News from January 2013
Federal court denies Ky. AG's renewed motion to dismiss in challenge over attorneys contract
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal court has denied Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway's renewed motion to dismiss a challenge by Merck & Co. over the state's contract with private attorneys.
DOJ settles over FACE Act violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A $2,500 settlement for compensatory damages will be paid by David Hamilton for violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
Federal appeals court denies FDA's request for rehearing in graphic tobacco label case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court last month denied a request by the federal Food and Drug Administration to rehear a case involving graphic images on cigarette packaging.
Kansas SC rules against unhappy class action member
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - Stan R. Boles, a dissatisfied class action member, lost on his objection to the class certification and class action settlement agreement negotiated with Anadarko Petroleum Corporation by the class representative.
Mass. AG announces $586,000 settlement with bakery
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement on Friday with a North Andover commercial wholesale bakery to resolve allegations that it failed to pay overtime to employees and violated anti-retaliation laws.
Ala. AG takes action against electronic bingo operations
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced Friday that his office, in collaboration with Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair, took actions recently to shut down several electronic bingo casinos.
Mass. AG obtains preliminary injunction against videography business
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley obtained a preliminary injunction Friday against the operators of a videography business that allegedly failed to deliver prepaid wedding videos to dozens of customers.
7th Circuit upholds Wisconsin's Act 10
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, on Friday, upheld Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's Act 10 "in its entirety." The budget repair bill significantly altered the state's public employee labor laws.
Fla. SC answers questions about contract breach, deceptive trade practices
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court answered four certified questions regarding state law in a breach of contract and deceptive trade practices case before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Secret Service releases cost info on Obama's daughter's spring break trip
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A lawsuit filed against the U.S. Secret Service, in an effort to determine how much taxpayer money was spent on security for President Barack Obama's daughter's spring break trip to Mexico, has been dismissed and settled.
Mo. SC denies American Airlines' $5M refund claim
JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (Legal Newsline) - The Supreme Court of Missouri unanimously rejected American Airlines claim for a refund of over $5 million dollars in fuel tax from the Missouri Department of Revenue.
New rules set for high-cost mortgages
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Consumers now will be provided with home ownership counseling and are required to establish an escrow account for a minimum of five years for high-priced mortgages in a final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
EPA says W.Va. chicken farmer's suit 'moot,' wants it dismissed
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The federal government argued in a court filing last week that a lawsuit filed against the Environmental Protection Agency over potential water pollution fines at a West Virginia chicken farm is now moot.
Hood: Commissioner can create, run health insurance exchange
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) -- Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood says the state's insurance commissioner has the authority to create and run a health insurance exchange without the approval of Gov. Phil Bryant.
N.Y. AG settles with DirectBuy
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $500,000 settlement Thursday with DirectBuy, an Indiana-based buying club, to resolve allegations of deceptive and misleading sales practices.
Ohio AG sues Ministry in Marketing
MANSFIELD, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Ministry in Marketing and its founder/president for alleged violations of the state's Charitable Trust Act and Charitable Organizations Act.
Mass. AG announces $25,000 discrimination settlement with apartment owner
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a $25,000 settlement Thursday with the owner of a Cambridge apartment building to resolve allegations of discrimination against a family with a young child.
Report: Group appeals to Calif. SC over planned Walmart distribution center
MERCED, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- Opponents of a planned Walmart distribution center in a Northern California city have reportedly filed an appeal with the California Supreme Court.
Fla. SC says retirement system changes was constitutional
TALAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday found that the amending of the Florida Retirement System by the state Legislature, which made several significant changes including changing the pension from noncontributory to contributory, was facially constitutional.
