Mississippi State Executive - Attorney General
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Recent News About Mississippi State Executive - Attorney General
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Unsealed complaint against class action firm says wife of Miss. AG staffer given unnecessary work, more than $100K from settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A federal appeals court has unsealed a lawsuit filed by a former member against a prominent class action firm that he claims fired him for exposing unethical conduct regarding the firm’s contract with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. -
Miss. AG hires private lawyers to represent state in lawsuit against opioid makers
Attorney General Jim Hood signed a retention agreement with a Flowood, Miss., law firm last week. Hood is suing the pharmaceutical companies over alleged fraudulent marketing and sales of their painkillers. -
Another Google subpoena fight moved to Miss. federal court
A California federal magistrate judge has agreed to move the dispute over a subpoena issued to San Francisco law firm Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, where the search engine giant is suing Attorney General Jim Hood. -
Google asks Calif. federal court to force law firm to comply with subpoena
The search engine giant continues to seek documents it believes are related to its lawsuit against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. -
Federal magistrate judge sides with Google, agrees to move subpoena fight
The search engine giant, which is suing Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood over his efforts to regulate third-party content online, is seeking documents it believes are related to the Mississippi federal case. -
Computer industry groups want Fifth Circuit to affirm injunction against Miss. AG
The groups argue allowing Hood to proceed with Google investigation would set a dangerous precedent. -
Forty state AGs file brief in support of Miss. AG Hood, argue federal judge shouldn’t have stopped Google investigation
AGs contend that injunction, if it should stand, would provide other wrongdoers with a "roadmap" -
R.J. Reynolds, Brown and Williamson paying $15M in settlement with Mississippi
Two tobacco companies will pay the state of Mississippi $15 million to settle allegations they didn't pay the state under a 1997 settlement, said Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. -
South Dakota AG elected head of attorneys general group
Marty Jackley to serve as NAAG president; Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt elected vice president -
AG Hood hires whistleblowers' attorneys for Katrina lawsuit against State Farm
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) – Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has hired the private attorneys for two whistleblowers to pursue his latest lawsuit against State Farm Insurance over its handling of post-Hurricane Katrina claims. -
Federal judge again sides with Google, forces Miss. AG to hand over documents
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge again has ruled against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood in his efforts to investigate Internet search giant Google Inc. -
Mississippi AG beefs up state coffers with settlement money
The Mississippi Attorney General’s Office has deposited more than $50 million in settlements since the beginning of the legislative session into the General Fund, Attorney General Jim Hood said on Wednesday. Hood said that the two settlements totaled approximately $30 million, with $26.8 million coming from Standard and Poor’s and about $3.2 million from Capital One. -
Federal prosecutor steps down to challenge Hood for Miss. AG
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A former federal prosecutor has decided to run for Mississippi attorney general, pitting himself against three-term attorney general Jim Hood. -
Miss. AG Hood says he’ll seek re-election
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he plans to seek a fourth term as the state’s top lawyer. -
Federal judge to decide if Miss. AG can investigate Google
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge is expected to rule next week on whether Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood can investigate Internet search giant Google. -
Hood praises U.S. SC's ruling in LCD case
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is praising the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to uphold the right of attorneys general to enforce their state's laws in state court. -
U.S. SC: Miss. AG's lawsuit against LCD manufacturers doesn't constitute 'mass action'
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court, in a unanimous ruling Tuesday, said Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's lawsuit against a group of liquid crystal display manufacturers does not constitute a mass action under the federal Class Action Fairness Act. -
Black farmers group suing Hood over AG's consumer warning
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- A black farmers group is suing Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood in federal court over a consumer warning Hood issued in October relating to the group. -
Report: Miss. AG again hounding Google over illegal, counterfeit goods sales
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is after Google again, saying he wants the Internet search giant to do more to stop people from buying illegal drugs, stolen music, movies, software and video games.
