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Report: Utah AG could be cleared by feds soon
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- A federal investigation into embattled Utah Attorney General John Swallow could wrap up as early as this week, with no charges being brought against the state's top lawyer.
Conn. SC sides with state in case against computer equipment supplier
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- The Connecticut Supreme Court this week reversed an $18.3 million judgment against the state in a lawsuit filed against a computer equipment supply company.
Report: Calif. AG allows PIH Health to acquire medical center
DOWNEY, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris has approved the sale of Downey Regional Medical Center to PIH Health.
Report: Former chair of Mo. Democratic Party considering AG run
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) -- The chairman of Missouri's Democratic Party has stepped down, and says he may be interested in running for attorney general in 2016.
Trump calls N.Y. AG 'political hack' in response to lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- Business magnate Donald Trump, in response to a lawsuit filed against him and his Trump University by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, called the state's top lawyer a "political hack" and said he's just looking for publicity.
Texas SC: Insurer must pay homebuilder for costs of voluntary remediation
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- The Texas Supreme Court last week upheld a jury verdict requiring an insurer to pay more than $6 million in costs to a homebuilder that voluntarily replaced defective imitation stucco siding in hundreds of houses.
Report: Fixing Okla. tort reform law could take 28 bills, more than a week in special session
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- It likely will take more than two dozen bills to rewrite Oklahoma's tort system, state lawmakers say.
Sixth Circuit: Insurance broker may be held liable for Cleveland Indians' damages
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court ruled last week that an insurance broker may be held liable for damages suffered by the Cleveland Indians in a wrongful death lawsuit filed against the baseball team.
Obama suggests law schools go from three years to two
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) -- President Barack Obama, during a town hall speech in New York Friday, suggested that the nation's law schools cut out the third year in an effort to help reduce the cost of college.
NLRB consolidates in-house legal services at D.C. headquarters
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The National Labor Relations Board has created a new Division of Legal Counsel at its Washington D.C. headquarters.
Third Circuit says cell phone customers may block robocalls
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Thursday that cell phone customers may revoke their prior consent to be "robocalled" on their cell phones.
Poll: McAuliffe has lead over Cuccinelli in Va. governor's race
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Democrat Terry McAuliffe is leading Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the race to become Virginia's next governor, according to poll results released this week.
DRI files brief to U.S. SC in Lexmark patent case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- DRI: The Voice of the Defense Bar said Thursday it has filed an amicus brief on merits with the U.S. Supreme Court in a patent infringement case.
Federal judge tosses proposed class action against 7-Eleven over food products
SAN JOSE (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge has dismissed a proposed class action filed against convenience store chain 7-Eleven Inc. for allegedly mislabeling its food products.
Motley Rice co-founder dead at 68
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The co-founder of one of the country's largest plaintiffs' firms, Motley Rice LLC, died Thursday.
Greek yogurt maker asks judge to reconsider decision refusing to dismiss class action
SAN JOSE (Legal Newsline) -- The maker of a popular line of Greek yogurt is asking a federal judge to reconsider her decision refusing to dismiss a class action lawsuit against the company over its use of the term "evaporated cane juice" to describe sugar.
Soy milk makers want federal judge to dismiss class action
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A group of soy milk makers want a federal judge to toss a putative class action filed against them, arguing that a prior settlement precludes the suit.
Report: Conway's office reviewing documents provided by for-profit college
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) -- Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway said this week his office is in the process of going over documents provided by a for-profit college, in response to a subpoena.
Okla. AG wants full Tenth Circuit to rehear regional haze case
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said Wednesday the state will ask for a rehearing before the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in its case against the Environmental Protection Agency's Regional Haze Rule.
Report: U.S. SC justice's son joins Gibson Dunn
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Philip Alito, son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, reportedly has been hired by law firm Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP.