News from 2007
Dann pulls plug on contributor's contract
Dann COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann recently terminated the contract his office gave to a Sandusky law firm because one of its partners contributed too much money to Dann's campaign.
Del. SC gives med-mal loser another trial
Chief Justice Myron Steele DOVER, Del. - A witness apparently brought too much evidence with him to a medical malpractice trial, and the plaintiff will now get a second chance.
Asbestos defendants will get appeal, Ohio SC says
O'Donnell COLUMBUS, Ohio - An appellate court was wrong not to hear the case of asbestos defendants who want the cases against them tossed out of a special asbestos court, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
AG hopeful would take 'hard look' at Stumbo's signature suits
Lee LEXINGTON, Ky. - With the general election a month away, Kentucky's Attorney General candidates talked business regulation at a debate Monday.
Circuit judge appointed to Va. High Court
Kaine, left, and Goodwyn RICHMOND - Having found itself without its longest serving member, the Virginia Supreme Court can now welcome its newest.
McGraw finds, sues home improvement business
McGraw CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Changing its name didn't stop one Kanawha County business from being sued by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
Stumbo, trial lawyer suing OxyContin maker
Stumbo PIKEVILLE, Ky. - The Commonwealth of Kentucky became the latest to jump on prescription drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma, filing a lawsuit Friday over the company's controversial painkiller OxyContin.
Power provider settles with states, feds
Coakley BOSTON - In a settlement considered the largest over allegations of violations of the federal New Source Review Program brought against a major power producer, American Electric Power resolved claims that it illegally refurbished its power plants.
Report: Dann replaced counsel with Democratic contributors
Dann COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann's decision to change the lead counsel on a fraud lawsuit against Fannie Mae was the subject of a report in Monday's Wall Street Journal.
Reinsurance broker sued by Blumenthal
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - One of the world's largest reinsurance brokers has been violating antitrust laws by fixing prices and manipulating markets for nearly 50 years, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is alleging.
Missouri AG won't campaign on state dime - UPDATE
Jay Nixon JEFFERSON CITY -- Missouri Attorney General and 2008 gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon has backtracked on his use of state-funded cars and security detail to attend his own campaign rallies.
Justice Starcher has nothing to add in recusal controversy
Starcher CHARLESTON, W. Va. - West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher has again refused to step down from a pending case Friday, filing his second response to motions submitted by an airline company.
Blumenthal celebrating Internet TV ruling
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. - A federal judge decided Tuesday that she will not reconsider her July ruling that requires AT&T's budding Internet television service be regulated like cable TV.
CALA: Starcher again an embarrassment
Starcher CHARLESTON, W. Va. - Citing his long history of creating headlines from behind the bench that began in a high-profile rape case almost 14 years ago, a West Virginia legal watchdog group on Wednesday called for the resignation of state Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher.
Business group wants McGraw money given to Workers' Comp
McGraw CHARLESTON, W. Va. - The federal government isn't the only one demanding money from West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's controversial OxyContin settlement.
Colo. miners dispute Suthers' logic on coal-tax changes
John Suthers DENVER -- Colorado's powerful coal lobby is trying to stop the unfreezing of a coal tax rate that was supported in summer by Attorney General John Suthers.
Maine Gov.'s nominee aces interviews, joins Supreme Ct.
Maine Superior Court AUGUSTA -- A former Maine Superior Court judge who has worked her way up through the state's judicial ranks has now joined its highest bench.
State Farm settles case in Fla.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State Farm Insurance and the State of Florida reached a $46 million settlement Tuesday that ends allegations State Farm unfairly treated its policyholders.
Report: Dann following teachers' lead
Dann COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann was merely following the suggestion of a teachers union when he decided to sue several allegedly underperforming charter schools, a report in Tuesday's Columbus Dispatch argues.
Opinions of Supreme Court linked to party politics: poll
U.S. Supreme Court WASHINGTON, DC -- Barely half of Americans approve of how the United States Supreme Court (USSC) is doing its job, according to a recent opinion poll released the day after the Court's fall session began.