News from 2012
Employee benefits attorneys continue to advise clients on Obamacare, say more guidance is needed
Wofford CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A lot of employers waited for the U.S. Supreme Court to issue a ruling over the Affordable Care Act (ACA) before they started making major decisions.
Mo. hotel agrees to refunds
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced an agreement on Wednesday with the Tiger Hotel in Columbia that will provide refunds to consumers who paid a higher price than what they originally reserved online.
Mo. AG alleges clean water violations
Koster JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a Boone County business and its owner for allegedly engaging in multiple violations of the state's Clean Water Law.
Mass. AG against Columbia Gas rate increase
Coakley BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley expressed her opposition on Thursday to a proposed $29.2 million rate increase by Columbia Gas.
Tenth Circuit rejects challenge to Kan. judicial selection process
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court, in a 2-1 ruling Thursday, upheld the way Kansas selects members of its state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Rand Paul endorses Cuccinelli for Va. governor in 2013
Paul CHANTILLY, Va. (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Sen. Rand Paul announced his support Thursday for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli in his bid to become the state's next governor.
Juvenile court judge named newest member of Ind. SC
Rush INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels announced Friday he has selected a longtime juvenile court judge as the next member of the state Supreme Court.
Two accused of fraud by SEC sentenced
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Two former senior officers of a finance company were sentenced earlier this month to lengthy prison terms and to pay $53 million in restitution for fraud.
Arts and crafts retailer suing feds over birth control mandate
David Green OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) - Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is suing the federal government over a requirement in President Barack Obama's health care law that employers provide their workers with birth control coverage.
Report: Judicial candidates spent more than $4.6M in primary TV ads
Davis WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Judicial candidates in Alabama, Illinois, Texas, West Virginia, Arkansas, Montana and Oregon spent nearly $4.7 million in television advertisements this primary season, according to a report released Thursday by two legal reform groups.
Ga. SC: Suit over gunshot injuries not barred by workers' comp provision
Nahmias ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia Supreme Court this week sided with an employee who was accidentally shot in the leg by a co-worker, saying the co-worker was acting as a "third-party tort feasor," not an "employee of the same employer," at the time of the injury.
Colo. SC: Former professor not entitled to reinstatement
Bender DENVER (Legal Newsline) - The Colorado Supreme Court this week rejected an appeal by a former University of Colorado professor seeking to get his job back.
Iowa AG announces penalty over hog manure
Miller SPENCER, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a $15,000 penalty on Tuesday against a Clay County hog producer for allegedly engaging in an illegal manure application incident that killed fish.
Ohio AG suing boys camp
DeWine CALDWELL, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services filed a complaint on Wednesday against a Summerfield camp for allegedly operating without a license.
Wash. health club to pay $20K civil penalty
McKenna SPOKANE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna announced a consent decree on Wednesday with a Liberty Lake health club that allegedly violated state consumer protection laws.
Ohio SC orders board to replace amendment's ballot language
O'Connor COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The Ohio Supreme Court, in a ruling late Wednesday, granted a writ of mandamus sought by proponents of a proposed constitutional amendment, which seeks to change the way in which state and federal legislative districts are drawn.
Man who created Obama image sentenced for contempt
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The artist who in 2008 created a famous picture of Barack Obama using the words "Hope" and "Progress" to support his presidential election was sentenced Friday.
Mass. National Guard settles with EPA
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - The Massachusetts National Guard and the Environmental Protection Agency have resolved allegations of violations of operations and maintenance requirements for three firing ranges at Camp Edwards, Mass., Military Reservation.
Ala. employee pleads guilty to identity theft
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - An Alabama state employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false claims, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, the Department of Justice announced.
Group says Obama administration officials skirting FOIA laws
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Competitive Enterprise Institute has filed a lawsuit alleging an Obama administration official is using a private email account to evade Freedom of Information Act requests.