News from March 2010
Delaney settles asbestos-removal suit
Delaney CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - A settlement has been approved between a New Hampshire man and the state to resolve allegations of violations of the state's asbestos management and control regulations.
Feds, states reach $42M agreement with Alpharma
Mills WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Pharmaceutical drug maker Alpharma is paying $42.5 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit concerning its marketing of the morphine-based drug Kadian.
Blagojevich loses bid for trial postponement
Rod Blagojevich (D) CHICAGO (Legal Newsline)-Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal corruption trial will begin as planned on June 3, a judge ruled Wednesday, rejecting the defense's request for postponement.
Cox calls on opponents to also release financials
Mike Cox (R) LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline)-Candidates for Michigan governor should disclose their personal financial information for at least the last four year, said state Attorney General Mike Cox, who is running to be the state's next chief executive.
Whitman leads Brown in latest poll
Meg Whitman (R) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-Republican Meg Whitman for the first time has a narrow lead in the nationally-watched California governor's race, a poll released Wednesday indicates.
Pitney: Conservatives alone won't give AG hopeful Eastman a win
John Eastman (R) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-There is little doubt that California attorney general candidate John Eastman is conservatives' favorite, but a leading political analyst said the former law school dean could have serious electoral trouble down the road if he fails to also reach out to Democratic constituencies.
Del. SC's stance on medical monitoring debated
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit says the Delaware Supreme Court would not recognize a claim for medical monitoring.
Nevada AG hails ruling on brothel advertising
Catherine Cortez Masto (D) CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline)- A federal appeals court decision upholding a Nevada law that bars legal brothels advertising where prostitution is illegal has won praise from state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto.
Drug company to pay Florida $6.5 million for price manipulation‏
Bill McCollum (R) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida is set to receive $6.5 million from a settlement with a pharmaceutical company over allegations of drug price manipulation, Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has announced.
Brown gets polluting hair products taken off store shelves
Jerry Brown (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California retailers are being forced to take Pro's Choice Beauty Care products off their shelves under a court judgment won by the state attorney general, officials said Tuesday.
Regulators pounce on Dodd's consumer protection plan
Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The recent Senate proposal that would create a consumer financial protection agency under the umbrella of the Federal Reserve drew fierce criticism Tuesday from the leader of the nation's securities regulators.
Ga. SC upholds 2005 tort reform measures
Hunstein ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia Supreme Court made two key decisions Monday, upholding a pair of tort reform measures passed in a 2005 legislative package.
Justice Stevens mulls retirement
John Paul Stevens WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, the high court's oldest member, says he is considering retirement.
Hawaii AG pursues cigarette tax scofflaws
Mark Bennett HONOLULU, Hawaii (Legal Newsline)-Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett says people who buy cigarettes on the Internet could owe the state $26 for every carton they order.
S.C. justices overturn $18M Ford verdict
Toal COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - The South Carolina Supreme Court has struck down an $18 million verdict against Ford, finding that an expert for the plaintiffs wasn't much of an expert.
AG Tom Miller lands in GOP crosshairs
Tom Miller (D) DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline)-Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller has found himself in the Republican Party's crosshairs, with the GOP trying hard this year to unseat the longtime Democratic stalwart.
Bill would have let W.Va. AG probe fuel price-gouging
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A bill introduced this year would have allowed West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw to charge businesses with price-gouging on fuel.
Group says EPA's greenhouse finding could cost jobs
Steven Law WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ought to reconsider its finding that greenhouse gas emissions pose a public health danger, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Monday.
Blumenthal wants rate increase rejected
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging the Department of Public Utility Control to reject a request for a rate increase by Connecticut Light & Power.
Final resolution reached over Mass. landfill
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The final resolution of two enforcement cases brought in 1976 and 1985 to close and cap a demolition debris landfill in Middleton, Mass., has been announced by state Attorney General Martha Coakley.