News from October 2010
EPA wants judge to deny surface mining injunction
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Lawyers for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency urged a federal judge last week to turn down a request from the National Mining Association for a preliminary injunction.
McKenna settles sales call suit
McKenna VANCOUVER, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna announced on Friday that his office has settled with a home remodeler that allegedly misled customers during sales calls.
Madigan helps collect taxes from gas stations
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced that, in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Revenue, she has collected over $22 million in unpaid tax payments from gasoline station owners and operators.
Harris announces legal action against Republican group
Harris SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California's Democratic attorney general candidate Kamala Harris announced on Monday her campaign is taking legal action against an out-of-state Republican fundraising group.
McGraw sues over soybeans
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has filed a lawsuit against the Monsanto Company for refusing to cooperate with his office's investigation of the sale of soybeans.
Schneiderman raises $1.3M more
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York attorney general hopeful Eric Schneiderman on Friday reported having raised more than $6 million during his campaign and roughly $1.3 million during the most recent filing period.
Brown leads in pair of polls
Brown SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) - With just a week left until the general election, California gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown still remains slightly ahead of his GOP opponent, Meg Whitman, according to the newest Rasmussen poll results.
UVa wants Cuccinelli's probe stayed
Cuccinelli CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The University of Virginia has filed its responses to the latest civil investigative demand issued by state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in the matter of climate research by a former university professor.
Corbett leads Pa. gov race by 5
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Corbett's lead over his Democratic opponent has narrowed to just five percentage points, according to a new poll.
S.C. must continue health care challenge, AG-hopeful says
Wilson WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) - South Carolina must stay in the forefront of a federal lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's federal health care package, says the state's Republican attorney general candidate.
McKenna settles 8-year-old suit
McKenna OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna announced on Thursday that his office has settled a lawsuit against the National Education Association.
Mo. AG fights DISH Network over Fox cancellations
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced on Thursday that he has alerted DISH Network that they are allegedly in violation of a 2009 settlement agreement by halting the transmission of certain channels.
Madigan sues home repair companies
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Thursday that she has filed a lawsuit against two home repair companies and their owners for allegedly violating the state's consumer fraud and home repair laws.
Whitman calls Brown a 'puppet'
Brown SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) - This week, California Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman launched a statewide television ad calling her Democratic opponent "a puppet of the unions."
Brown's lead is 8 points in PPIC poll
Brown SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California's Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown has an 8-point lead over his GOP rival, Meg Whitman, according to the newest poll results.
La. SC hears Katrina damage case
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - The Louisiana Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in an insurance case that questions a so-called "long-standing legal principle" that the filing of a class action blocks the deadline for filing suit.
Zoeller files foreclosure lawsuits
Zoeller VINCENNES, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced on Wednesday that he has filed lawsuits against 10 foreclosure consultants that allegedly took advantage of consumers through illegal foreclosure schemes.
Lenders banned from business in Massachusetts
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Wednesday that she has reached settlements with two payday lenders that allegedly sold high-interest loans in the state.
Whitman will have to wait for hearing
Whitman SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) - A hearing that was scheduled for the undocumented ex-housekeeper of California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has been delayed until after next month's election.
Ill. retention election the most expensive of the decade
Kilbride SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newline) - An Illinois Supreme Court race has become the nation's most expensive one-candidate retention election this decade, according to a public policy and law institute and a campaign group aimed at keeping courts fair.