News from January 2010
U.S. justices nix water fight between Mississippi and Tennessee
U.S. Supreme Court building JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Supreme Court this week put an end to the water-rights battle between Mississippi and Tennessee.
Calif. officials probe credit card interchange fees
Pedro Nava (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California officials, under the leadership of a Democrat running for state attorney general, are probing rising credit card interchange fees.
Brown hires campaign manager
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown has hired a campaign manager to lead his not-yet-announced bid for governor, news reports indicate.
Oregon SC race draws two jurists
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-An administrative law judge for the Oregon Public Utility Commission is vying this year for a seat on the state Supreme Court.
McCollum's outside counsel practices adopted for securities suits
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Private law firms will have the amount they can recover while representing the state of Florida in securities lawsuits capped thanks to a unanimous vote Tuesday by the State Board of Administration.
New regulations on Mass. discount health plans announced
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Regulations regarding discount health plan regulations, which became effective Friday, have been finalized, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced.
Supreme Court sides with online cigarette vendor
Roberts WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - New York City may not use federal racketeering laws to sue out-of-state tobacco vendors, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday.
Brown announces settlement with Midas franchisee
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday announced a $1.8 million settlement over a bait-and-switch operation run by the owner of 22 Midas auto repair shops.
AGs want to talk carp with Obama
Cox WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Initially spurned by the U.S. Supreme Court, a group of state attorneys general are turning to President Barack Obama to talk about closing some of the Chicago locks to prevent the spread of Asian carp.
Miss. damages cap also being challenged in federal court
Lasnik SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - A Mississippi law capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits is being challenged in a federal court in Seattle by a plaintiff who recently won $3.2 million.
McGraw sues Capital One
McGraw CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Legal Newsline) - Capital One Bank and four other companies have been sued by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw over allegations of unlawful debt collection practices.
U.S. SC sinks AG Hood's water suit
Hood WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to hear an appeal brought by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood over a groundwater suit against the city of Memphis.
States want to have their say in challenge of Clean Air Act
Coakley WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Sixteen states and New York City are hoping to intervene in the challenge of an Environmental Protection Agency ruling that determined carbon dioxide is a pollutant.
Groups line up to support CSX asbestos appeal
Peirce RICHMOND (Legal Newsline) - CSX Transportation's appeal in a case alleging a Pittsburgh law firm conspired with a radiologist to fabricate an asbestos exposure claim is drawing attention from tort reform groups and asbestos expert witnesses.
Blumenthal calls for blocks on layoffs at two utility companies
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - In formal written comments, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has urged the state Department of Public Utility Control to reverse its draft decision and block layoffs at two utility companies.
Madigan joins antitrust suit
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined a federal lawsuit challenging Dean Foods Company's acquisition of the milk business of one of its major competitors.
Feds, states put mark on Ticketmaster merger
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Department of Justice has been joined by 17 state attorneys general in an effort to protect consumers during the Ticketmaster and Live Nation merger.
Sorrell sends lead letters to landlords
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - Letters have been sent to 27 Vermont landlords in Chittenden and Washington counties from Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell asking them to demonstrate compliance with the state's lead law.
Blumenthal to Maine company: Hire Connecticut workers
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Cianbro Corporation of Pittsfield, Maine, awarded a $104.7 million contract to replace the 102-year-old Niantic River railroad bridge, has been called on by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to employ state workers and subcontractors.
Del. AG Biden won't seek father's Senate seat
Biden DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Saying he still has a job to do as Delaware's attorney general, Beau Biden announced Monday that he won't seek the U.S. Senate seat that formerly belonged to his father, Vice President Joe Biden.