News from April 2011
School district not liable for student fight
Eismann BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - The Idaho Supreme Court has upheld the judgment of a district court in favor of a school district, saying it wasn't liable for injuries stemming from a student fight.
Enterprise not vicariously liable for crash
Perry TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court has upheld a trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of rental car company Enterprise.
AGs to federal labor board: Get off Boeing's back
Wilson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Nine state attorneys general want the National Labor Relations Board to withdraw a complaint against Boeing.
Alaska SC rules againt former board member
Christen JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld the decision of a lower court finding the former director of a corporate board liable for breach of fiduciary duty.
Ill. AG: Flood to go as planned
Madigan CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday applauded a federal court's ruling that authorizes the Army Corps of Engineers to go ahead with its plans to detonate a Missouri levee.
Gansler, Fla. company reach agreement
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced an agreement on Friday with a Florida company that allegedly required fees to be eligible for fictitious large cash prizes.
Ill. AG sues flood control company
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on a lawsuit on Thursday against a Bensenville, Ill., company over an alleged flood control work scam.
U.S. SC limits class action lawsuits
Scalia WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, in a 5-4 vote, that companies can enforce contracts that bar class action lawsuits.
Attorney: Former partners got greedy in Fen-Phen cases
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has permitted the testimony of a Fen-Phen lawyer who claims two of his colleagues were settling cases too early and for too little in order to maximize attorneys fees.
AGs concerned with Playstation data breach
Jepsen HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin are reportedly looking into a data breach in Sony's video game online network.
Koster worried about effects of proposed flood
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster said Tuesday that he and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources have filed a federal lawsuit asking a judge to stop the U.S. Corps of Engineers' plans to detonate a levee.
Alaska lawmakers question state's gas prices
Holder JUNEA, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Drivers in Indianapolis aren't the only ones angry over rising gas prices. So are Alaskans.
Mass. SC nominee says being gay won't influence opinions
Lenk BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Appeals Court Justice Barbara Lenk, the first openly gay nominee to the state Supreme Court, says her sexual preference will not influence her opinions as a justice on the high court.
Credibility of asbestos causation theory before Pa. Supreme Court
Colville HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will soon decide if a trial court should admit the testimony of an expert testifying for the plaintiff in an asbestos case.
Pennsylvania settles AWP suit with Dey
Ryan HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Acting Pennsylvania Attorney General Bill Ryan announced on Wednesday that his office has recovered $2 million as part of a settlement with a Delaware pharmaceutical company.
Madigan files oil spill suit
Madigan CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Thursday that she has filed a lawsuit against an independent oil producer over an oil spill in Jasper County earlier this month.
Ind. AG: Gas hike justified
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INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - The Indiana Attorney General's Office said on Wednesday a gas price increase to $4.17 a gallon at certain stations was justified.
Maine AG says DEP commish is unqualified
Schneider AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) - Maine Attorney General William Schneider says the commissioner of the state's Department of Environmental Protection is unqualified to serve because of a conflict of interest with his private business.
Ecuador plaintiffs want judge off Chevron's RICO suit
Kaplan NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A group of Ecuadorian plaintiffs suing Chevron Corp. have filed a motion asking U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan to recuse himself from the company's racketeering lawsuit.
Feds not accepting judge's decision on Medicaid recovery
Strange ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The federal government is appealing a ruling that prevents it from taking certain funds from state-filed Medicaid lawsuits.