News from October 2008
Cuomo tells AIG not to pay former executives
Cuomo ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is withholding the pay of the ex-CEO of troubled insurance and financial services company American International Group.
Ohio Republican AG candidate proposes small business hotline
Mike Crites (R) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-Mike Crities, the Republican candidate for Ohio attorney general, on Tuesday proposed the creation of a small business hotline within the AG's office.
San Francisco begins belt tightening
Gavin Newsom (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-The country's economic woes have reached the one city that even a few months ago seemed immune thanks to a tourist economy fueled by the rising value of the Euro.
Poll: Voters want state judges to run in non-partisan races
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline)-Americans overwhelmingly say they prefer to be able to elect their state court judges in non-partisan races, a poll indicates.
Panel selected to hear complaint against justice's rape ad
Gableman MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Recently elected Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman received good news and bad news Wednesday.
Pfizer settles with 34 states over Celebrex, Bextra marketing
Lisa Madigan (D) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)- Pfizer Inc. has settled with 34 state attorneys general over complaints that the pharmaceutical company illegally marketed its Bextra and Celebrex medications.
Eli Lilly close to resolving federal charges
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Prescription drug manufacturer Eli Lilly and Co. said Tuesday that it will resolve a federal investigation by taking a $1.4 billion charge in the third quarter of this fiscal year.
Cuomo has eyes on nursing home industry
Cuomo BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Hidden cameras in nursing homes have resulted in 26 convictions of workers accused of endangering patients' health and falsifying records, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.
Texas SC justices get nod from leading tort reform group
Wallace Jefferson (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-Texans for Lawsuit Reform says the three state Supreme Court justices running for re-election deserve another six-year term.
Nickles reaches settlement in mortgage rescue scam
Peter Nickles WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The District of Columbia's acting attorney general has entered into a consent order with two companies accused of participating in the Metropolitan Money Store mortgage rescue scam.
Pennsylvania SC allows Barr on the Nov. 4 ballot
Bob Barr (L) HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline)-The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has said Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr can be on the Keystone State's Nov. 4 ballot, alongside Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama.
Eight apply for upcoming Kansas SC vacancy
Kay McFarland TOPEKA, Kansas (Legal Newsline)--Eight people have applied for the Kansas state Supreme Court seat being vacated by longtime Chief Justice Kay McFarland.
Stanford professor appointed special master in states' water battle
Barton "Buzz" Thompson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appointed a Stanford law professor to sort out the facts in a water dispute between Montana and Wyoming.
Biden calls on companies to stop use of toxic chemical in baby products
Beau Biden (D) WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) -- Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden has sent letters to 11 companies urging them to stop using a potentially harmful chemical in baby bottles and formula containers.
Republican AG candidates pledge greater transparency
Mike Crites, R-Ohio. COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)-The Republican candidates for attorney general in Ohio and West Virginia have pledged to run their respective offices with a greater degree of transparency and accountability.
Newspapers: Pennsylvanians should re-elect Corbett
Tom Corbett (R) HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has notched glowing endorsements from two of the Keystone State's largest newspapers.
Mass. contractor agrees to $10,000 in fines
Martha Coakley (D) BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Massachusetts construction company that violated the state's independent contractor, overtime and records keeping laws has agreed to pay almost $10,000 in fines.
Lawsuit could delay Exxon Valdez payments
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) -The first payment to victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill could be delayed because of a lawsuit filed by a fish processing plant that objects to how the money is set to be allocated.
Corbett files suit against Allentown warranty business
Tom Corbett (R) HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett has filed a lawsuit against an Allentown-based used car warranty business for violations of the state's Consumer Protection Law.
Milgram: Foreclosure rescue schemes nothing but fraud
Milgram TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram has filed a pair of lawsuits, alleging fraud and racketeering on the part of 37 defendants associated with the mortgage loan industry.