News from May 2008
Ten AGs ask California court to stay gay marriage ruling
Mark Shurtleff SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-In a rare move, attorneys general from 10 states are urging the California Supreme Court to stay its ruling that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.
First suit filed by new Ohio AG
Rogers COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - A month of controversy and change in the Ohio Attorney General's office ended Friday with the simple filing of a lawsuit.
Analyst: Shurtleff a 'popular' AG; Democrats say he's vulnerable
Mark Shurtleff SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline)-Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is almost sure to be re-elected to a third term, barring any unforeseen scandals involving the Republican, political analysts told Legal Newsline.
Gansler demands registration from health clubs
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler wants four business owners to get the proper license before they can continue selling health club services.
McCollum sues Web-based medical education company
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal NewsLine) - Attorney General Bill McCollum has sued a Marathon Internet medical education company for allegedly misrepresenting the quality of training it provides to nurses.
Lawyer vows to appeal $26 million Vioxx reversal
W. Mark Lanier HOUSTON, Texas (Legal Newsline)--The famed Houston plaintiffs' attorney who Thursday saw a Texas appeals court toss out his client's $26.1 million verdict against Merck & Co. Inc. over the company's drug Vioxx said his client will appeal.
Five weeks until Scruggs learns fate
Scruggs OXFORD, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - More than two months after pleading guilty to a judicial bribery scheme, famed plaintiffs attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs received the date of his sentencing hearing Thursday.
Shell Oil, Army to give Colorado $35 million for clean-up
DENVER, Colo. (Legal Newsline)-Colorado will get $35 million to help clean up and restore a former chemical weapons manufacturing site on the outskirts of Denver, the attorney general announced Thursday.
Blumenthal trying to take down drug company
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is claiming a major pharmaceutical company violated federal racketeering laws when it artificially inflated the cost of drugs.
Cuomo to art exhibit: Document dead bodies
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A settlement between New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo will require an art exhibit promoter to show the cause of death and origins of the cadavers used in one of its exhibits.
Appeals courts overturn Vioxx verdicts
(Legal Newsline) - Merck & Co. Inc. notched two major legal victories Thursday, with appeals courts in Texas and New Jersey tossing verdicts against the drugmaker involving the painkiller Vioxx.
Abbott, Democratic Party settle voter fraud lawsuit; both sides claims victory
Greg Abbot AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has agreed not to target people who collect others' mail-in ballots for them as part of a settlement with the Texas Democratic Party.
Business climate too bad to expand in W. Va., company says
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Legal Newsline) - One of the country's largest natural gas producers will not construct a state-of-the-art building in Charleston to use as the head of its eastern operations, citing the West Virginia Supreme Court's refusal to hear its appeal of a $405 million verdict against it.
Mukasey: South Florida a hotbed of Medicare fraud
Michael Mukasey MIAMI, Fla. (Legal Newsline)-Medicare fraud in South Florida accounts for about one in five of the criminal cases brought nationwide over the last year, U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey said Wednesday.
Superdelegate AGs courted by Obama, Clinton camps
Terry Goddard (Ariz.) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- A small handful of state attorneys general are among the nearly 800 Democratic leaders who will likely decide who will be their party's presidential nominee.
Horton narrowly re-elected to Idaho Supreme Court
Joel Horton BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline)- Idaho Supreme Court Justice Joel Horton has won re-election to the state's highest court after narrowly defeating a state district court judge who challenged him.
Mr. Lubie settles with Mr. Carter
Carter INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Though they allegedly didn't get the brand of oil they paid for, customers of an Indiana oil change company will soon be getting a refund.
Wisconsin Supreme Court reprimands one of its own
Annette Ziegler MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline)-The Wisconsin Supreme Court reprimanded one of its own on Wednesday for conflicts of interest during cases she presided over while a circuit court judge.
State will pay 26K to settle lawsuit against AG Nixon
Nixon JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - After more than three years of litigation, a quadriplegic attorney who claims Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon would not hire her because of her disability appears to have settled her case.
Hospitals back Madigan's price cap proposal for the uninsured
Lisa Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Legislation drafted by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan that would limit the amount of money hospitals can charge certain uninsured patients is winding its way through the state Legislature.