News from February 2011
W.Va. candidate plans to join health care challenge
Sorsaia CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Mark Sorsaia, one of West Virginia's gubernatorial candidates, said Monday that if elected he plans to join the 26 states that have filed legal action against President Barack Obama's new health care law.
Ind. AG: Cell phones should be on Do Not Call list
MUNCIE, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller spoke on Friday about proposed legislation that would allow cell phone numbers to be added to the state's Do Not Call registry.
Schneiderman settles seven-year-old lawsuit
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Friday that he has reached a $2.5 million settlement with a pharmaceutical company that allegedly inflated the price of drugs sold to state health programs, including Medicaid.
Bondi offers ideas on oil spill claims
Bondi TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi met with Ken Feinberg, administrator of the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, on Friday to discuss her concerns over the state's oil spill claims process.
Three companies taking gaming machines out of Alabama
Strange MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced on Friday that an agreement has been reached with three of the country's largest gaming machine manufacturers and that thousands of the controversial machines will be removed from the state.
DOJ wants clarification on health care law ruling
PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the Obama administration, filed a motion for clarity on Thursday in response to a federal judge's recent ruling that the new health care law is invalid.
Idaho AG says budget cuts are too deep
Wasden BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) -- Idaho Attorney General Lawrence Wasden says state budget cuts are hurting his office.
Pa. gaming agency bill passes House
Vereb HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would move the state agency in charge of overlooking gaming background checks to the state's Attorney General's Office.
Schneiderman takes on Buffalo debt collectors
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Friday that he is cracking down on several Buffalo-area debt collectors that allegedly preyed on military personnel and vulnerable consumers.
Conn. AG wants info from Facebook
Jepsen HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has requested information from Facebook about its procedures for detecting and disabling fraudulent accounts.
Mich. AG behind bill
Schuette LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has announced his support for the reform of Michigan's item pricing law, which would be part of an effort to update the state's regulatory system.
Fla. SC wants more manpower
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court says the state needs an additional 80 trial court judges -- 26 circuit court judges and 54 county court judges -- to handle the growing amount of court filings.
Caldwell suing over diabetes drug
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced on Wednesday that his office has filed a civil action suit against GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
State Department has no input on Chevron lawsuit
Kaplan NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of State, in a letter to a federal judge, says it will not comment on a lawsuit filed by Chevron Corporation earlier this month.
Garlock lawyers argue for public access in asbestos bankruptcy
Cassada WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers for bankrupt gasket maker Garlock Sealing Technologies exceeded a judge's limit for motions in a motion and failed to gain immediate access to spreadsheets on hundreds of thousands of asbestos claimants.
Ohio AG sues school
DeWine CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Thursday that he has filed a lawsuit against a school and its founder for allegedly misrepresenting the value of degrees that were available to students.
Tennessee bows out of whistleblower lawsuit
Cooper LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper has made his state the second to drop out of a whistleblower lawsuit against pipemaker JM Eagle.
Ohio AG says Fannie Mae is wasting taxpayer money
DeWine WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - On Tuesday, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine testified before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee concerning Fannie Mae allegedly wasting taxpayer money paying its legal bills.
Va. AG testifies against health care reform
Cuccinelli WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli made his case against federal health care reform to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning.
McGraw seems ready to run in '12
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - It seems West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw will be on the ballot again in 2012.