News from September 2013
Ohio AG files lawsuit against solicitor
LIMA, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit and was granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a Youngstown-area solicitor and its agents for allegedly deceiving donors while soliciting for charities.
Fla. SC to decide rate increase case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- The Florida Supreme Court is being asked to overturn a rate increase approved last year for the state's largest utility provider.
Obama administration wants U.S. SC to review ruling in Hobby Lobby case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The federal government is taking a case filed against it last year by Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. to the U.S. Supreme Court.
N.J. SC: Nonprofit housing group doesn't have to pay property taxes
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled this week that a nonprofit housing group does not have to pay state property taxes.
Ariz. SC OKs legislature's seizure of mortgage settlement funds for budget
TUCSON, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) -- The Arizona Supreme Court said this week that the state legislature wasn't wrong to take $50 million from a court-ordered trust fund set up to help residents hurt by the foreclosure crisis.
Ninth Circuit: Mass action against pharmaceutical company can stay in state court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court ruled this week that a mass action filed against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. can remain in a California state court.
N.Y. AG notes growing threat of early access trading abuses
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman remarked on the threat to financial markets Tuesday posed by high-frequency trading, the illicit sale of early access to market-moving information and early access to analyst reports.
Obama nominates Harvard Law professor to federal appeals court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- President Barack Obama has nominated David Jeremiah Barron, a Harvard Law professor, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Illinois AG urges FDA to ban sale of e-cigarettes to minors
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday to regulate the ingredients and advertising of e-cigarettes and ban the sale of the products to minors.
Colorado AG demands feds end sequestration of funds
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers wrote to the U.S. Secretary of the Department of Agriculture on Tuesday demanding that the federal government stop the sequestration of payments made to the western states.
Federal court dismisses suit by Pa. judges over mandatory retirement age
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge has dismissed a challenge filed by a group of judges challenging Pennsylvania's mandatory retirement age.
Longtime DOJ lawyer becomes first openly gay judge to serve on a federal appeals court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to confirm Todd Hughes to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Survey: Support for constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United growing
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Advocates of a constitutional amendment to overturn a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in 2010 that allowed unrestricted campaign spending by corporations said Tuesday support for the campaign is one-third of the way there.
W.Va. AG: Banking companies to pay state nearly $8M to settle lawsuits
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday that four large banking companies will pay the state $1.95 million, or $7.8 million total, to settle lawsuits over their credit card protection programs.
Lead paint decision now in hands of judge
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- Whether childhood lead poisoning in 10 California cities and counties can be blamed on one-time lead paint and pigment manufacturers is a decision that rests solely in the hands of Santa Clara Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg after a six-week trial that concluded in closing arguments Monday.
List of candidates for Md. AG grows
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) -- The list of candidates looking to replace Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler continues to grow.
Wisconsin AG obtains judgment against Florida magazine seller
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a default judgment Tuesday against a Florida-based magazine seller for allegedly violating the state's no call and direct marketing laws.
N.J. AG announces suit against owners of landfill
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced two lawsuits on Tuesday against the owner-operators of a Roxbury Township landfill alleging that they defrauded the Department of Environmental Protection.
S.D. AG, others disagree with federal withholding of timber sale revenue
PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 13 other attorneys general called on the federal government Monday to end the sequestration of timber sale funds.
Oregon AG announces settlement with senior living company
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced a settlement Monday with a Lake Oswego-based senior living company to resolve allegations of unlawful marketing to veterans.