Mississippi State Executive - Attorney General
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S&P says DOJ failed to disclose collaboration with state AGs
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- In a federal court filing earlier this week, Standard & Poor's Rating Services accused the U.S. Department of Justice of hiding its collaboration with a group of state attorneys general in suing the credit ratings agency over its alleged fraud. -
Current, former AGs support Obama's nominee for head of labor department
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A group of 10 state attorneys general, mostly current and some former, say they fully support President Barack Obama's nomination of Tom Perez as the next U.S. Secretary of Labor. -
Scruggs asks 5th Circuit to toss guilty plea
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- Lawyers for disgraced attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs on Monday asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to toss out his 2009 guilty plea to charges of bribing a judge. -
Credit card companies say Miss. AG's lawsuit against them belongs in federal court
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- A group of credit card issuers being sued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood say the lawsuits against them should not be heard in state court, according to a filing in federal court earlier this month. -
Hood: Commissioner can create, run health insurance exchange
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says the state's insurance commissioner has the authority to create and run a health insurance exchange without the approval of Gov. Phil Bryant. -
Report: Caldwell has paid more than $15M to outside lawyers on BP case
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) -- Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has paid more than $15 million to outside lawyers for work on the state's case against oil giant BP over the 2010 Gulf oil spill, according to a report earlier this week. -
Miss. AG Hood's credit card case waiting on Fifth Circuit guidance
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's case against several issuers of credit cards will be stayed pending the result of a jurisdictional battle being decided by a federal appeals court. -
Hood wants credit card lawsuits sent back to Miss. court
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is arguing that his lawsuits against six credit card companies should be heard in state court. -
La. court upholds $258M Risperdal verdict
Caldwell LAKE CHARLES, La. (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana appeals court has upheld the $258 million verdict in state Attorney General Buddy Caldwell's lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceutical over the prescription drug Risperdal. -
Judge: AG Hood's case against Entergy belongs in federal court
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has refused to move Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's lawsuit against Entergy Corp. back to a state court. -
Md. AG to lead group of attorneys general
Gansler WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler is the new head of a group of state attorneys general. -
Miss. lawmakers send bill limiting AG's power to governor
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A bill aimed at limiting Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's power is on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant's desk. -
Huge Risperdal verdict could be boon for Arkansas, private attorneys
McDaniel LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Johnson & Johnson has received more bad news in its effort to combat lawsuits alleging the company improperly marketed the prescription antipsychotic drug Risperdal. -
Miss. AG settles lawsuit over failed beef plant
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced earlier this week that his office has settled a lawsuit over the design and completion of a failed beef plant project. -
Report: Miss. Bar filing complaint against AG Hood
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The Mississippi Bar is reportedly filing a complaint against Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood. -
Hood hires former AG, former SC justice to handle BP claims
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood confirmed Tuesday that he has hired a former state attorney general and a former state Supreme Court justice to handle Mississippi's claims against oil giant BP. -
Miss. Senate approves 'Sunshine' bill
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The Mississippi Senate on Wednesday voted in favor of a bill that would limit Attorney General Jim Hood's power. -
ATRA expresses support for Miss. AG reform bill
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - A Washington, D.C.-based tort reform group recently wrote Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood about a bill that would change the way the State hires private attorneys to represent it. -
Former Miss. AG criticizes sunshine bill
Pittman JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Former Mississippi Attorney General and state Supreme Court Justice Edwin Pittman says he is concerned about a bill aimed at limiting current Attorney General Jim Hood's authority.
