News from May 2012
Complaint filed against Mich. SC justice over allegations
Pero DETROIT (Legal Newsline) - A former member of the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission confirmed Wednesday he has submitted a complaint against a sitting state Supreme Court justice who is alleged to have engaged in suspicious real estate transactions.
Attorney: Legal issues involving NLRB are complicated
Borden WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The reactions to a court ruling invalidating the National Labor Relations Board's implementation of new procedures for conducting votes for union elections were predictable. Unions reviled it and business praised it.
Ariz. SC makes decision in AG's case against AutoZone
Hurwitz PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - The Arizona Supreme Court ruled last week that the state's Consumer Fraud Act provides for restitution to consumers, but not a direct disgorgement to the state attorney general.
Former NLRB recess appointee takes job with AFL-CIO
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The AFL-CIO announced Tuesday that Craig Becker, a former member to the National Labor Relations Board will become its co-general counsel.
Del. judge disgusted with bankruptcy trust secrecy
Coon WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Texas attorney Brent Coon submitted 20 claims to asbestos bankruptcy trusts on behalf of a Florida woman's estate without the client's new lawyers knowing, court records in Delaware show.
SEC charges two in South Florida Ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday charged two individuals who raised more than $157 million from 173 investors in less than two years in what has been described as one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in South Florida.
Philly developer claims intimidation and violence from unions
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A Philadelphia developer using non-union labor to build apartment complexes has alleged the city's building trade unions are using violence and intimidation to stop with their business projects.
Schneiderman, stores reach ADA agreement
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced agreements on Tuesday with three major retail chains to make sure that disabled consumers have equal access to the services, amenities and merchandises the companies provide.
Allcare Dental president surrenders license
Delaney CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) - New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney announced on Monday that the president of Allcare Dental Management LLC voluntarily surrendered his dentistry license in the state as part of a consent decree.
Miss. governor signs bill limiting AG's power into law
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed into law a bill aimed at limiting the state attorney general's power.
AGs unhappy with Backpage.com's resistance to demand
McKenna WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A group of state attorneys general has rejected a demand by Backpage.com that the group stop asking for the adult services sections of the site to be taken down.
Mich. trial lawyers group awarded SC justice ahead of allegations
Hathaway LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) - A group of Michigan trial lawyers earlier this month gave a sitting state Supreme Court justice, who is alleged to have engaged in suspicious real estate transactions, an award for judicial integrity.
Seventh Circuit sides with Ill. governor on pay raises
Quinn CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court last week upheld a district court's decision siding with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn in denying thousands of state employees pay raises.
Calif. court rules against woman exposed to asbestos while doing laundry
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - An appeals court in California has ruled that Ford Motor Company had no duty to protect a woman from asbestos brought home on the clothing of her brother and father.
Forty-three Catholic entities join fight against ObamaCare
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Forty-three Catholic dioceses and organizations nationwide announced Monday that they are filing lawsuits in federal court seeking to invalidate, for reasons of religious liberty, the Obama administration's contraception mandate.
SEC alleges insider trading in Yahoo, Microsoft deal
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- A former executive at Yahoo! Inc. and a former mutual fund manager at a subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial Inc. were accused Monday by the Securities and Exchange Commission in a civil action with insider trading.
Judge orders Wis. Piggly Wiggly workers back
MILWAUKEE (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge ordered on Friday a Sheboygan, Wis., Piggly Wiggly supermarket to restore full-time status and health insurance to employees who were reduced to part-time status without bargaining with their union.
La. committee to debate asbestos trust bill
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A bill that would change the discovery process in asbestos litigation is scheduled to be heard in a Louisiana Senate committee Tuesday.
Calif. company settles with Arizona over air quality permit
Horne PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and the Department of Environmental Quality announced a $45,000 settlement on Friday with a Santa Barbara, California-based linen supply company for not having an air quality permit for its Flagstaff facility.
Ohio AG reaches out for info on company
DeWine COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced on Friday that he is urging any former PJG Enterprises employees or anyone familiar with the charities the company represented to contact his office's Charitable Law Section.