News from July 2007
Texas AG strong-arms guards' union over border workers' contracts
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott yesterday filed suits in two cities against the union covering security guards and companies supplying immigration and customs workers.
Woman sues McDonald's over chair collapse
CHICAGO -- A Chicago woman who fell to the floor when her chair at McDonald's broke has sued McDonald's and the manufacturer of the chair in a complaint filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Wendy's sued in Chicago slip and fall case
CHICAGO -- A Chicago woman has sued the Wendy's franchise in the Circuit Court of Cook County for injuries allegedly suffered when she slipped on a wet portion of the restaurant's floor.
TX watchdog slaps complaint trifecta on SC Justice over law bills
Justice Nathan Hecht AUSTIN -- Controversial Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht could once again find himself in a familiar role - defending himself against charges of judicial misconduct.
Company sending $5 million to N.J.
NEWARK, N.J. - For the second time this week, a company has settled allegations of market timing with a state attorney general.
Electric company has recovery limited in settlement with AG Coakley
Coakley BOSTON - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has reached a settlement over a settlement, she announced Tuesday.
AG King hopes to get in middle of water controversy
King MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Attorney General Troy King is hoping to intervene in a lawsuit that he says has put a severe financial strain on the water system in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
McCollum subpoenaing calling card companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is worried about marketing tactics in the prepaid calling card industry and has launched an investigation.
Three AGs engineer settlement worth millions
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Another company has settled bid-rigging allegations brought by Connecticut, New York and Illinois, and will pay $115 million in doing so.
Report: Dann's actions providing target for Republicans
Dann CLEVELAND - A report in the Sunday Cleveland Plain Dealer chronicles the divide between Ohio's Republicans and Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann.
Dem. front-runner in Missouri AG race adds cash, gains opponent
Margaret Donnelly ST. LOUIS -- At least former Missouri Democratic House Minority Leader Jeff Harris will now have to spend some of that campaign cash he's socked away for his run at state attorney general in 2008.
Cuomo busy with water protection efforts
Cuomo NEW YORK - The majority of $8 million collected in five settlements by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will be used to protect the Bronx River from future water pollution and to expand an environmental protection program.
Gansler, coal company reach agreement
Gansler BALTIMORE - Mettiki Coal has settled allegations that it is polluting the air in Garrett County, Md., and will pay a $150,000 civil penalty.
Chicago water district sued over poisonous fumes that left workers dead
CHICAGO -- The surviving wife of a construction worker killed by poisonous fumes at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant District last month is suing the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Mass. SC determines heating oil a pollutant while interpreting policy
Ireland BOSTON - According to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, the spill of home heating oil falls within a pollution exception of a heating and air conditioning company's liability insurance policy, and Allamerica Insurance Co. will not have to defend one of its customers.
Ohio SC delivers legal malpractice ruling
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Attorneys for majority owners of close corporations -- ones allowed by law to act more informally than a normal corporation -- may be sued for malpractice by minority owners, the Ohio Supreme Court recently decided.
Avandia study piques attorneys' interest at how-to-sue seminar
Mark Lanier CHICAGO - One million American diabetics take Avandia pills, and if more of them would suffer heart attacks attorneys could get rich.
McGraw gives OxyContin money to truancy agency
McGraw CHARLESTON - A truancy task force is the target of state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's latest appropriation of funds from his controversial 2004 settlement with prescription drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma.
AG Coakley settles suit over denied health care benefits
Coakley BOSTON - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed both complaints and consent judgments Tuesday against a pair of companies that she says did not provide health benefits required by state law.
Bid-rigging suit produces settlement for Blumenthal
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Two hearing and air conditioning companies will pay penalties and cooperate with the State of Connecticut's investigation into the industry as a result of a settlement announced Tuesday.