News from 2011
Boehner: Too many regulations against businesses
Boehner WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - House Speaker John Boehner started the 12th annual Legal Reform Summit by criticizing the amount of federal regulations that affect businesses.
Jury returns $18.5M verdict against Maryland
Gansler BALTIMORE, Md. (Legal Newsline) - A jury on Monday found the state of Maryland negligent for the death of a state prison inmate and awarded $18.5 million to the man's family.
Nev. GOP tells SOS to stay out of redistricting process
Miller CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - The Nevada Republican Party, in a filing Monday, says Secretary of State Ross Miller's emergency petition for writ of mandamus to intervene in a court-conducted redistricting process is inappropriate.
Senior citizens reach out to AG Kroger
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Senior citizen groups in Oregon are asking state Attorney General John Kroger to stop new reverse mortgage provisions in state law from being implemented.
Canadian cigarette maker paying up in Pennsylvania
Kelly HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced a settlement on Monday with a Canadian-based cigarette manufacturer for allegedly failing to make escrow payments as required by the Tobacco Settlement Agreement Act.
Ohio AG sues Cleveland paving company
DeWine CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Tuesday that his office has filed a lawsuit against a Cleveland-based paving company for multiple alleged violations of consumer law.
N.C. getting $900K in national settlement
Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced on Tuesday that the state will receive nearly $900,000 as part of a national settlement with a chain of nursing homes.
Report: Hood hurls allegation at opponent
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says he is convinced that his Republican opponent, Steve Simpson, abused his office as the commissioner of the state's Department of Safety.
CSX wins asbestos case brought by former employee
Chief Justice Margaret Workman CHARLESTON - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, in a unanimous decision earlier this month, found in favor of CSX Transportation Inc. in a lawsuit filed over an employee's asbestos-related injuries.
Report: Obama nominee, some AGs too close to plaintiffs bar
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The relationship between plaintiffs attorneys and the man President Barack Obama wants to head a key consumer protection agency is targeted in a new report by the Manhattan Institute.
ATRA: Pass Pa. forum-shopping reform
Behrens HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - The American Tort Reform Association is throwing its support behind a Pennsylvania bill that it says will address forum-shopping in personal injury lawsuits.
Hood: Pointless to join health care challenge
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is among those Democratic attorneys general who say joining the multistate lawsuit against the federal health care law is pointless.
Goldman Sachs says insurer suffering 'buyer's remorse'
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. last week filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Allstate Insurance Co. over residential mortgage-backed securities the bank issued.
N.Y. AG settles with Portuguese financial institution
Schneiderman NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement on Monday with a Portuguese financial institution for the alleged unregistered recommendation and sale of securities.
Report: N.J. gov pressured to pick minority for SC
Christie TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is getting pressure from certain groups to appoint a minority justice to the state Supreme Court.
Mo. AG settles with two in-home care companies
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced settlements on Monday with two in-home personal care services companies that will pay the state approximately $717,420 for alleged Medicaid-related violations.
Vermont gov appoints counsel to supreme court
Shumlin MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) - Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin last week appointed attorney Beth Robinson to serve on the state's Supreme Court.
Miss. AWP settlements worth more than $6M
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood announced on Monday that two more settlements with three pharmaceutical manufacturers have been reached in the ongoing cases related to average wholesale prices.
Mich. AG joins suit against Big Daddy's marijuana dispensary
Schuette LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced on Monday that a Macomb County judge has granted his request to join a Chesterfield Township lawsuit to close a marijuana dispensary.
Minn. AG pens op-ed on for-profit college
Swanson ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, in an op-ed over the weekend, said those thinking about enrolling in a for-profit college should do their homework and make sure they get the best value for their money.