News from 2013
Poll: Tech companies would fare better at hands of jurors than other businesses
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) -- Technology companies that are pitted against individuals as litigants in civil cases would face less juror bias than the other five business sectors measured in a recent survey by DRI: The Voice of the Defense Bar.
Wash. AG helps secure more than $89,000 in wages, interest for misclassified workers
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) -- Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson said Wednesday afternoon his office has filed a settlement with Caicos Corporation for multiple violations of the state's prevailing wage laws.
Law professor says Obama making a statement with three D.C. Circuit nominations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A University of Richmond law professor says President Barack Obama's decision to make three, simultaneous nominations to one of the nation's most important courts, albeit bold and somewhat unusual, is a statement to Republicans.
N.Y. AG adopts new regulations on electioneering nonprofits
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced new regulations Wednesday that will bring more transparency to the political process and protect the donors of nonprofits.
Conn. AG reaches $9.9 million settlement with multiple companies to resolve Medicaid billing lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced a $9.9 million settlement Monday with Gary Anusavice and six of his management and consulting companies to resolve a Medicaid billing lawsuit.
Va. AG settles with Illinois-based consumer lender
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced a settlement Tuesday with an Illinois-based consumer lender operating a location in the Richmond area for allegedly violating the state's consumer finance statutes.
Mo. AG files lawsuit against magazine solicitor
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit against a door-to-door magazine sales company Monday for allegedly making misrepresentations to consumers.
Conn. AG asks PURA to reject electric utility's rate increase request
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen filed a brief on Tuesday with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority asking that the authority reject an electronic utility's application for a $95 million rate increase.
S&P pushes federal judge to dismiss lawsuit filed by DOJ, state AGs
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) -- The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. and its subsidiary Standard & Poor's Rating Services is pushing a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed against it by the U.S. Department of Justice and a group of state attorneys general.
N.Y. AG teams with San Francisco DA for Smartphone Summit
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman teamed with San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón to announce Wednesday a Smartphone Summit to address the epidemic of violent "Apple-Picking" street crimes.
Indiana AG files suits against three allegedly misleading out-of-state businesses
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed three more lawsuits on Tuesday against out-of-state businesses that allegedly used misleading mailers to offer copies of property deeds for as much as $89.
California-based healthcare facility pays $14.1M
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - After allegedly violating the False Claims Act, healthcare facility Adventist Health System/West and its affiliated hospital White Memorial Medical center have agreed to pay $14.1 million to settle with the United States and California.
Obama announces plan to protect patent innovators from frivolous litigation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Pointing to an "explosion" of abusive patent litigation in recent years, the Obama administration this week unveiled its plan to better protect American innovators.
Mich. appeals court affirms ruling in hazardous intersection case
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals upheld a more than $200,000 judgment against a shopping plaza owner in a ruling Tuesday.
Report: Argentina SC sides with Chevron, suspends freeze of company's assets
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Legal Newsline) -- Argentina's Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled in favor of Chevron Corp., suspending a freeze on its assets in the country.
Foundation wants D.C. AG to be held in contempt for violating order in postering regulation case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A non-profit political advocacy foundation is asking a federal judge to order the District of Columbia -- and its attorney general, Irvin Nathan -- to explain why it should not be held in contempt for not complying with a November order in a long-running dispute over postering regulations.
N.C. AG announces court order against custom car seller
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced a court order on Monday against a Buncombe County man who allegedly claimed to sell Pontiac Trans Ams, took advance deposits and failed to deliver.
Report: Okla. SC tosses lawsuit reform law, deems it unconstitutional
OKLAHOMA CITY (Legal Newsline) -- The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's lawsuit reform law, adopted in 2009, is unconstitutional.