News from 2011
Va. school board member might make second run for AG job
Foster ARLINGTON, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A state school board member and Washington lawyer is reportedly considering a run for the job of Virginia attorney general.
N.J. AG to step down at year's end
From left, Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno, Dow and Christie. TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Paula Dow is stepping down as the state's top lawyer, Gov. Chris Christie announced Monday.
NLRB drops complaint against Boeing
Wilson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board has dropped its controversial complaint against Boeing Co. over the company's decision to open an aircraft production plant in South Carolina.
EPA awards more than $1 million in environmental justice grants
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it awarded more than $1 million in "environmental justice" grants to 46 non-profit and tribal organizations.
Mo. AG says fantasy leagues were scams
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a lawsuit on Monday against an Alparetta, Ga.-based fantasy sports operator for allegedly defrauding Missouri consumers.
Settlement reached with Ohio ministry over bingo game
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Friday that his office has reached a settlement with a Middletown-based ministry to end its bingo operations.
Drug maker wants Pa. SC to rein in Philly court
Cutler PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Pharmaceuticals maker Bayer wants the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to take action against Philadelphia's common pleas court, which it says is actively encouraging out-of-state lawsuits.
Simmons firm gets 185 trial slots on 2013 Madison County asbestos docket
Crowder EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Madison County, Ill., Circuit Judge Barbara Crowder has provided Simmons Browder law firm of East Alton with 185 valuable trial slots in her asbestos court for 2013.
Ecuadorians ask court to stay motion to attach
Kaplan NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Ecuadorians suing Chevron Corp. are asking a federal appeals court to stay the company's latest request to attach all of their assets and to stay all remaining claims against them.
U.S. SC sets briefing schedule for Obamacare case
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court last week set a detailed briefing schedule in the multistate lawsuit against President Barack Obama's federal health care law.
Abbott asks court to stay candidate filing deadlines
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Monday filed a motion with a panel of three federal judges, asking it to stay all candidate filing deadlines in a challenge to new redistricting maps drawn by the court.
Pa. AG settles with locksmith after alleging fictitious names
Kelly HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly announced on Monday that she has reached a $110,000 settlement with a Philadelphia-area locksmith that allegedly used fictitious business names to mislead customers.
Fla. AG alleges price fixing in TV part market
Bondi TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a lawsuit on Friday against manufacturers and sellers of cathode ray tubes and products containing CRTs for alleged price fixing.
Texas AG sues Houston debt collection firm
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit on Monday against a Houston debt collection firm that allegedly violated the Texas Finance Code.
Madigan: Blagojevich ineligible for retirement benefits
Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, in an opinion filed Thursday, said former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's felony convictions make him ineligible for any state retirement benefits.
Corzine's testimony is 'height of disbelief,' says Congressman
Corzine WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Jon Corzine, the former CEO of the bankrupt brokerage firm MF Global, has testified before Congress about his role in the company losing nearly a billion dollars.
Report: Iowa AG says mortgage deal to be done by Christmas
Miller DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller says he hopes a deal with the nation's top mortgage servicers will be done by Christmas.
U.S. SC issues stay on interim Texas redistricting maps
Abbott WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has granted Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's request to stay an interim redistricting plan created by three federal judges.
Plaintiff expert report inadmissible in asbestos MDL
Robreno PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newline) - A federal judge presiding over thousands of asbestos cases combined in multi-district litigation has ruled that a plaintiff's expert report was inadmissible because it was in an "unsworn" form.
DuPont fined by N.J. Environmental Protection Dept.
Martin WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has arranged for E.I. DuPont De Nemours & Co. to pay a fine of $725,000 and upgrade procedures for handling hazardous materials.