News from 2007
AG King hopes to get in middle of water controversy
King MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama Attorney General Troy King is hoping to intervene in a lawsuit that he says has put a severe financial strain on the water system in Birmingham and surrounding areas.
McCollum subpoenaing calling card companies
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum is worried about marketing tactics in the prepaid calling card industry and has launched an investigation.
Three AGs engineer settlement worth millions
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Another company has settled bid-rigging allegations brought by Connecticut, New York and Illinois, and will pay $115 million in doing so.
Report: Dann's actions providing target for Republicans
Dann CLEVELAND - A report in the Sunday Cleveland Plain Dealer chronicles the divide between Ohio's Republicans and Democratic Attorney General Marc Dann.
Dem. front-runner in Missouri AG race adds cash, gains opponent
Margaret Donnelly ST. LOUIS -- At least former Missouri Democratic House Minority Leader Jeff Harris will now have to spend some of that campaign cash he's socked away for his run at state attorney general in 2008.
Cuomo busy with water protection efforts
Cuomo NEW YORK - The majority of $8 million collected in five settlements by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will be used to protect the Bronx River from future water pollution and to expand an environmental protection program.
Gansler, coal company reach agreement
Gansler BALTIMORE - Mettiki Coal has settled allegations that it is polluting the air in Garrett County, Md., and will pay a $150,000 civil penalty.
Chicago water district sued over poisonous fumes that left workers dead
CHICAGO -- The surviving wife of a construction worker killed by poisonous fumes at the Stickney Water Reclamation Plant District last month is suing the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.
Mass. SC determines heating oil a pollutant while interpreting policy
Ireland BOSTON - According to the Massachusetts Supreme Court, the spill of home heating oil falls within a pollution exception of a heating and air conditioning company's liability insurance policy, and Allamerica Insurance Co. will not have to defend one of its customers.
Ohio SC delivers legal malpractice ruling
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Attorneys for majority owners of close corporations -- ones allowed by law to act more informally than a normal corporation -- may be sued for malpractice by minority owners, the Ohio Supreme Court recently decided.
Avandia study piques attorneys' interest at how-to-sue seminar
Mark Lanier CHICAGO - One million American diabetics take Avandia pills, and if more of them would suffer heart attacks attorneys could get rich.
McGraw gives OxyContin money to truancy agency
McGraw CHARLESTON - A truancy task force is the target of state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's latest appropriation of funds from his controversial 2004 settlement with prescription drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma.
AG Coakley settles suit over denied health care benefits
Coakley BOSTON - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed both complaints and consent judgments Tuesday against a pair of companies that she says did not provide health benefits required by state law.
Bid-rigging suit produces settlement for Blumenthal
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - Two hearing and air conditioning companies will pay penalties and cooperate with the State of Connecticut's investigation into the industry as a result of a settlement announced Tuesday.
Florida wants federal help for insurance crisis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The federal flood insurance program has been the subject of much debate and litigation in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, and the higher-ups in Florida think the answer to another possible insurance mess is another federal program.
Ore. AG's switch on gaming machines sends horse track back to barn
Hardy Myers SALEM -- The upcoming fall meet at Oregon's main horse track could be a non-starter due to pressure from Attorney General Hardy Myers over controversial gaming machines.
Cuomo will take on biggest of big business
Cuomo NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's latest target is ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil corporation.
Insurance broker out $2.6 mil in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The State of Florida and national insurance broker Willis Group Holdings have reached an agreement that will result in $2.6 million in reimbursement to consumers who alleged the company improperly collected undisclosed fees or commissions.
AG McDonnell: Legal environment crucial to economic growth
McDonnell RICHMOND, Va. - After his state again earned accolades for its ability to grow economically, Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell said a pro-business legal climate is a main reason why it is held in such high regard.
Rebuffed Mo. AG wants day in court to protest utility rate rise
Jay Nixon JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon clearly isn't done smacking around a local utility giant over its smaller-than-requested rate increase.