News from April 2007
Exxon will pay $2 mil to New Hampshire
Ayotte CONCORD, N.H. - ExxonMobil and New Hampshire Attorney Kelly Ayotte recently decided the company will repay more than $2 million it received from the state.
Pair of Ohio tort reform hearings tomorrow
COLUMBUS - May 1 may be an important -- and crowded -- day in the Ohio Supreme Court.
Lynch makes demands from airport organization
Lynch PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Though it is unclear what will happen if it doesn't comply, the Rhode Island Airport Corp. has until Friday to provide Attorney General Patrick Lynch with an air quality-monitoring plan.
AG Rabner pleased with farmland ruling
Rabner TRENTON, N.J. - The State of New Jersey may maintain its strong authority over the purchasing of farmland as a result of a Monday ruling in an appellate court.
Justices hear city's smoking ban breaches constitution, state law
Justice Carol Beier TOPEKA -- A Lawrence nightclub owner's challenge to the city's three-year-old smoking ban is now before the Kansas Supreme Court.
Supreme Court cuts attorney general slack on class action rules
Justice Scott Brister AUSTIN -- The Texas Supreme Court has reinstated the class certification in a class-action lawsuit brought by the state attorney general against a major insurer threatening to leave the state.
Cuomo's crusade produces legislation
Cuomo NEW YORK - On the same day he bashed the federal government for not enforcing regulations regarding the student loan industry, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo applauded his own state's legislature for passing measures of its own.
McDonnell says feds overlooking state input
McDonnell RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell said Thursday that he is troubled by the U.S. Department of Energy's recent announcement that will site electronic transmission lines in parts of Northern Virginia.
Mich. SC: Statute ran out because of attorney's error
Kelly LANSING, Mich. - The state's statute of limitations expired before a plaintiff's attorney could correct naming the wrong plaintiff, the Michigan Supreme Court recently said in affirming a motion dismissing the case.
Democrat attorney general opposes unionization push in her office
Lori Swanson ST. PAUL -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson is squaring off against one of the country's most powerful unions over whether lawyers in her office can join their ranks.
Mich. Chief Justice worried about budget
Taylor LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Supreme Court Justice Clifford Taylor recently wrote Gov. Jennifer Granholm to express his concerns about the state's judicial budget.
Lynch seeking penalties from health clubs
Lynch PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch is asking for temporary restraining orders against 10 health clubs that he says have failed to register with the state.
Supreme Court rules against disclosing unpaid broadcast support
Washington Supreme Court OLYMPIA -- Activist groups do not have to disclose radio-announcer support for a political campaign, the Washington Supreme Court ruled today.
Ohio Chief Justice: Project will benefit businesses
Moyer COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Moyer said Wednesday that the state's court system is developing a pilot project to help with the problem of commercial litigation.
Gansler settles with medical group
Gansler ANNAPOLIS, Md. - For allegedly collecting a medical malpractice surcharge, a Maryland medical group will pay restitution to those charged under a settlement reached with Attorney General Doug Gansler.
Chevron will pay $1 million for spill
Rabner TRENTON, N.J. - For a third time, Chevron is paying the price for a crude oil spill into the Arthur Kill.
AG Cuomo testifies before Congress
Cuomo WASHINGTON, D.C. - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo took his investigation of student lenders on the road today, testifying before the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Illinois still languishing in bottom tier of Harris survey
Tom Donohue The bad news coming out of Illinois today is that the Land of Lincoln has dropped one spot in a national survey of state legal climates.
Nationwide settling Katrina claims
Hood One of the five insurance companies sued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood over an alleged lack of coverage following Hurricane Katrina has settled more than 200 claims and will revisit others.