News from March 2012
Philly court boots asbestos claim from Texas
Moss PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A Texas couple won't be allowed to file its asbestos lawsuit in Philadelphia.
Neb. AG has big leads in polls
Bruning LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) - Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning has an easy path to the U.S. Senate -- for now -- according to a recent Rasmussen Reports poll.
Report: Cordray close to consumer protection deal with AGs
Cordray WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The new director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is reportedly close to finalizing an information-sharing pact with a group of state attorneys general.
Idaho SC favors burger giant in negligence case
Jones BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) - The Idaho Supreme Court last week ruled in favor of fast food giant Burger King in a negligence action against the company.
D.C. Circuit rules against Interior Department
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled against the Department of the Interior in an oil well case.
Va. Supreme Court rules in Merck class action
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The Virginia Supreme Court has issued a ruling in the case of Casey v. Merck & Co.
Government worker files suit against AFSCME
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A government worker has filed a federal lawsuit against a local union and the public agency for violating his rights.
Injunction sought in NLRB rule
Jackson WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A coalition of workers rights groups and industry associations have filed a request in the U.S. District for the District of Columbia for an injunction for the National Labor Relations Board posting policy scheduled to go in effect April 30.
Judge: Lawyers might have padded expenses in class action
Bull SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge is skeptical of the expenses being requested by a group of class action lawyers and is threatening to impose sanctions on them.
Colo. AG sues Consolidated Medical Services
Suthers DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a lawsuit on Tuesday against a Highlands Ranch-based medical affiliate company and its owner for allegedly violating the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.
Ga. SC reverses ruling in favor of city, mayor over firings
Melton ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia Supreme Court last month ruled that a lower court was wrong to rule in favor of Greenville Mayor James Bray in firing two acting city employees.
Mo. AG says tax service ripped off customers
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against a national tax preparer for allegedly failing to return refunds to taxpayers and misrepresenting its fees for tax preparation.
Strange obtains TRO against storm shelter company
Strange MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced on Monday that he has obtained a temporary restraining order against a North Alabama storm shelter company.
Ecuadorian panel again denies Chevron motion to block judgment
QUITO, Ecuador (Legal Newsline) - A three-judge appellate panel last week denied -- for the second time -- a motion by Chevron Corp. to block the Republic of Ecuador from enforcing a $18 billion judgment against the company in countries around the world.
Fraud case on Fifth Circuit's Tuesday docket
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Arguments in the fraud case of two asbestos attorneys were scheduled to be heard by a federal appeals court Tuesday.
Ark. AG using settlement funds for 'Got Your Back' campaign
McDaniel LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has launched a consumer protection website, sparking the latest round of criticism over his handling of funds from a settlement with a pharmaceutical company.
Mich. high court to hear cases of 'family joyriding'
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - The Michigan Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider two auto insurance cases in which individuals drove their family members' cars -- though forbidden to do so -- and injured themselves.
Ariz. SC: Bus company has duty to exercise 'reasonable' care
Hurwitz PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The Arizona Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a woman's lawsuit against a city bus company and its driver.
Okla. AG to head Republican AGs group
Pruitt WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt announced on Monday that he has been selected by his peers to be the 2012 chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association for an annual Washington, D.C., meeting.
Car dealer settles with Ore. AG
Kroger SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General John Kroger announced a civil rights agreement on Friday with a Salem-based used car dealer and its owner for allegedly discriminating based on nationality.