News from 2012
Del. SC: Employee not wrongfully terminated under whistleblower law
Ridgely DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) - The Delaware Supreme Court last week upheld a ruling in favor of a university against a former employee who claimed she was wrongfully terminated under the state's whistleblower law.
Maine SC remands case over company's boneless turkey
Jabar AUGUSTA, Maine (Legal Newsline) - The Maine Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, remanded a lawsuit filed against a company for its not-so-boneless turkey product.
Ga. SC upholds part of tort reform package
Melton ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia Supreme Court has upheld a provision of the state's 2005 tort reform package that allows juries in lawsuits against property owners to apportion fault to criminal assailants.
Environmental 'citizen lawsuits' are equivalent to ambulance chasing, critic says
Budd-Falen WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A little known provision contained in federal environmental laws known as the "citizen lawsuit" is funding political special interest groups, critics say.
Texas court orders broker to pay $9.3 million
FORT WORTH, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Monday it has obtained a permanent injunction against Robert Mihailovich, Sr. and Growth Capital Management.
La. SC justice sues to block debate, vote over chief justice position
Johnson NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Bernette Johnson, in a lawsuit filed last week, argues she is next in line for the job of chief justice.
Conn. AG, TD Ameritrade reach agreement
Jepsen HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen reached an agreement Friday with online retail broker TD Ameritrade as part of a multi-state matter looking into possible antitrust violations in the retail securities brokerage industry.
Gansler says driveway paver misled customers
Gansler BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced on Friday that his Consumer Protection Division has issued a final order against an Annapolis-based driveway paver who allegedly misled consumers and lacked required licenses.
Mass. AG resolves asbestos allegations against Emerson College
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a consent judgment on Friday against Suffolk Construction Company Inc. and Emerson College resolving allegations of violations of the state's air pollution and asbestos regulations.
Mo. AG sues telemarketers
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a lawsuit on Friday against three telemarketing companies for allegedly violating the state's no-call law.
Texas governor rejects implementation of Obamacare
Perry AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas has no intention of implementing a state insurance exchange or expanding Medicaid under Obamacare, Gov. Rick Perry stated in a letter Monday to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebellius.
Report: Calif. AG considering oversight committee for nuclear plant
Harris SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris is reportedly looking into creating an independent committee to monitor a troubled nuclear power plant.
Twenty-two apply for open seat on Ind. SC
Sullivan INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - More than 20 people, all judges and attorneys, have applied for a seat on the Indiana Supreme Court.
N.C. AG investigating utility merger due to CEO change
Cooper RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper has launched an investigation into a merger between Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy after a last-minute decision was made to replace the combined electric provider's CEO.
DOJ accuses another in disability benefits scheme
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice announced Friday that another person has been accused in a scheme in which Long Island Railroad workers allegedly claimed to be disabled upon early retirement so they could receive more disability benefits.
SEC accuses broker of fraud
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Friday that it has filed a complaint against Axius, its CEO and stock promoter for allegedly engaging in a broker bribery scheme.
Tenth Circuit sanctions Teamster union
Mix DENVER (Legal Newsline) - Teamsters Local 523 has lost its appeal of a National Labor Relations Board order against it for the second time.
Bus drivers appeal NLRB settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A group of Lindenhurst, N.Y., school bus drivers on Friday appealed a National Labor Relations Board regional office's proposed settlement of a federal charge filed against a local Teamster union.
Battle heats up over coal-fired energy permit in Tennessee
Brooks NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A coalition of environmental activist groups filed an appeal Monday of a pollution permit issued for the Tennessee Valley Authority's Gallatin coal-fired power plant.
Almost 1,500 packages of synthetic drugs seized in Illinois
Madigan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced on Thursday that 1,466 packages of illegal synthetic drugs were confiscated from a retailer on Tuesday, representing the most relinquished since the start of Operation Smoked Out.