News from February 2010
Biden seeks restitution in lawsuit
Biden WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden has filed a 39-count consumer fraud lawsuit against a home builder alleged to have made multiple misrepresentations in the sale of homes.
Shurtleff wants $358M suit against Utah dismissed
Shurtleff SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has filed court papers asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit filed by two financial advisers who lost their securities licenses.
Home builder settles with Gansler
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - A Maryland home builder has been ordered to refund payments meant for home construction and pay penalties, Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler has announced.
McGraw settles with debt collectors
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Settlements have been reached by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw with three debt collection companies.
Cuomo settles with former UBS executive
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A former UBS top executive has agreed to a settlement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo over the alleged use of insider information in the sale of auction rate securities.
Oklahoma poultry case wrapping up
Drew Edmondson (D) TULSA, Okla. (Legal Newsline)-Closing arguments were heard Thursday in Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson's lawsuit against large-scale poultry producers.
Justice Moreno: Arbitration becoming 'judicialized'
Carlos Moreno SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-Arbitration could be on its way to becoming a more expensive venue for resolving consumer disputes, California Supreme Court Justice Carlos Moreno told Legal Newsline.
McClintock backs Eastman for Calif. AG
John Eastman (R) LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline)-Republican John Eastman's campaign for California attorney general got a major boost Thursday, gaining the endorsement of one of the state's leading conservatives.
Emissions settlement announced with Conn. industrial launderer
Richard Blumenthal (D) HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has announced a settlement over toxic substances emitted by a Waterbury, Conn., industrial laundry facility that threatened public health.
Jerry Brown to announce candidacy 'very, very soon'
Jerry Brown (D) SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown said Thursday that he is close to officially entering the governor's race.
Defendants added to Tenn. employment agency scam suit‏
Bob Cooper (D) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A motion has been filed by Tennessee Attorney General Bob Copper to add additional defendants to a previous lawsuit against an employment agency.
AG Brown, feds sitting out whisteblower suit against pipemaker
Brown LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for pipemaker JM Eagle said Thursday that a whistleblower lawsuit against it is meritless, offering decisions made by California Attorney General Jerry Brown and the federal government not to intervene as evidence.
Lilly settles Ark. suit brought by Bailey firm
McDaniel LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Arkansas will receive $18.5 million as a result the settlement of a lawsuit filed against pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly.
Fourth Circuit sets arguments for Cooper's pollution suit
Cooper RICHMOND (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's public nuisance case against a power provider for May.
ATRA releases study, calls for outside counsel reform
Abbott WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The American Tort Reform Association says the country's state attorneys general have the opportunity to reform the way they handle contracts with private law firms.
Report: States face $1 trillion pension shortfall
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-U.S. states have a collective funding gap of at least $1 trillion to provide the retirement benefits they have promised to public-sector employees, a national report issued Thursday said.
New York judge admonished over campaign pledges
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline)-New York Supreme Court Justice Patrick McGrath has been admonished by the state Commission on Judicial Conduct for misrepresenting his jurisdiction and making improper pledges or promises during his campaign for Supreme Court justice.
Bill would allow Oregon AG to prosecute lenders
John Kroger (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregon Attorney General John Kroger would be able to prosecute lenders under legislation approved Wednesday by House lawmakers.
Proposal would limit damage awards in California
Roger Niello (R) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California courts awarding plaintiffs exorbitant damage awards will come to an end if one Republican state lawmaker has his way.
Investment firms adopt N.Y. AG's code of conduct
Andrew Cuomo (D) NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Two leading investment firms have agreed to adopt New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Public Pension Fund Reform Code of Conduct.