News from 2007
Miller returns to the used-car-dealership lawsuit well
Tom Miller DES MOINES -- Just over two months after settling his last lawsuit against an auto dealership, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has launched his next one.
MDL Panel: Clearinghouse for mass torts
U.S. District Judge Frederick Motz of Maryland ST. LOUIS -- Shopping for a judge takes nerve, especially when an attorney only gets four or five minutes to do it.
Georgia Chief Justice applauds state's business-friendly reputation
Sears ATLANTA - Leah Ward Sears, the Chief Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court, said Wednesday that her court's reputation has helped the state's economy and suggested that it take another step.
Tenn. SC disagrees with trial court
Justice Holder NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee's Supreme Court decided Wednesday that a trial court erred in ruling that a worker had passed the statute of limitations to make a Workers' Compensation claim and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Nixon gains crucial exposure for '08 governor run
Jay Nixon JEFFERSON CITY -- Democrat Attorney General Jay Nixon, the early front-runner for the Missouri governor's mansion, scored another PR strike last night.
Deep fryer causes deep headaches for McDonald's
CHICAGO -- A McDonald's employee's slip and fall into a deep fryer in 2001 instigated a legal battle that still has not reached trial, despite the efforts of a plaintiff's firm that smells cash (and grease).
Miller's legal actions against landfills joins growing list
Tom Miller DES MOINES - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller yesterday jumped on the landfill-lawsuit bandwagon by filing suits against four separate Iowa-based landfill operators.
'Monkey' off State Farm's back after settlement, attorney says
With several thousand class-action claims and individual lawsuits originating from an alleged lack of coverage after Hurricane Katrina left to settle, State Farm Insurance Company at least has step one out of the way.
Blumenthal tops group's list of 10 worst AGs
Blumenthal WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A new study focusing on what one organization feels is an abuse of power was released Wednesday, naming the 10 worst state attorneys general in recent history.
McKenna kicks off eminent-domain reform push today
Rob McKenna OLYMPIA -- Washington's Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna has joined his counterpart in Virginia in seeking legislative changes to his state's eminent domain law in 2007.
Madigan likely charting course to governor run
Madigan SPRINGFIELD - The next Illinois gubernatorial campaign, it seems, has already begun.
Hood, State Farm reach settlement
Hood JACKSON, Miss. - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced Tuesday that his office has reached a settlement with State Farm Insurance Company over damage done to homes by Hurricane Katrina.
Bayer settles with AGs 'to avoid unnecessary expense'
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell was one of 30 attorneys general who announced a settlement with Bayer Corp. Tuesday, resolving an investigation into a drug designed by the company to lower cholesterol that was taken off the market more than five years ago.
Attorney not allowed to bash business, Mass. SC says
Greaney BOSTON - The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled against a high-profile Boston attorney who claims he was shielded from liability for publishing allegedly defamatory statements against a business.
Madigan turns up heat on disputed Zyprexa lawsuit
SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois attorney general Lisa Madigan has ratcheted up the pressure on pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly over a controversial drug-marketing lawsuit that has drawn fire from reform advocates.
More states taking shots at text-message 'spammers'
Lisa Madigan SPRINGFIELD -- Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is the latest to jump into the growing pool of lawsuits over so-called "text-message spamming."
Pa. SC: Homosexual taunts triggered post-traumatic stress disorder, miner entitled to compensation
Baer HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's Supreme Court recently overturned a Commonwealth Court order denying the claim of a mine worker who says homosexual comments made by a supervisor triggered his post-traumatic stress disorder.
Mich. AG supports automobile manufacturers in California's global warming case
Cox LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox said Friday that he has filed a brief in support of the six automobile manufacturers sued by former California Attorney General Bill Lockyer.
Fighting continues among Michigan justices
Taylor LANSING, Mich. - Michigan Supreme Court Justice Clifford Taylor said Friday that fellow justice Elizabeth Weaver needs to offer some proof in support of her allegations of unprofessional conduct or concentrate on doing her job.
Mississippi - Jim Hood
Jim Hood