News from October 2008
Judge affirms block against W.Va. campaign disclosure laws
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - While West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office appeals, an injunction against recently passed campaign advertising disclosure laws will remain.
Countrywide settlement not impacted by case consolidation
Jerry Brown (D) SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-Representatives from the state attorneys general in Illinois and California say the $8.68 billion settlement negotiated in early October by the two states will not be impacted by last week's ruling to consolidate all such lawsuits into the federal court in San Diego.
Texas Supreme Court candidates rake in contributions
Craig McDonald AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Candidates for seats on the Texas Supreme Court are raking in campaign cash from likely sources, a judicial watchdog group told Legal Newsline on Monday.
AGs sue to block controversial meatpacking deal
Lori Swanson (D) CHICAGO (Legal Newsline)-Thirteen state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice are suing to block a Brazilian company's planned acquisition of one of the largest meat-packing companies in the United States.
Cooper seeks $1 million to continue TVA emissions lawsuit
Roy Cooper (D) RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline)-North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper says his office needs $1 million to continue bankrolling a lawsuit to force the Tennessee Valley Authority to cut emission at its power plants.
Gov. Blunt picks newest Mo. justice
Blunt JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Zel Fischer will replace Steven Limbaugh on the Missouri Supreme Court, having been appointed by Gov. Matt Blunt Wednesday.
McKenna settles with foreclosure rescuers
McKenna SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A defunct foreclosure rescue company on Wednesday reached an agreement with Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna after he accused it of ripping off customers.
Money matters disputed in Conn. nursing home operator's bankruptcy
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says he wants to make sure former residents of the nursing homes operated by Affinity Health Care are protected while the company goes through bankruptcy proceedings.
Refunds coming for some Md. renters
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler has stopped a property management company from refusing to return some applicants' security deposits and charging certain fees.
Remaining AGs not willfully handing over medical records in Eli Lilly case
Hood NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - As 33 state attorneys general celebrated the largest multi-state consumer protection-based pharmaceutical settlement ever, a few of their colleagues were opposing the disclosure of certain medical records to the same company.
Lawsuits expected to follow bottled water study
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Laboratory tests of popular brands of bottled water will result in at least one California lawsuit against retail giant Wal-Mart, according to the non-profit organization that conducted the study.
Colberg receives ethics complaint against Palin over Juneteenth snub
Sarah Palin (R) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline)-A complaint was filed this week with Alaska Attorney General Talis Colberg over the governor's failure to make a required annual Juneteenth Proclamation.
AG wants more transparency from company
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is again attacking AT&T, asking Wednesday for the state's utility board to investigate alleged anti-competitive bidding and contracting practices.
Contributions becoming obstacle on W.Va. SC, candidates say
Walker CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - With the issue of recusal becoming larger on West Virginia's highest court, one Supreme Court candidate said Wednesday that she prefers not knowing who her contributors are while another said he wishes the public financed judicial campaigns.
Cuomo hammers AIG over bonuses, junkets
Andrew Cuomo (D) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)- American International Group Inc.'s board needs to stop generating "unwarranted and outrageous expenditures," New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has demanded.
Ohio State Bar lashes out at Democratic AG candidate
Richard Cordray (D) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-Ohio's Democratic nominee for attorney general Richard Cordray was out of line when he criticized his Republican opponent for representing a convicted embezzler, the Ohio State Bar Association said Wednesday.
Clinton poo-poohs idea of serving on Supreme Court
Hillary Clinton (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Sen. Hillary Clinton has said she has no interest in sitting on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Republicans hopeful about boosting number of AGs
Michael Gibbons (R-Mo.) ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Legal Newsline)-Despite Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's lead in the national polls and expectations that Republicans will lose seats in Congress, strategists say chances are good for GOP candidates for state attorneys general.
Critics: Schwarzenegger joins Brown in 'war on suburbs'
Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-A Wall Street Journal opinion article that claimed California Attorney General Jerry Brown had waged "war on the suburbs" continues to reverberate around rural and suburban towns in California.
McKenna notches endorsements
Rob McKenna (R) OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has notched a bevy of newspaper endorsements as he seeks a second term as the Evergreen State's chief legal officer.