News from May 2012
Wis. SC justice says 'chokehold' never happened
Prosser MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice David Prosser said Monday that he was defending himself from a charging colleague when he made contact with her neck and admitted that he once called the court's chief justice "a total bitch."
Mother, daughter accused of penny stock fraud
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a mother and daughter and their attorney Monday with a scheme to illegally buy and sell billions of penny stock shares in unregistered transactions.
Union sues Indiana, says right-to-work law is slavery
Zoeller HAMMOND, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - The International Union of Operating Engineers on April 18 amended the complaint of a previously filed lawsuit that asks a court to invalidate Indiana's newly enacted right-to-work law.
Ala. SC makes ruling in cases over $300M Monsanto settlement
Main MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - The Alabama Supreme Court issued a ruling last week in three related cases over the terms of a $300 million settlement with the Monsanto Company in 2003.
Former N.Y. senator sentenced for bribery
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Former New York State Senator Carl Kruger was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes for using his office for official actions benefitting individuals.