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News published on Legal Newsline in November 2007

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News from November 2007


State Farm turns tables, sues AG Hood

By John O'Brien |
Hood JACKSON, Miss. - Insurance giant State Farm says Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is harassing it and recently filed suit against him.

AT&T comes out on top in Internet TV case

By John O'Brien |
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - AT&T apparently earned the final legal victory Wednesday in a long-running dispute with the State of Connecticut when a Superior Court judge ruled that the company may operate its Internet television service without a cable license.

Exxon relieved of $3 billion obligation

By John O'Brien |
Parker MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Exxon does not owe the State of Alabama punitive damages in a dispute over royalties, the state's Supreme Court ruled Thursday in shrinking a 2003 jury award by almost $3 billion.

Cuomo says company inflated home appraisals

By John O'Brien |
Cuomo NEW YORK - One of the country's largest real estate appraisal management companies is the target of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's latest lawsuit.

Blumenthal suing federal agency

By John O'Brien |
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Calling one of its recent decisions "unacceptable," Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has decided to file suit against the Federal Aviation Agency.

Sherwin-Williams slams AG Lynch, Motley Rice in motion

By John O'Brien |
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - One of the paint companies found liable in Rhode Island's landmark lead paint case had a clear message for state Attorney General Patrick Lynch in a motion filed Wednesday.

TX public-land boss says mountains unwanted - UPDATE

By Legal News Line |
Jerry Patterson AUSTIN -- The office of Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson says he didn't block the federal National Park Service (NPS) from acquiring a state-owned mountain range now up for sale.