News from February 2013
Proposed legislation clears path to elect AG in D.C.
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray, along with Attorney General Irvin Nathan announced Thursday proposed legislation to help implement the voters' choice -- made in 2010 -- to give the District an elected attorney general starting in 2015.
Pa. AG disapproves of Corbett's Lottery contract with Camelot
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Pennsylvania's newly-elected attorney general, Kathleen Kane, said Thursday a proposed Lottery contract with Camelot Global Services violates the state constitution and is "not statutorily authorized."
AAJ looking to promote judicial nominees
MIAMI - The American Association for Justice, the lobbying group of the nation's trial lawyers, held its annual winter meeting in Miami this week, with at least one new effort on its agenda.
Mass. appeals court sides with turbine, valve manufacturers
BOSTON, Mass. (Legal Newsline) -- The Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of two companies that manufactured turbines and valves that were alleged to have caused one man's mesothelioma.
N.J. AG settles with modeling/talent agency
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced a $400,000 consent order Wednesday with a modeling and talent services company that allegedly misled customers into signing expensive photography services contracts.
N.C. AG issues warning about sweetheart scams
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - For Valentine's Day, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper warned consumers about sweetheart scams in which con artists use dating and social media websites to win the trust of victims and steal their money.
Ohio AG files suit against Cincinnati charity
CINCINNATI (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a lawsuit Tuesday against a Cincinnati-area charitable organization and several of its principals for allegedly violating Ohio charitable law.
D.C. Circuit nominee clears Senate Judiciary Committee
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to approve Caitlin Halligan to be a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Wis. SC justice at center of alleged 2011 attack recuses herself from disciplinary case
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- Although expected, Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley has decided to recuse herself from the disciplinary case against fellow Justice David Prosser.
Pa. SC: Pulpwood company's sale of Del. land taxable business income in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a pulpwood company's sale of its Delaware land constitutes taxable business income in the state.
Texas AG announces Medicaid settlements of $10.9 million with drug manufacturers
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced two settlement agreements Wednesday with two drug manufacturers that allegedly misreported the prices of various drugs to the Medicaid program.
Book publisher agrees to multi-state $20 million settlement
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced a $20 million multi-state settlement Monday with a major U.S. book publisher to resolve allegations of price-fixing and collusion in the e-book market.
Ark. AG announces agreements with online payday lenders
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel announced a consent judgment Tuesday with a Delaware-based online lending company that will prohibit the company from offering illegal payday loans to consumers in Arkansas.
Legal group calls for U.S. Senate to fill vacancies on D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A liberal legal organization is calling on the U.S. Senate to make filling the growing vacancies on a federal appeals court a priority.
Mo. AG reaches Medicaid fraud settlement with home health care business
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced a settlement Monday with a Jackson County home health company that allegedly billed Missouri Medicaid for services it never provided.
Attorneys for suspended Pa. SC justice won't say if she'll testify at trial
PITTSBURGH (Legal Newsline) -- Attorneys for suspended Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin will not say whether she will take the stand.
Report: Former DA plans to seek Democratic nomination for Colo. AG
DENVER (Legal Newsline) -- A former Adams County district attorney says he plans to run for Colorado attorney general in 2014.
Victory Pharma to pay $12 million in multi-state, federal settlement
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced a $12 million multi-state and federal settlement Monday with Victory Pharma Inc., a pharmaceutical company that allegedly engaged in the fraudulent promotion of four of its drugs.