News from October 2008
Cuomo keeping a close eye on Wall Street firms
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - American International Group won't be the only bailout beneficiary being watched by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
R.I. officials fed up with squabble over speaking time at U.S. Supreme Court
Lynch PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - The State of Rhode Island is calling on noted attorney Theodore Olson to express its stance on a land trust case that goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.
Arkansas justices hear arguments in payday lending case
Arkansas Supreme Court justices LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline)-The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments over whether payday lenders can charge triple-digit interest rates in violation of the state's constitution.
Wisconsin AG to dispatch agents to supervise election
J.B. Van Hollen (R) MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -After having his lawsuit to force elections officials to verify voter information, Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen has decided to send special agents to supervise polling places.
Democrats expected to retain open AG seats
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Of the five open state attorney general seats up for election Tuesday, Democrats are expected to win all of the races but one -- the one seat currently held by a Republican, polls indicate.
New Hampshire man ordered to pay $100K over groundwater contamination
Kelly Ayotte (D) CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) -- The Hillsborough County Superior
Court in New Hampshire has ruled that a Windsor resident must pay
$100,000 for severely contaminating the groundwater at his property.
Minnesota AG opposed to airline merger
Lori Swanson (D) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (Legal Newsline) -- The Minnesota state attorney general has released a statement on an impending merger of two airlines and their potential impact on covenants one of the airlines made with the state.
Madigan sues bassinet maker after two deaths
Lisa Madigan (D) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) -- The makers of a bassinet that has caused the deaths of two infants in Illinois now face a product recall and lawsuit from the state of Illinois.
Greear has final fundraising questions for McGraw
Greear CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Days before the election, Republican Attorney General candidate Dan Greear is curious why a fundraiser was held for opponent Darrell McGraw in Boston last October.
Commerce Secretary calls for legal reforms
Carlos Gutierrez WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Enacting legal reforms to encourage investment would help jumpstart the nation's economic recovery, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Wednesday.
Former Tenn. chief justice doesn't take long finding job
Barker CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Weeks after leaving Tennessee's highest court, William Barker has joined Chattanooga law firm Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel.
West Virginia's supreme court candidates, in their own words
Walker SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The three candidates for the West Virginia Supreme Court spoke about issues facing the court Oct. 22 in a forum at Shepherd University's Frank Arts Center.
Sorrell settles with Vermont food company
William Sorrell (D) MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) -- Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell's office has announced a settlement with an in-state pasta sauce company that was charged with mislabeling food products.
Iowa kosher meatpacking plant charged $10 million fine
Tom Miller (D) IOWA CITY, Iowa (Legal Newsline)- A kosher meatpacking plant in Iowa has been charged a $10 million fine for allegedly violating a bevy of state labor laws, officials said Wednesday.
Georgia's chief justice to retire in 2009
Leah Ward Sears ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) -- Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice
Leah Ward Sears announced Wednesday that she is leaving the court in June 2009.
Ex-wife and family bolster opponent in Mo. AG race
Mike Gibbons (R) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline)-Missouri's Republican attorney general candidate, state Sen. Mike Gibbons, continues to rake in big contributions from the family of his Democratic opponent's ex-wife.
Colorado AG: Voters should not be reinstated
John Suthers (R) DENVER, Colo. (Legal Newsline)-Thousands of Colorado voters whose names were removed from state records should not be reinstated, state Attorney General John Suthers said in court papers this week.
Mass. construction companies agree to fines
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Two Massachusetts construction companies that failed to pay employees and keep proper records on public works projects have reached agreements with state Attorney General Martha Coakley's office.
Hood, Entergy make cases over records request
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The intentions of Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood were discussed Monday at a hearing concerning his request for information from energy provider Entergy.
Panel selected - again - to hear complaint over Wis. justice's rape ad
Gableman MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Court of Appeals Chief Judge Richard Brown has decided which three judges will hear the ethics complaint against Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman, days after withdrawing his original order.