News from October 2013
Jury sides with Ford in product liability case
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- A Florida jury sided with Ford Motor Company in a product liability lawsuit last week.
Chevron fraud trial set to begin
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- On Tuesday, a federal judge will begin hearing testimony that a $19 billion judgment against oil giant Chevron Corp. was the product of fraud.
Affinion to pay $30M in national settlement
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced a $30 million national settlement Thursday with the Connecticut-based Affinion to resolve allegations it misled consumers into signing up and paying for discount clubs.
Calif. AG files lawsuit against for-profit college
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - California Attorney General Kamala Harris filed a lawsuit Thursday against Corinthian Colleges Inc. and its subsidiaries for allegedly engaging in false advertising as part of a predatory scheme.
N.Y. AG announces effort to ensure full tax benefits for veterans
WATERTOWN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a new effort Friday to make sure that all U.S. military veterans receive the state property tax exemptions they are entitled to under state law.
N.Y. AG announces funding to improve Onondaga Lake water quality
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced an agreement Tuesday that will direct environmental penalty funds toward projects to reduce sewage overflows to Onondaga Lake and its tributaries.
Rhode Island AG issues warning about jury duty and arrest warrant scam
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin is warning Rhode Islanders about an aggressive scam in which people are threatened with imminent arrest for failure to appear for jury duty.
Washington AG expresses disappointment related to Hanford cleanup
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson expressed disappointment Tuesday related to the federal government's news that it is at risk of failing to meet milestones related to the cleanup of the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
Seattle hospital sues over state's new health insurance exchange
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) -- Seattle Children's Hospital has filed a lawsuit claiming the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner failed to ensure adequate network coverage in several health plans being sold through the state's new online insurance exchange.
Donziger files motion for new representation ahead of bench trial
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York attorney Steven Donziger, who is being sued by Chevron Corp. in a federal court for fraud, has filed a motion for new representation.
ABA president, others express concern over shutdown's effects on judiciary
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- American Bar Association President James Silkenat is calling on members of Congress to send a budget to the President.
Ind. AG, 15 school districts file suit over health care law's IRS regulation
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) -- Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller and 15 school districts have filed a lawsuit against the federal Internal Revenue Service, challenging a new IRS regulation that they argue penalizes state employers.
Wis. Senate sends AG 'sunshine' legislation to governor
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- The Wisconsin Senate has passed legislation aimed at bringing transparency to the state's hiring of private sector attorneys on a contingency fee basis.
Garlock lawyers say plaintiffs' firm concealed exposure and 'implanted memories' to increase fees
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - For weeks during the bankruptcy trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies, lawyers representing the manufacturer called former attorneys who represented the company and other witnesses to testify about what they allege were underhandedness and fraud on the part of plaintiff attorneys in asbestos-related lawsuits.
N.Y.C. Bar Association backs proposal to raise mandatory retirement age to 80
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- The New York City Bar Association says it supports a proposal on the state's Nov. 5 ballot to amend the New York Constitution to raise the mandatory retirement age to 80 for state Court of Appeals judges and Supreme Court justices.