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News published on Legal Newsline in April 2010

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News from April 2010


McMaster's communication with NAAG kept confidential

By John O'Brien |
McMaster COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - Communication among the nation's state attorneys general can be kept confidential under the attorney-client privilege, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled.

Blumenthal upset with Fed

By Nick Rees |
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a letter to U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, called the Fed's draft credit card rules "woefully" inadequate and called for changes.

Cuomo earns victory over foreclosure rescue agency

By Nick Rees |
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has announced that the New York Supreme Court has favorably ruled on his lawsuit against one of the nation's largest foreclosure rescue services.

Louisiana judge awards $2.6 million in Chinese drywall lawsuit

By Kathy Woods |
NEW ORLEANS, La. (Legal Newsline)- A federal judge in Louisiana may have set the standards for thousands of homes tainted with sulfur-emitting drywall imported from China.

Tagged.com gets slapped by San Francisco DA

By Chris Rizo |
Kamala Harris (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-The social network Tagged has agreed to pay San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris's office $650,000 to settle claims that it sent millions of deceptive e-mail messages to consumers to build its membership.

Hood: No need to join health care challenge yet

By John O'Brien |
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood recently told Gov. Haley Barbour that he has no current plans to join the challenge to federal health care reform, but Barbour's position will be well-represented by those AGs who are.

N.Y. lawmaker running for AG

By John O'Brien |
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - State Sen. Eric Schneiderman will seek the Democratic nomination for this year's attorney general's race in New York.

White House quashes rumor of Clinton Supreme Court nomination

By Chris Rizo |
Barack Obama (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-U.S. President Barack Obama is not planning to nominate Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the Supreme Court, the White House said Monday.

ATRA surveying AG candidates on outside counsel contracts

By John O'Brien |
Joyce WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The American Tort Reform Association is asking candidates for attorney general in 29 states their views on hiring private lawyers to represent their respective offices on contingency fees.

Koster says settlement terms have been violated

By Nick Rees |
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is seeking to have three businesses found in contempt of court over failure to comply with terms of consent judgments relating to violations of the state's clean water laws.

Zoeller seeks to block East Chicago settlement

By Nick Rees |
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller has officially objected to a deal to settle a lawsuit between East Chicago and a company that made millions of dollars in casino money.

Official wants nude photos lawsuit tossed

By Chris Rizo |
Terry Goddard (D) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-Officials in Arizona are asking a federal judge to dismiss an $8.4 million lawsuit filed by a couple who say they were falsely accused of sexually exploiting their three daughters.

Hawaii justices want possible hotel expansion studied further

By Kathy Woods |
Ronald Moon HONOLULU (Legal Newsline)- An updated environmental impact study is necessary before the controversial Turtle Bay resort expansion may continue, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled late last week.

Clinton mentioned as possible Supreme Court pick

By Chris Rizo |
Hillary Clinton (D) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was mentioned Monday by a leading Republican as President Barack Obama's possible U.S. Supreme Court nominee to fill an upcoming vacancy on the high court.

The incentives of a class action

By John O'Brien |
Hill CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - When Harrison County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Bedell asked for any objections to $127 million being paid to attorneys in a class action lawsuit against DuPont during a 2008 hearing, no class member in attendance responded.

Sullivan confirmed as Alaska attorney general

By Chris Rizo |
Dan Sullivan JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - The Alaska Legislature on Friday confirmed Dan Sullivan as the state's attorney general.

Chicago locks' closure would cost economy $4.7 billion

By Chris Rizo |
Joseph Schwieterman CHICAGO (Legal Newsline)-Closing a pair of Chicago-area shipping locks to help prevent the invasive Asian carp from migrating further into the Great Lakes could cost the regional economy about $4.7 billion over two decades, a report said.

Palin's undisclosed fee to attend college fundraiser sparks probe

By Chris Rizo |
Sarah Palin (R) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown is investigating the secret financial arrangements behind Sarah Palin's scheduled appearance at a state university fundraiser this summer, officials said.

Jailed Fen-Phen lawyer files new appeal

By Kathy Woods |
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline)-A jailed plaintiffs' attorney convicted of bilking a pharmaceutical company out of millions of dollars in bogus Fen-Phen medical claims is asking for his convictions to be tossed.

Stevens to leave U.S. Supreme Court

By Chris Rizo |
John Paul Stevens WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens announced Friday he will retire from the bench this summer, after serving 34 years on the nation's highest court.