News from September 2008
Missouri AG candidate vows to boost cyber-crime fighting
Michael Gibbons (R) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline)-State Sen. Michael Gibbons, the Republican nominee for Missouri attorney general, says if elected he would create a task force to tackle cyber-crimes, including identity theft and child exploitation.
Trip to dentist even more nightmarish, Coakley claims
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is attacking more than a dozen individuals and corporations that allegedly exploited dental patients to steal money from their insurers.
W.Va. SC sends Ohio plaintiff packing
Benjamin CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Having a West Virginia-based attorney who received communications from an insurance company does not mean an out-of-state plaintiff can file suit in West Virginia, the state Supreme Court recently ruled.
Brown cracks down on doctor shopping
Jerry Brown (D) LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown said a crackdown on rampant prescription drug fraud has turned up fifty abusers who average more than 100 doctor and pharmacy visits seeking huge quantities of addictive drugs like Valium, Vicodin and Oxycontin.
Two Colo. SC justices on November ballot
Allison Eid DENVER, Colo. (Legal Newsline)-Voters in Colorado will decide in November whether to retain two state Supreme Court justices and six judges on the state Court of Appeals.
Four states, federal government share $9.9 million Medicaid fraud settlement
DEERFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Florida, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Michigan will be receiving money from Walgreen Co., an Illinois-based pharmacy chain, as part of a $9.9 million Medicaid fraud settlement.
Omaha food company returns $100,000 to consumers
Jon Bruning (R) LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline)-A former Omaha, Neb., food company is returning more than $100,000 to 34 Nebraska consumers, Attorney General Jon Bruning said Tuesday.
Gov. Bredesen goes with experience in Tenn. SC appointment
Lee NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge Sharon Lee has been appointed to the state's Supreme Court by Gov. Phil Bredesen.
Supreme Court: Judge can't refuse pay raise
Joan Orie Melvin (R) HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) --A Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge has been told by the State Supreme Court, in a one sentence ruling, that she cannot refuse an 11 percent pay raise.
Brown, Gore claim green opportunity could help financial crisis
Jerry Brown (D) SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline)--California Attorney General Jerry Brown and former Vice President Al Gore enjoyed enthusiastic support from the crowd recently gathered in the Silicon Valley for a convention touting the future in green-building, development and economic opportunity.
San Antonio rehab facility sued for identity protection violations
Greg Abbott (R) SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Legal Newsline) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed charges against a San Antonio-based company for failing to protect its customers' personal information.
Campaign complaint against McKenna dismissed
Rob McKenna (R) OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)-State elections officials in Washington have dismissed a complaint against Attorney General Rob McKenna over public service announcements featuring the Republican.
Bill would limit FDA pre-emption
Jeffrey Axelrad WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A push in Congress to broaden product liability to federally approved medical devices could threaten future development of live-saving technology, a legal expert told Legal Newsline.
Report: Foreclosure rescue efforts fall short
Terry Goddard (D) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-Industry efforts to keep U.S. homeowners from lapsing into foreclosure have decreased, a report by state attorneys general and banking regulators said Monday.
Drug manufacturer reaches $425 million fraud settlement
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- Cephalon, a Frazer, Pa.-based drug manufacturer, has announced a $425 million Medicaid fraud settlement for off-label drug marketing.
Chief Justice: California courthouses are crumbling
Ronald George MONTEREY, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Chief Justice Ronald George continued his career-defining effort to make the state's judicial system more efficient during his State of the Judiciary speech at the State Bar Meeting on Saturday.
GOP gubernatorial candidate seeks to curb trial lawyer influence
Kenny Hulshof (R) JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline)-Attorneys should be taken off a panel that nominates candidates for the Missouri Supreme Court and be replaced by retired judges, the Republican candidate for governor says.
Ohio Supreme Court upholds early voting
Jennifer Brunner (D) COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline)--The Ohio Supreme Court today upheld a weeklong window during which new voters can register and cast an absentee ballot on the same day
New U.S. Supreme Court term begins next week
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes next week for a term that will be conducted under the backdrop of November's presidential election.
Calif. AG wants disclosure of prison plan
Jerry Brown (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a motion in federal court on Friday, demanding public disclosure of Federal Receiver J. Clark Kelso's $8 billion construction plan.