News from June 2007
City of Milwaukee loses lead paint case
MILWAUKEE, Wis. - The former manufacturers of lead paint can continue celebrating as they claimed yet another victory Friday in the ongoing saga of public nuisance lawsuits filed against them.
Stumbo, Marathon arguing jurisdiction in price-gouging suit
Stumbo FRANKFORT, Ky. - In response to Marathon Oil's diversity jurisdiction argument, Kentucky's Greg Stumbo recently offered a history lesson from other attorneys general.
Harm insufficiently up-close to bring class action suit: Iowa SC
Chief Justice Marsha K. Ternus DES MOINES -- An Iowa class action lawsuit against the two credit card giants can't stand up because the plaintiffs' injuries are too "remote," the state's Supreme Court ruled today.
Digitized documents no different in corporate spat, Wis. SC rules
Justice Louis B. Butler Jr. MADISON -- E-mails written within a company could be dragged into public light should the venture end in tears, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled today.
USSC ruling lands one-two punch on litigious investors, lawyers
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Supreme Court gave publicly-traded companies two big reasons to pop the bubbly with a key decision Wednesday.
Congressional vote doesn't go McDonnell's way
McDonnell RICHMOND, Va. - All Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell wanted was a little more time, but the House of Representatives just wouldn't give it to him.
McKenna's PR staff busy with consumer launch into blogosphere
Rob McKenna OLYMPIA -- The original definition of "blogging" looked to be further undermined yesterday when Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna published his office's first effort.
Accused judge named one of Cal. SC chief's policy group newbies
Chief Justice Ronald M. George SACRAMENTO -- California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald M. George has put his own judicial stamp on the state court system's main policy-making body.
Illinois AG charges docs colluded to black-ball Medicaid patients
Lisa Madigan SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has charged the biggest two medical clinic chains in the college twin-towns with breaching anti-trust laws.
Lawyers get finger-lickin' ruling in Oklahoma AG's chicken suit
Drew Edmondson OKLAHOMA CITY -- The three law firms hired by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson to sue "big chicken" look set to collect plenty of golden eggs.
Koch the answer for Tenn. SC
Koch NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Supreme Court finally has a full complement of justices with the Friday addition of former Court of Appeals Judge William Koch Jr.
Business gives Vermont $1 million in Medicaid dispute
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell said a laboratory testing company overcharged his state's Medicaid program and recently announced the settling of those charges.
More lead paint decisions coming soon
The Supreme Courts of New Jersey and Ohio will soon make their decisions on the viability of public nuisance lawsuits against paint companies that once produced lead paint.
Blumenthal celebrating new consumer protection law
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut recently decided to implement a new bill that is designed to protect consumers who have their health insurance abruptly cancelled.
Two-day pants trial over, ruling on the way
Pearson WASHINGTON, D.C. - An emotional trial that has $54 million on the line wrapped up in Washington D.C. Superior Court Wednesday.
AGs Dann, Abbot lead AGs filing brief in important case
Dann WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorneys General Marc Dann of Ohio and Greg Abbott of Texas say they were standing up for the rights of investors when they filed a friend of the court brief Monday in a U.S. Supreme Court case.
AGs will split up settlement from contraceptive maker
Rowe The manufacturer of the oral contraceptive product Ovcon have settled antitrust allegations with 35 state attorneys general, with several of them making the announcement Wednesday.
Wealthy St. Louis suburb not 'blighted', Mo. SC rules
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled today that evidence of social liability was not sufficient in a developer's attempt to seize "blighted" properties in a wealthy St. Louis area.
Money, lawyers and politics: State Farm case has it all
Hood JACKSON, Miss. - His decision to file another suit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. was "not about money or lawyers," Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood stated Monday.
Missouri SC rules for paint companies in St. Louis' lead-paint case
The Missouri Supreme Court has narrowly rejected an appeal from the city of St. Louis over its public nuisance suit against former manufacturers of lead based paint.