News from September 2011
Feinberg, Zoeller meet to discuss $5M victims fund
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller met with victim compensation expert Kenneth Feinberg on Wednesday to discuss how funds will be paid out to assist victims of the Indiana State Fair tragedy.
Coakley approves transfers of two hospitals
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced on Wednesday that her office has approved the proposed transfers of two hospitals while securing significant improvements and conditions for the facilities.
Wis. dairy companies to pay over discharge violations
Van Hollen MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced a judgment on Wednesday against sister dairy companies based in Granton, Wis., over alleged environmental violations.
Minn. AG sues five Internet lenders
Swanson SAINT PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed separate lawsuits on Tuesday against five Internet lenders that made loans to Minnesota borrowers that allegedly contained unlawfully high annual interest rates of up to 782 percent.
Ecuadorian plaintiffs again seek judge's recusal
Kaplan NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Ecuadorian plaintiffs suing Chevron Corp. are yet again asking a federal judge to recuse himself from a case involving a multibillion-dollar judgment against the oil company in Ecuador.
Drug stores appeal ruling in W.Va. AG's case to Supreme Court
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A group of pharmacies has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a decision that permits West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's lawsuit against it to be heard in state court.
Mont. AG decides to run for governor
Bullock HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) - Montana Attorney General Steve Bullock said Wednesday he is running for governor.
Calif. AG sued over seizure of files
Harris LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Hundreds of homeowners and former homeowners have filed lawsuits in three states alleging that California Attorney General Kamala Harris "acted as the pawn of America's most powerful banks."
Feinberg wants Miss. AG's case stayed
Feinberg JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - First, Kenneth Feinberg removed a lawsuit brought against him by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood to federal court. Now, he wants it stayed.
Tropicana pays $15K civil penalty
Dow ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow announced a settlement on Friday between the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement and the Tropicana Casino and Resort.
Water at gym the subject of Mo. AG's suit
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Jackson, Mo., couple for multiple alleged violations of Missouri's Safe Drinking Water Law at their fitness center.
Dow sues immigration services providers
Dow NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow and the state Division of Consumer Affairs filed complaints on Wednesday against four allegedly fraudulent immigration services providers.
Info dump yields $40K settlement
Cooper CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that a Charlotte doctor has paid $40,000 for allegedly dumping files that contained patients' financial and medical information.
Ga. SC removes magistrate judge
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday ordered the removal of a magistrate judge who allegedly smoked marijuana, made derogatory remarks about a fellow judge and threatened to shoot himself, among other things.
W.Va. AG still fighting feds over settlement funds
McGraw RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw is not accepting two court decisions that say he wrongfully kept settlement funds from the federal government.
Indiana paying $5M over State Fair stage collapse
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said last week the state will pay $5 million to victims of the State Fair stage collapse.
Report: Pa. lawmaker planning run for AG
Rafferty HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Third-term Pennsylvania Sen. John Rafferty Jr. said last week that he will run for attorney general in 2012.
Judge orders civility lessons for asbestos attorneys
deBruin WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Delaware Superior Court Judge Peggy L. Ableman ordered two opposing lawyers in asbestos litigation to attend a mandatory civility course over the Labor Day weekend.
GOP accused of 'playing games' with Cordray's nomination
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson says Republicans are "playing games" in holding up former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray's nomination to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Feds sue over losses to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
Masto WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Federal Housing Finance Authority on Friday filed lawsuits against 17 financial institutions to recover losses to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.