News from May 2007
Attorney-general's e-mail readers find cuckoo's egg in clutch
Rob McKenna (3rd from right) OLYMPIA -- Internet "phishing" scammers operating via Washington state appear to have pulled off the online equivalent of committing crimes with weapons stolen from the police.
MySpace: AGs must follow federal law
Blumenthal The social networking site MySpace.com says the attorneys general who requested information about its members did not follow the proper legal processes.
Blumenthal will look into electricity contracts
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Electricity energy sellers may have failed to deliver promised savings and stability to the municipalities that contracted them, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said Wednesday.
AG Coakley says she is saving businesses' money
Coakley BOSTON - With a settlement in this year's Workers' Compensation rate setting proceeding, businesses will save $170 million -- a 16.9 percent savings per business reduction from the last rate reduction in 2005.
McGraw settles with settlers
McGraw CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Four companies that offer debt settlement services have agreed to stop, West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw said Wednesday.
Attorney general's snub sparks class-action suit on electric co-op
Jan Soifer AUSTIN - A Texas customer has filed a class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest electric co-operative, her lawyer informed LegalNewsLine today.
AG joins growing list, bans all 'Cocaine' trafficking in Texas
Greg Abbott Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has temporarily given "Cocaine" the blow from his state.
Supreme Court tag team shows loose-lipped attorneys the ropes
Associate Justice Ming W. Chin SACRAMENTO -- California Supreme Court Associate Justices Joyce L. Kennard and Ming W. Chin are apparently quite the tag team when it comes to pulling wiseacre lawyers into line.
Challenge to Ga. law denied
Hunstein ATLANTA - Georgia's Supreme Court on Monday struck down the appeal of two men who challenged the constitutionality of the state's law prohibiting payday loans.
Florida fraught with fraud, securities attorney says
Tepper FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The attorneys general of Ohio and Utah complained Friday to several Congressmen that the Securities and Exchange Commission is not protecting investors.
AGs request information on MySpace members
Blumenthal Eight state attorneys general want the social networking website MySpace.com to release information about its members who are convicted sex offenders.
Stumbo offers price gouging evidence to Congress
Stumbo FRANKFORT, Ky. - The first attorney general to allege price gouging on the part of a major oil refinery, Kentucky's Greg Stumbo on Monday contacted Congress with an offer to share his evidence.
Pa., insurance company settle bid-rigging allegations
Corbett HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has reached a settlement with ACE, Limited, an insurance company he says engaged in bid-rigging practices.
AGs backing House investigation of SEC
Dann COLUMBUS, Ohio - Attorneys general Marc Dann of Ohio and Mark Shurtleff of Utah say the Securities and Exchange Commission has not been protecting investors and want to see more Congressional action.
Coakley settles with Workers' Comp carrier
Coakley BOSTON - As part of a settlement with Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, American International Group will pay $58.5 million to resolve allegations that it failed to pay certain surplus funds to the Commonwealth.
Lawyer disputes attorney general's read on co-op bosses' payments
Jan Soifer The state of Texas won't intervene in the latest dispute between the nation's largest electricity cooperative and some of its 200,000 customers, according to Attorney General Greg Abbott's office.
Kentucky fires shot against gas companies
Stumbo FRANKFORT, Ky. - Turns out Hurricane Katrina litigation doesn't end with insurance companies.
Attorney general wants state probe as FBI snares CEO, GOP figures
Ethan Berkowitz JUNEAU -- Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg this week launched state probes as a growing federal bribery and conspiracy scandal ensnares Republican lawmakers and energy executives.
RIAC gives into AG Lynch's demands
Lynch PROVIDENCE, R.I. - After Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch issued an "...or else" ultimatum, the Rhode Island Airport Corporation decided it better comply with the state's top lawyer.
AGs find new beverage problem
While some states fight to keep the energy drink Cocaine off their stores' shelves, twenty-eight state attorneys general have signed a letter sent to Anheuser-Busch that expresses their concern over the company's alcoholic energy drinks.