News from July 2008
Myers sues feds over Oregon dams
Hardy Myers (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregon Attorney General Hardy Myers on Tuesday filed a supplemental complaint against the federal government over how it operates dams along the Columbia and Snake Rivers.
Not just AGs sicking outside counsel on big business
Rendell PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for Janssen Pharmaceutica, fighting a collection of suits over the company's antipsychotic drug Risperdal, are trying to make sure a major Houston-based plaintiffs firm isn't steering the Governor's office in Pennsylvania.
Bailey's contributions at issue in Pennsylvania case
Mike Perrin, Ken Bailey's law partner PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Attorney Kenneth Bailey has inspired a lot of headlines by making money, and a few more by giving it out.
AG warns of fast talking magazine salespeople
Wayne Stenehjem BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline)-Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem on Tuesday warned residents about fast talking door-to-door magazine sales crews working in Bismarck and other cities across the state.
Colossus attorney's group already generated $73 million in fees
TEXARKANA, Ark. - When John C. Goodson stands before Miller County District Judge Kirk Johnson to advance America's biggest lawsuit, Goodson stands where Johnson used to stand and Johnson sits where Goodson's father used to sit.
Attorneys general to testify before Congress on polygamous sect
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A group of state attorneys general will testify before a U.S. Senate panel investigating a polygamous sect in Texas, Utah and Colorado, officials said.
Old Calif. nemesis part of new lawsuit filed by AG
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California's state bird may be the quail, but its unofficial state nemesis is the tiny fruit fly. And once again, it may be back.
Brown campaign violation deemed 'minor'
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-A published report in Monday's Los Angeles Times claimed several influential California legislators along with Attorney General Jerry Brown were "quietly let off the hook," for campaign finance violations.
Trio of plaintiffs lawyer-friendly candidates lost in May, CALA says
Cohen CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Legal Newsline) - A West Virginia legal reform group is happy that three candidates for the state legislature who were heavily backed by personal injury lawyers didn't make it past the primary election.
Blumenthal target fined for contempt
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Things are going from bad to worse for a tractor trailer school under attack by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.
Gansler will fight to preserve complaints against stockbrokers
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler on Monday received the go-ahead to participate in a public records issue, with the intention of protecting the complaints of unhappy consumers against stockbrokers.
Ayotte's landfill suit reaches quick conclusion
Ayotte CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - A state judge on Monday approved New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's settlement with a lighting equipment company that she says dumped more than 15,000 pounds of hazardous waste into a landfill.
Oklahoma AG featured in anti-gay campaign flyer
W.A. Drew Edmondson (D) OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline)-Oklahoma Attorney General W.A. Drew Edmondson is featured in a county commissioner's anti-gay campaign comic book.
Madigan gets AT&T Illinois customers refunds, rate freeze
Lisa Madigan (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has reached a multi-million dollar settlement agreement with AT&T Illinois that provides customer refunds and freezes call rates.
Democrats file ethics complaint against Washington AG
John Ladenburg (D) OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-The Washington state Democratic Party has filed a complaint with the state's elections watchdog over public service announcements featuring Attorney General Rob McKenna.
Utah AG allows workers a 4-day work week
Mark Shurtleff (R) SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline)-The Utah attorney general's office is allowing its staff to work four 10-hour days, under a plan by Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.
Judiciary Committee to probe 'pro-business' Supreme Court rulings
Patrick Leahy (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Wednesday to discuss recent Supreme Court decisions that critics say have unfairly favored big business.
Brown warned by political watchdog
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown has avoided being fined for violations of campaign finance laws, a published report said Monday.
Justices say city must pay $3.8 million over car crash
South Dakota Supreme Court justices PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline)--The South Dakota Supreme Court says Rapid City must pay $3.85 million in damages to the parents of a teenager who suffered brain damage after being trapped underwater following a car crash.
Ex-governors urge court to block 'get out of jail free' proposition
Pete Wilson (R) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - While California's controversial Proposition 8 has drawn attention from across the country, a lesser known proposition - called the 'get out of jail free' card by its opponents -- is now headed to the California Supreme Court for consideration.