attorneys general that did.
Ohio justices deal second blow to asbestos plaintiffs
Evelyn Lundberg Stratton COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the asbestos-related claim a woman made against a company that insulated the pipes at her husband's workplace.
Wis. AG: Voter protection lawsuit cost taxpayers $155
J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline)-- Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's lawsuit to force state officials to confirm thousands of voters' identities has only cost taxpayers $155, the Republican wrote in a letter to state lawmakers.
Abbott seeks injunction against West Texas speculator
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed an enforcement action today against a Nevada-based online real estate speculator for unlawfully selling land in West Texas.
Debt cancellation coming to almost 1,500 West Virginians
Darrell McGraw (D) CHARLESTON W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Almost 1,5000 West Virginia consumers will see debts totaling over $6.5 million canceled following an agreement made by the state's attorney general with a debt collection agency.