News from February 2011
Schneiderman settles three cases
Schneiderman ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Thursday his office reached three settlement agreements in Medicaid fraud investigations, totaling more than $1.6 million in recovered funds.
Koster following Google antitrust probe
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster is offering up his help in a U.S. Justice Department investigation of Google and its plan to purchase a software company.
Metal company settles lawsuit in Massachusetts for $100K
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Friday that she has reached a $100,000 settlement with a metal company that allegedly violated the state's environmental laws.
Gansler sues prize patrol
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced on Friday that he has filed a lawsuit against a Florida-based company that allegedly used a Maryland address to deceive people into thinking they had won prizes.
Coakley opposes rate increase
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Thursday that she has sent a letter to the Division of Insurance urging it to reject a proposed 23.5 percent rate increase.
Caldwell: City's benefits plan is illegal
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says it is illegal for a city to give extra benefits to select current and former officials.
N.H. House wants state to join health care challenge
Delaney CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney says he will challenge a bill that would force him to join the multistate lawsuit against President Barack Obama's health care reform law.
Cooper approves of hiring in Clarksville
Cooper NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper, in an opinion released Tuesday, said that the hiring of the head of Clarksville's Department of Electricity was legal.
Plaintiffs attorneys asked for desperation switch, drug stores claim
Brian Glasser ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) - Only after a federal judge called its lawsuit "laughable" and "reprehensible" did a West Virginia firm attempt to switch the case to a different court, a group of drug stores is claiming.
Judge asks U.S. for opinion on injunction in Ecuador lawsuit
Kaplan NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge is seeking the opinion of the U.S. Department of State in a lawsuit filed by Chevron Corporation last week.
Zach Scruggs will argue for removal of guilty plea
Farese OXFORD, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The son of disgraced plaintiffs attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs has been given an opportunity to show why his 2008 guilty plea in his father's judicial bribery scheme should be vacated.
Va. AG asks U.S. SC to take on health care reform
Cuccinelli WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consider his lawsuit challenging health care reform.
Pa. gaming agency bill passes committee
Vereb HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - A Pennsylvania House committee has approved a bill that would move the state agency in charge of overlooking gaming background checks to the state's Attorney General's Office.
W.Va. AG asked for opinion on campaign finances
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant has sent a letter to state Attorney General Darrell McGraw asking for his help in interpreting state code, specifically those laws on campaign finances.
Former Ga. AG gets new gig
Baker ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Former Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker has been named a partner in McKenna Long & Aldridge's Atlanta law office.
Dow reaches another ARS settlement
Dow NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow announced on Monday that her office has settled with a major securities firm that allegedly sold auction-rate securities without full disclosure about the risks involved.
Jepsen disagrees with company's stance
Jepsen HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced on Tuesday that he believes a proposal by Connecticut Light & Power Co. to replace electric meters with more advanced technology is not worth the expense.
Chevron sues plaintiffs lawyers in Ecuador lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Chevron Corporation has filed a lawsuit against a group of trial lawyers and consultants who, it says, are leading a fraudulent litigation and public relations campaign against the company.
State AGs take public nuisance issue to U.S. Supreme Court
Cooper WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has become the venue for state attorneys general to submit their thoughts on using public nuisance claims to file environmental protection lawsuits.
Former Pa. AG picks successor
Corbett HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Tuesday nominated Linda L. Kelly to replace him as the state's new permanent attorney general.