News from January 2011
Texaco reaches agreement in Illinois
Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Monday that her office has reached a $1.7 million settlement with the owners of a former refinery for allegedly damaging natural resources in the state.
Pennsylvania has interim AG
Corbett HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - William H. Ryan Jr. became Pennsylvania's acting attorney general after Tom Corbett, the outgoing attorney general, took the oath of office as governor Tuesday.
Another campaign for Conway
Conway FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway announced last week he filed his papers with the Secretary of State's Office to seek re-election this year.
Democratic AGs support federal health care reform
Miller CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - Nine states filed a friend-of-the-court brief last week in support of President Barack Obama's federal health care reform act.
Zoeller proposes plan for $8M
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced on Thursday that he has reached out to the Northwest Indiana Regional Development Authority to ask it to serve as trustee for East Chicago development funds.
Snow tube ride is an 'amusement device'
Lacy RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The Virginia Supreme Court said in a ruling this month that a ride at a snow tubing park did qualify as an amusement device under state regulations.
Allcare to transfer records in Pennsylvania
Ryan HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Acting Pennsylvania Attorney General Bill Ryan announced on Friday that his office has reached an agreement with a former dental office to transfer its medical records to another dental office.
Va. SC rules on Ruby Tuesday horseplay case
Goodwyn RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - The Virginia Supreme Court has reversed the decision of an appeals court in the workers' compensation case of a Ruby Tuesday waiter who was pelted with ice and suffered an injury to his shoulder.
Whitman joins HP's board
Whitman PALO ALTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The world's largest technology company, Hewlett-Packard, announced on Thursday that its board of directors has appointed five new members, including former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman.
No lump sum for woman who flattened hand
Severson PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) - The South Dakota Supreme Court has denied a lump sum award of future disability benefits to a woman who smashed her hand in her employer's pizza dough flattener.
Miss. casino at fault for drunk driving death
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - The Mississippi Supreme Court has deemed a casino that continued to serve alcohol to a man on a 16-hour gambling and drinking bender, and who later drove and killed two people, is liable for the deaths.
Feds take $18M from Michigan settlement
Cox WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The federal Medicaid agency recently finalized its decision to claim more than $18 million from a 2006 settlement reached by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox.
Iowa SC orders KFC to pay up
Appel DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that popular fried chicken chain KFC must render nearly $285,000 in unpaid corporate income taxes.
Boomers not at fault for brawl
Jones BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - The Idaho Supreme Court has ruled that a Lewiston-area bar, Boomers, was not responsible for injuries allegedly inflicted upon a man during a random, outside brawl
Environmental suit settled in Wisconsin
Van Hollen LANNON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced on Wednesday that his office has filed a civil complaint and a civil judgment against a mining corporation that allegedly violated state environmental laws.
W.Va. AG says he's not a class action lawyer
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Calling some of its arguments "weak" and "absurd," West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has responded to a group of pharmacies that claims his lawsuit against it is a class action.
Va. AG worried about seniors
Cuccinelli RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced on Thursday that he has signed a cooperative agreement for the state's 93rd TRIAD chapter, which is designed to protect seniors from scam artists in the state's Caroline County.
Tenn. AG settles with divorce services provider
Cooper NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper announced on Wednesday that he has reached a settlement with a woman who allegedly offered legal services without a license.
Intel fighting new complaint in New York's antitrust suit
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge is currently deciding if New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will be allowed to submit his predecessor's amended complaint in an antitrust lawsuit against computer chip maker Intel.
Six more challenge health care reform
DeWine PENSACOLA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Six more states have joined the legal challenge against federal health care reform, meaning that half of the states in the nation now oppose the law.