News from October 2009
N.M. construction workers benefit from settlement
King ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) - Thirty-seven construction workers in Farmington, N.M., will receive funds from a settlement totaling $236,000 from a local subcontractor who refused to pay them the prevailing wage and coerced the workers not to report the action.
Challenge to Utah pornography law dismissed
Shurtleff SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - Utah has claimed a victory in its continuing battle to stop the pornography industry from e-mailing or sending text messages to children.
FOIA problem likely over soon in AG King's CMS case
King MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Troy King's dispute with the federal Medicaid agency over a Freedom of Information Act request may soon be resolved.
Iowa AG investigates state's film office
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller on Monday announced his office is opening criminal investigations into the State's film office tax credit program.
Court sides with Blumenthal in junkyard cleanup case
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has been granted a contempt of court order against a North Branford-based junkyard after the owner refused to cleanup environmental waste.
Coakley sues health club over broken promise of new center
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing a Taunton-based health club, its manager and an employee over allegations of consumer fraud.
Kroger calls on Holder to defend Roadless Rule
John Kroger (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregon Attorney General John Kroger is urging the U.S. Department of Justice to fight hard to preserve wilderness areas from development.
Former Illinois AG considers run for governor
Jim Ryan (R) SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline)-Former Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan is considering a run for the Republican gubernatorial nomination next year.
Brown won't investigate former legislator
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)- California Attorney General Jerry Brown does not have plans to investigate a former state legislator who was captured on tape bragging about his trysts with a lobbyist.
Coakley petitions federal agency
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts has begun taking steps to enforce a gas furnace efficiency standard that is more strict than the federal standard, which could save consumers approximately $144 million in heating costs between 2013-2030.
McKenna: Be wary of magazine sellers
McKenna SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has issued a warning against those selling magazine subscriptions door-to-door claiming to be working for a charity.
Cuomo settles with Internet provider
Cuomo ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - An agreement has been reached with a Rochester-based company to pay $50,000 in refund and credits for failing to notify consumers properly about substantial early termination fees for its services.
W.Va. Chamber pushes tort reform for next legislative session
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Civil justice reform is one of the many areas the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce would like to see state lawmakers focus their efforts.
Georgia SC declines to hear power plant case
ATLANTA, Ga. (Legal Newsline)-The Georgia Supreme Court has declined to hear environmental groups' appeal of a planned coal-fired power plant's permit approvals.
Justices allow $35 million verdict against Family Dollar Stores to stand
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A $35 million judgement against Family Dollar Stores Inc. over not paying store managers overtime pay will be allowed to stand.
Kroger names lawyer to head new civil rights division
John Kroger (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Keeping with a campaign promise, Oregon Attorney General John Kroger on Monday named a lawyer to head his office's new civil rights division.
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear oil royalties case
U.S. Supreme Court building WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the federal government's appeal of a tax law that could cost taxpayers at least $19 billion in royalties on energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico.
Nevada SC: Casino not responsible for bounced guest's injuries
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline)-- The Nevada Supreme Court has ruled Primadonna Resort, now called Primm Valley Hotel, is not liable for injuries suffered by guest whom had been thrown out of the casino.
Blumenthal weighs in on Humana
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Friday sent a notice to five state health insurers asking them to produce materials they sent to their customers in regards to changes in Medicare coverage.
Shurtleff targets Bennett over health care bill
Mark Shurtleff (R) SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline)-Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on Friday hammered U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett, his fellow Utah Republican, for sponsoring health care legislation that will cost American jobs.