News from May 2013
N.J. AG announces publication of web wagering regulations
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa and the Division of Gaming Enforcement announced Friday that the proposed regulations for internet wagering will be published June 3 in the New Jersey Register.
Ohio AG announces $1.05 million judgment against Cleveland business
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency announced a $1.05 million judgment Friday against a Cleveland business and its affiliates for alleged air pollution and hazardous waste violations.
S.D. AG issues alert about phishing scam targeting Walmart customers
PIERRE, S.D. (Legal Newsline) - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warned consumers Thursday to be wary of emails claiming to be from the Walmart Corporation, because they may be scams targeting personally identifying information.
Texas AG files lawsuit against BP for oil spill damages
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit Friday against BP America and other defendants for their contributions to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill.
Senate committee considers NLRB nominees; ranking GOP member continues to oppose Block, Griffin
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the ranking GOP member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said last week he would oppose two of President Barack Obama's nominations to the National Labor Relations Board.
RNC, others want U.S. SC to overturn aggregate contribution limits
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Republican National Committee, in what some are calling the next big campaign finance case, wants the U.S. Supreme Court to give donors greater First Amendment freedom to make contributions to parties and candidates.
Obama nominates four women to federal courts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- President Barack Obama last week nominated four women to serve on four different federal courts.
U.S. SC denies Alaskan village's petition for review of global warming case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear a case by an Alaskan village that claims global warming is eroding its shoreline.
Judiciary seeks $73 million in emergency funds
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Judicial Conference asked the White House last week for $73 million in emergency funding to address what it calls "critical needs" resulting from sequestration cuts.
Judge lets defense lawyers withdraw from Chevron RICO lawsuit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge, in an order Friday, allowed the law firms defending New York attorney Steven Donziger and two Ecuadorian plaintiffs against Chevron Corp. to withdraw from the fraud case, filed by the oil giant in a New York federal court in 2011.
Mo. AG praises legislators for passing Second Injury Fund bill
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel thanked the General Assembly Thursday for passing a bill to implement a temporary surcharge to address a shortfall in the Second Injury Fund.
Kan. AG announces $27,000 order against roofer
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) -- Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Thursday the sentencing of the owner of a transient roofing company on felony charges of theft and making false information related to Kansas business transactions.
Koster files lawsuit against contractor who allegedly cheated Joplin victims
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) -- Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Dana Point, Calif.-based contractor and his company for allegedly cheating victims of the Joplin tornado.
Ohio AG files lawsuit against alleged synthetic drug sellers
TIFFIN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) -- Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a civil lawsuit Thursday against an Ohio business and its principals for allegedly selling synthetic drugs to customers.
Vt. AG urges Congress to counteract fraud against elderly
MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) -- Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell joined U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Thursday in urging Congress to take necessary steps to battle elder fraud.
Fifth Circuit dismisses lawsuit over energy companies' emissions
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court this week dismissed repeat claims by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents, who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina and, in turn, damaged their property.
Ala. SC upholds mortgage registry's authority to assign mortgages
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) -- The Alabama Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, upheld a lower court's decision which, in part, validated the ability of the national mortgage registry known as MERS to assign mortgages as the nominee for the original lender and its successors and assigns.
Lawmakers, groups applaud support for Srinivasan, but want other D.C. Circuit vacancies filled
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Federal lawmakers, special interest groups and the Obama administration, pleased with the unanimous support of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by a Senate committee Thursday, are already turning their attention to the federal appeals court's other vacancies.
Study: U.S. has world's most costly legal system
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A study released this week shows that the United States has the world's most costly legal system.
Report shows states enacting foreign law bans could hurt economy, end up in hot water
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- States enacting foreign law bans -- driven by anti-Muslim sentiments -- could end up hurting the U.S. economy and worse, land them in legal hot water, according to a report released this week.