News from May 2007
Informercial groups, McCollum reach agreement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Advertising groups charged with misrepresenting sponsorships by companies like Microsoft and Home Depot recently settled charges with the Florida Attorney General's office.
Cleanup dispute settled in New York
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. - The penalties exceeded the costs 12-fold in a settlement reached Wednesday by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and HSBC Bank USA.
ChoicePoint settles with 44 states
Nearly all of the country's state attorneys general will drop civil charges against ChoicePoint that allege it failed to adequately maintain the privacy and security of its consumers' personal information.
Industry lobby lands exacta at attorney-general's 'open' office
Greg Overstreet OLYMPIA -- Only two people have held the post of Washington state's open-government ombudsman since its creation in 2005 by Attorney General Rob McKenna.
DHHR response coming in McGraw controversy
CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Saying a draft has already been written, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources on Wednesday said the agency will soon respond to a letter from the federal Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.
Lewis preparing for AG run, wants McGraw out
Lewis MORGANTOWN, W. Va. - Losing the closest attorney general's race in West Virginia history three years ago may help Hiram Lewis stand out in a crowd of Republican competitors during the 2008 race.
Az. trial lawyers hoping Supreme Court reinstates chain lawsuits
Arizona Supreme Court building PHOENIX -- The Arizona Supreme Court could shortly overrule a recent product liability decision that had the state's personal injury lawyers howling.
Supreme Court ruling on teacher wages could Show-Me tax rises
Chief Justice Michael A. Wolff JEFFERSON CITY -- The Missouri Supreme Court has overturned a 60-year precedent that had prevented public employees from collectively bargaining with the state.
CALA: McGraw jeopardizing poor and disabled
McGraw CHARLESTON, W. Va. - While West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw continues to hand out money, the state's Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse says he may be putting the state's budget in a crunch.
Blumenthal criticizes federal agency
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - The Food and Drug Administration is allowing sunscreen makers to falsely label their products, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Monday.
Another student lender settles with Cuomo
Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Monday reached an agreement with Wells Fargo, meaning he has now settled with the five largest providers of student loans.
Gas stations not culprits on price rises, Ark. AG warns consumers
Dustin McDaniel FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Perhaps some state attorneys-general currently fretting over rising gas prices should give Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel a call.
Kentucky AG race set
FRANKFORT, Ky. - With current Attorney General Greg Stumbo stepping down to pursue another office, Kentucky received its next two candidates for his spot Tuesday.
McCollum: Price-fixer must pay
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - For the second time in the past year, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is suing a company that he believes unfairly fixed the price of gasoline.
Blumenthal sues Best Buy
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Its own computers have landed electronics chain Best Buy in trouble with Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.
Gas companies settle with Miss. AG
Hood JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood on Thursday announced five companies have settled with his office following an investigation of alleged post-Hurricane Katrina gasoline price-gouging.
Stumbo wants gas company attorneys booted from case
Stumbo FRANKFORT, Ky. - Because of a conflict of interest with the Gov. Ernie Fletcher's office, Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo says the law firm defending Marathon Oil in an $89-million price-gouging suit should be disqualified from the case.
McGraw not fazed by probing, dishes out more money
West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw at the opening of a Sesame Street health exhibit he helped to fund. CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Despite promises and a federal investigation, West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw on Wednesday handed out even more of the settlement funds gained in a 2004 agreement with Purdue Pharma.
Pricey Washington Supreme Court race obeyed rules: watchdog
Chief Justice Gerry Alexander Less than a week after last year's Washington Supreme Court election spending copped a roasting in a national survey, a state watchdog has given the ballot the all-clear.
Conn. SC: Insurance commissioner can't reach out-of-state business
HARTFORD, Conn. - Though it seemed to be performing business where it wasn't licensed to, American Transit Insurance Co. recently received a bit of good news from the Connecticut Supreme Court.