News from July 2013
Calif. lead paint trial enters third week
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- The public nuisance lawsuit against one-time manufacturers of lead pigment and paints continued into its third week of testimony Monday.
AGs file brief to U.S. SC in support of Hood in dispute over federal jurisdiction
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A group of 46 state attorneys general are backing Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood's efforts to have a November ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Federal judge says Donziger not entitled to damages in Chevron RICO case
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge ruled Monday that New York attorney Steven Donziger, who is being sued by Chevron Corp. for fraud, is not entitled to damages over alleged misrepresentations.
Garlock testimony resumes in N.C.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The battle between experts proffering very different opinions about how much asbestos pipe fitters who removed asbestos-covered gaskets decades ago came into contact with while doing so resumed Monday in the bankruptcy trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies.
Report: Okla. AG announces re-election bid
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt says he will seek re-election in 2014.
Obama nominates four to Mich. federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- President Barack Obama's picks for four open spots on a Michigan federal court are in.
N.Y. AG announces agreements to provide equal access for persons with disabilities
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced new agreements Friday that will provide equal access for persons with disabilities to theater performances, gourmet retail and polling places.
Ohio AG announces ruling that Bradley University interfered with coach's contract
RAVENNA, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced a ruling Thursday that the Peoria, Illinois-based Bradley University intentionally interfered with Kent State University's contract with a former basketball coach.
Louisiana AG announces recovery of $45 million from GSK
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced Friday that the state of Louisiana would receive $45 million from GlaxoSmithKline, a British healthcare company, to resolve allegations of Medicaid fraud and deceptive marketing.
Iowa AG files amendment to Muscatine environmental lawsuit
MUSCATINE, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced on Thursday the filing of an amendment to the state's environmental lawsuit against a Muscatine-based grain processing facility.
AG warns Ohioans about utility scams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warned consumers on Friday about recent phone scams related to utility companies.
R.I. judge rejects claim of wrongful foreclosure against mortgage registry
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) -- A Rhode Island judge, in a ruling last week, rejected a claim of wrongful foreclosure against the national mortgage registry known as MERS.
Mich. AG to defend Detroit pensioners in federal bankruptcy case
LANSING (Legal Newsline) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said Saturday he will join the city of Detroit's federal bankruptcy case, defending city pensioners who are at risk of losing their benefits.
Schuette critical of Obama's newest Asian carp plan; AG says it will leave economy at risk
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says the Obama administration's latest efforts to stop Asian carp -- the behemoth fish that leap 10 feet into the air -- from entering the Great Lakes will leave the state's economy, and ecology, at risk.
Testimony focuses on lead paint cleanup
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- Lead-based paint is a costly clean up; that's why 10 cities and counties in California are suing one-time lead pigment and paint manufacturers to cover the abatement costs of millions of homes in their jurisdictions, to the tune of an estimated $1 billion.
Lead paint witnesses talk about poisoned children
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- Key witnesses in the suit against the nations one-time top lead paint manufacturers told stories Friday about poisoned children in two of the jurisdictions waging the suit: Los Angeles and Santa Clara counties.
Federal judge closes portion of Garlock bankruptcy trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge closed his courtroom to the public Friday during portions of testimony by a law professor who leveled charges of fraud against some claimants who sued Garlock Sealing Technologies after being exposed to asbestos.
N.Y. AG announces legislation to close foreclosure loophole
BRONX, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced proposed legislation on Thursday that would close a loophole banks have used since the financial crisis to deny foreclosure victims their right to a court-mediated settlement conference.
Illinois AG announces pollution lawsuit against ExxonMobil
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow announced a lawsuit Thursday against ExxonMobil Oil Corp. after an equipment malfunction at a company refinery allegedly released pollutants.