News from 2007
Blumenthal backs FOIA request to Medicaid company
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Now that a legal aid attorney has requested information from a Medicaid provider, and Connecticut's Department of Social Services has agreed to release it, state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has said he will do whatever he can to make sure it is made public.
Supreme Court's appeal decision raises quid pro quo charges
Texas Supreme Court AUSTIN -- The Texas Supreme Court is in the midst of a campaign-contributions controversy after it chose to hear an appeal brought by one of its most generous benefactors.
New York High Court answers conversion question
Graffeo ALBANY, N.Y. - New York's Court of Appeals has decided that a conversion claim may be brought by a former Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. agent who says the company took information he needed when it reclaimed its computer.
AG McDonnell: Important reforms still present in transportation bill
McDonnell RICHMOND, Va. - In a recent statement, Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell sounded guardedly optimistic about changes made by Gov. Timothy Kaine to the GOP Transportation Bill.
AG Coakley concerned with rate plan
Coakley BOSTON - Cape Cod homeowners should expect a 25 percent increase in homeowners insurance rates for the second year in a row, and Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley isn't happy about it.
Stiffing illegals still draws penalties, Supreme Court rules
Justice Lawton Nuss Undocumented workers whose employers withhold their wages are covered by the same state law as legal employees, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled.
Breaux's governor hopes turn up heat on attorney general
Charles Foti The futures of some Louisiana Democrats could hinge on whether Attorney General Charles Foti decides if former U.S. Senator John Breaux can run for governor in 2008.
Cuomo files first student loan suit
Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday filed the first lawsuit in a nationwide investigation into the college loan industry.
Ohio AG suing Internet company
Dann COLUMBUS, Ohio - After receiving more than 50 complaints from consumers across the United States, Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann recently filed a lawsuit Friday that charges an Internet company with false advertising.
MassMutual internal reports not exempt from disclosure
Borden HARTFORD, Conn. - Connecticut's Supreme Court decided Monday that an internal investigation conducted by MassMutual Insuance Co. and provided to state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal may be released to a newspaper.
Insurer will pay Connecticut for storm drain problem
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - United States Fidelity & Guaranty, a division of St. Paul Travelers will pay the State of Connecticut $17.5 million to finish a storm-drain project, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced Thursday.
Conn. SC adopts new negligence rule
Palmer HARTFORD, Conn. - A business should have known customers would drop food on its floor and is liable for the injuries of a woman who fell on a piece of lettuce, the Connecticut Supreme Court recently concluded.
Landfill opponents overturn city ruling in Supreme Court
Justice Thomas R. Fitzgerald SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Supreme Court last week ruled that courts must review the decision of a state agency, not a local authority, in pollution cases.
Guice class denied certification, State Farm re-evaluating claims
Hood GULFPORT, Miss. - While the end result of each "slab case" is plainly obvious to the naked eye, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that a similar acceptance can not be made as it relates to the means by which the result occurred.
D.C. Court: Pro se Workers' Comp applicant may have been misled
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The District of Columbia Department of Employment Services may have caused a woman to untimely file for permanent total disability benefits, a recent D.C. Court of Appeals order remanding the case said.
Settlement freezes rate of AT&T's last regulated plan
LANSING, Mich. - AT&T's Michigan customers will save $1 a month as a result of a settlement called "significant" by Attorney General Mike Cox's office.
McGraw wins suit against funeral director
McGraw ELKINS - The owner of a funeral home will repay almost $35,000 she allegedly misappropriated funds from customers who prepaid for funerals.
Report: State-run company insuring huge amount
A recent report in the St. Petersburg Times says state-run Citizens Property Insurance has a $432 billion exposure to risk.
Blumenthal files brief against sex-themed shop
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - After stating more than a month ago that his office would not participate in the Town of Berlin's lawsuit against a sexually oriented business, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Monday in federal court filed a friend of the court brief in support of the town.
AG McGraw reaches agreement with out-of-state business
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Four West Virginia consumers who say they were unfairly bothered after defaulting on loans that are illegal in the state had their balances wiped out in a recent agreement between West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw and Advance America.