News from February 2013
Rotellini running for Ariz. AG again in 2014
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) -- Felecia Rotellini, who challenged current Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne back in 2010, announced this week she again is running for the office.
Fifth Circuit upholds Miss. limit on noneconomic damages in personal injury cases
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Mississippi's $1 million limit on noneconomic damages in personal injury cases is constitutional.
Plaintiffs in Dodd-Frank challenge say feds' motion to dismiss should be denied
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The attorneys general of 11 states are asking a federal court to deny the government's motion to dismiss and allow a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to proceed.
U.S. SC to decide if FAA permits courts to invalidate arbitration agreements
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a case that questions whether the Federal Arbitration Act permits courts to invalidate arbitration agreements on the ground that they do not permit class arbitration of a federal law claim.
N.H. AG issues consumer alert about Corporate Records Service
CONCORD, N.H. (Legal Newsline) -- New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney and Secretary of State William Gardner issued a consumer alert Tuesday to New Hampshire business owners to be aware of mailings sent from a company using deceptive practices.
N.Y. AG announces agreement with grocery chain to change coupon promotions
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced an agreement with a grocery store chain to change the way it advertises and promotes its coupons in the state of New York.
South Dakota AG issues warning over labor law poster scams
PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and the South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued a warning Tuesday to businesses to beware of companies selling federal agency labor law posters.
Report: Senate Republicans ready to again fight Halligan's nomination
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Senate Republicans are calling Caitlin Halligan, a nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, an "activist."
Md. high court throws out fraud claims against Exxon
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) -- The Maryland Court of Appeals on Tuesday threw out claims of fraud against ExxonMobil Corp. and reversed $1 billion in judgments against the company over an underground gasoline leak.
Lawyer says Fifth Circuit's decision in TPA case has 'potentially far-reaching consequences'
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that a third-party administrator of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act plan can be held liable for an abuse of discretion in its handling of benefit claims.
AEP to pay $8.5 million in multi-state air pollution settlement
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced an $8.5 million multi-state settlement Friday with Ohio-based American Electric Power that will also reduce air pollution emissions from the company's coal-fired electric power plants.
N.J. AG announces agreement with CVS over errors
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced an agreement Monday with CVS-Caremark to resolve pharmacy errors that occurred at five separate CVS pharmacies.
U.S. Attorney announces settlement with Ky. nursing home
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky Kerry Harvey announced a settlement Monday with an Erlanger nursing home to resolve False Claims Act allegations against the facility.
Bacharach confirmed to Tenth Circuit after waiting more than 250 days
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly confirmed Judge Robert Bacharach to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Monday.
D.C. Circuit orders NLRB to file response to petition in union lobbying case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court has ordered the National Labor Relations Board to file a response to a petition filed by a worker advocate group earlier this month.
BP trial day one: Ala. AG contends oil company was 'blinded by their bottom line'
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange says it is oil giant BP's greed that has "devastated" the Gulf Coast states.
Healthpoint pays $48 million in multi-state Xenaderm settlement
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Friday the state will receive $996,000 of a $48 million multi-state settlement with a Texas-based company that allegedly charged MassHealth for an ineffective drug.