News from June 2008
Brown urged to investigate gas station accuracy
Rep. Jerry McNerney (D) WASHINGTON-California Attorney General Jerry Brown is being urged by U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney to investigate whether gas pumps in the state are shortchanging consumers.
Illinois AG to file suit against Countrywide Corp.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-The latest legal salvo to hit embattled mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. will come today from Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
Vt. McDonald's owner settles with Sorrell
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - A sexual harassment suit steered by Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell has been settled, and the operator of McDonald's restaurants in Rutland will pay for public service announcements instead of penalties to the State.
AGs call for federal shield law
Terry Goddard (D) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-A group of state attorneys general have outlined their support for the passage of a federal shield law for journalists.
Shurtleff released from hospital
Mark Shurtleff (R) SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline)-Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff was released from a hospital late Monday after doctors determined he is not suffering from a potentially deadly infection.
Missouri Supreme Court affirms midwifery law
Stephen Limbaugh Jr. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline)-A divided Missouri state Supreme Court on Tuesday reinstated a provision of a health care insurance law that allows midwives to deliver babies in the Show Me State.
Jersey will get paid by Rite Aid
Milgram NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The State of New Jersey settled its case against Rite Aid Corp. Monday, resolving allegations that the pharmacy chain sold expired products.
Harris endorsed by former Missouri Lt. Gov.
Jeff Harris (D) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline)-Missouri state Rep. Jeff Harris has been endorsed by former Lt. Gov. Joe Maxwell for attorney general, saying he is most able to defeat the Republican contender in November.
Cuomo again helps author bill
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Like some of his other projects, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's fight against attorneys he says are ripping off public retirement funds has resulted in proposed state legislation.
Nickles expected to be nominated DC attorney general
Peter Nickles WASHINGTON (Legal Newline)-District of Columbia Mayor Adrian Fenty plans to nominate Peter Nickles as the District's permanent attorney general, sources say.
Abbott sued by teachers' group
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is being sued by a teachers' group that wants to keep personal information gleaned from teacher background checks under wraps.
Shurtleff undergoes second surgery
Mark Shurleff (R) SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline)-Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on Monday underwent a second surgery for an infection he developed in his left leg.
Coakley to meet with Obama supporters
BOSTON (Legal Newsline)-Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley will be among Hillary Clinton supporters attending a meeting Thursday with key supporters of Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama.
Blumenthal helps find soldiers' remains
Richard Blumenthal (D) NEW HAVEN, Conn. (Legal Newsline)-Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is looking for state funds and experts to help in the search for the remains of 46 Continental Army soldiers who died in Milford, Conn., of smallpox in 1777.
Abbott reaches $600,000 settlement with EZCORP over its document handling
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Monday reached an agreement with a pawn and payday lending company to settle claims it dumped customer records in trash bins.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects asbestos appeal
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by W.R. Grace & Co. over the company's alleged release of asbestos from a Montana mine.
Vt. attorney general OKs hemp bill
Industrial hemp MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline)-Vermont could become the second state in the nation to allow farmers to grow hemp, following a ruling by the attorney general that a proposal to allow the crop is legal.
McCollum criticizes redistricting proposal
Bill McCollum (R) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline)-Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has voiced concern over a proposed constitutional amendment that would change how lawmakers draw legislative boundaries.
Court hears Calif. homeschool case; Brown urges judges to overturn ruling
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline)-Following a request by Attorney General Jerry Brown, a California appeals court today will reconsider a ruling that parents must hold teaching credentials to homeschool their children.
Critics work to overrun memo on corporate prosecution
Michael Mukasey WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A group of 32 former U.S. Attorneys are urging the chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a vote on legislation aimed at protecting attorney-client privilege for corporations.