News from July 2010
Cuomo probes six more life insurers
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has subpoenaed six additional insurers as the State continues its probe into whether life insurance companies have defrauded families of deceased military members.
EPA won't reconsider greenhouse gases stance
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's challenge to the federal government's conclusion that greenhouse gases are dangerous to humans has failed on the regulatory front.
Ten who had to face the press
Eliot Spitzer, New York's former attorney general and governor, knows something about making headlines -- for good and bad reasons. This fall, Spitzer will be co-hosting a roundtable television show for CNN. Legal Newsline takes a look at 10 other state attorneys general who made the wrong kind of headlines, like Spitzer did when his participation in a prostitution ring was revealed.
D.C. mayor-hopeful wants AG Nickles out
Nickles WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - District of Columbia Council Chair and mayoral candidate Vincent Gray has called for the removal of the district's Attorney General Peter Nickles, saying he betrayed the public's trust.
Miss. gov to AG: BP lawsuit would knot claims process
Barbour JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour asked the state's Attorney General Jim Hood on Wednesday to refrain from filing a lawsuit against oil giant BP in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.
Sexual harassment suit against Playboy goes to trial
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - The trial of a former master control operator at Playboy television who alleged she was sexually harassed and fired without reason while recovering from surgery began Wednesday.
Coakley still looking through real estate section
Coakley NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Tuesday that she has obtained a consent judgment against a landlord who allegedly posted a discriminatory housing advertisement.
Ore. AG sues Canadian furniture company
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger announced on Wednesday that he has filed a lawsuit against a furniture company accused of more than 100 violations of the Unlawful Trade Practices Act.
Critics of EPA's Jackson say she bows to both extremes
Jackson WASHINGTON (Legal Newslin) - Soon after President Barack Obama tapped Lisa Jackson to take the reins at the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the agency announced it would be re-reviewing the commonly used farming pesticide atrazine and its potential health effects.
AG Brown says Whitman's pants are on fire
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SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Jerry Brown is calling out gubernatorial opponent Meg Whitman on her "false" and "misleading" ads in a new Web ad of his own.
Blumenthal worried about nutrition labels
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to make sure that it provides unbiased nutritional information as part of a potential adoption of a uniform labeling program.
Suthers suit alleges fraudulent legal services
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers has filed a lawsuit against a Denver man who allegedly defrauded homeowners facing foreclosure by collecting up-front fees for fraudulent legal services.
La. company, Coakley reach accord
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Tuesday that her office has settled with a Louisiana-based pesticide company and its Massachusetts dealer.
Hood wanted advice from Scruggs on WSJ op-ed
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Recently released documents show that Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood asked for the advice of plaintiffs attorneys who later became felons when crafting a rebuttal to a 2007 Wall Street Journal editorial.
New senator steps down from law practice, McGraw case
Goodwin CHARLESTON -- Now that he's sworn in as a U.S. senator, Carte Goodwin has to temporarily leave his family's law firm and bow out of a lawsuit brought by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw.
Changes to maritime laws motivated by politics, lawyer says
Freeman WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April, some groups, including trial lawyers, have seen the incident as a reason to make changes to the federal statutes that cover injuries and deaths in the maritime industry.
AG Edmondson loses primary in governor's race
Edmondson OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Two women will face each other in the race for Oklahoma governor.
Loan modification company paying $75K
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced on Monday that his office has obtained a judgment against a loan modification company accused of defrauding customers seeking debt relief on their loans.
Republicans in good position for N.H. Senate seat, poll shows
Ayotte CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Democratic nominee U.S. Rep. Paul Hodes is falling behind most of his potential Republican challengers in the race for U.S. Sen. Judd Greg's seat, according to poll results released Tuesday.
Madigan sues property management company
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Wednesday that she has brought a lawsuit against a Chicago-area property management company for allegedly defrauding condo associations in the area out of more than $140,000.