News from September 2009
Van Hollen settles with drilling company
Van Hollen WAUSAU, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen on Wednesday reached a settlement with a Marathon County-based drilling company over allegations the business violated state natural resources laws.
McKenna prohibits new water wells
McKenna YAKIMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has sided with the state Department of Ecology in its ongoing dispute over new water wells in Kittitas County.
Frank: Agency needed to regulate financial industry
Frank WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, who introduced a consumer protection bill affecting state attorneys general, told a House committee Wednesday that the Federal Reserve should not be trusted to have consumers' best interest in mind.
King says N.M prepared to fight environmental crimes
King ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) - New Mexico Attorney General Gary King on Monday announced his office has stepped up efforts in combating environmental crimes.
Brown sues Beverly Hills money manager
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed a securities fraud lawsuit on Tuesday against Beverly Hills investment advisor Stanley Chais.
Iowa AG asked to investigate film tax credit program
Chet Culver (D) DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline)--Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has been asked by the governor to investigate a state tax credit program aimed at helping the motion picture industry.
Michigan judge runs for AG
Bill Schuette (D) LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline)-Bill Schuette, a former Court of Appeals judge in Michigan, has announced that he will run for attorney general in 2010.
Alaska AG to defend cruise ship tax
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline)--Alaska Attorney General Dan Sullivan says he will defend the state against a lawsuit challenging the cruise ship passenger head tax.
State AGs hail ruling in greenhouse gas case
Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)--States may sue power companies over carbon dioxide emissions, a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday, drawing praise from at least two state attorneys general.
Tombstone companies' assets frozen
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A temporary injunction and asset freeze has been granted against two Tennessee individuals who allegedly took orders for tombstones and grave markers that were either delivered late or not delivered at all.
Conn. historical society ordered to pay for repairs
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Failure to properly use trust money by a historical society to maintain an 18th Century home has netted the society an order to pay $30,000 in restitution to repair the home.
Zyprexa settlements piling up, four states remain
Weinstein NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - All but four states out of a group of 12 have settlements in place with Eli Lilly & Co., it was revealed Monday during a hearing.
Minn. judge suspended
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline)-District Judge Timothy Blakely has been suspended without pay for six months for receiving discounts on his legal fees after directing cases to his divorce attorney.
Wisconsin AG defends council against judge's First Amendment challenge
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - The Wisconsin Department of Justice defended its judicial code that does not allow judges to join political parties in front of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
N.J. attorney general files suit against Hoboken university‏
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey's attorney general has filed suit against a Hoboken university, its president and its chairman of the board of trustees, leveling a 16-count civil complaint against them.
Delta settles with Mass. AG over payroll issue
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Delta Air Lines Inc. has agreed to a $35,000 settlement with the Massachusetts attorney general to resolve allegations that certain workers were not paid on a schedule permissible under Massachusetts Law.
Zoeller reaches agreement with city over water dispute
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and the city of Jefferson has reached an agreement after the city allegedly violated the Federal Clean Water Act.
Coakley sues developers
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is suing Acton-based Crossroads Development LLC, its owners James Fenton and Michael Jeanson, as well as a related contractor, James Fenton & Son Contracting, Inc. (JF&S) for violating the False Claims Act.
Republican calls on Calif. lawmakers to enact tort reforms
Curt Hagman (R) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)--Enacting legal reforms in California would help save jobs and jumpstart the Golden State's sluggish economy, a Republican leader said Friday.
Wilkins to leave Utah Supreme Court
Michael Wilkins SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline)--Utah Supreme Court Justice Michael Wilkins has said he plans to leave the high court next year.