News from 2013
Md. lawmaker announces run for state AG
BETHESDA, Md. (Legal Newsline) -- Maryland Sen. Brian Frosh announced Tuesday that he has decided to run for state attorney general in 2014.
W.Va. AG reaches agreements with hospital, agency over collection practices
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday a hospital and a collection agency will each pay the state more than $7,000 as part of an agreement to end unlawful debt collection practices.
Obama's picks for NLRB confirmed
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- After months-long fighting, President Barack Obama's nominees for the National Labor Relations Board were confirmed Tuesday.
Legal Newsline files motion to keep Garlock trial open
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- Attorneys for Legal Newsline filed a motion Tuesday to keep the bankruptcy trial of Garlock Sealing Technologies open to the public following a judge's decision to close off portions of a law professor's testimony last week.
City sues banks to recover for financial harm caused by alleged LIBOR suppression
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- The city of Philadelphia is suing a group of Wall Street banks responsible for setting the London InterBank Offered Rate, alleging that the banks' efforts to suppress LIBOR caused "significant financial harm" to the city and many others.
Former Wash. AG named president of alliance aimed at stopping IP theft
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna has been named the president of the National Alliance for Jobs and Innovation.
N.Y. AG announces parking meter settlement with developer
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement Tuesday with Forest City Ratner Companies LLC, the developer of the Yonkers-based Ridge Hill complex, to resolve allegations of unauthorized parking meter operation.
N.J. AG announces $100,000 settlement with Morgan Stanley
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced a $100,000 settlement Tuesday with Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to resolve allegations of state security law violations.
Wisconsin AG files lawsuit against Florida-based company for alleged no call, marketing violations
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced an enforcement lawsuit Monday against the Florida-based Publishers Marketing Service Inc. for allegedly violating the state's no call and direct marketing laws.
Wash. AG files suit against insurance agent for targeting elderly widows
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit Monday against an insurance agent and his two business partners who allegedly duped elderly consumers out of thousands of dollars.
Georgia AG files lawsuit against payday lenders
ATLANTA, Ga. (Legal Newsline) - Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens filed a lawsuit Monday against Western Sky Financial LLC, Martin Webb, the company's owner and operator, and CashCall Inc. for allegedly violating the Pay Day Lending Act.
W.Va. AG releases final policy on outside counsel
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday unveiled his office's final policy for hiring private lawyers to represent the state.
D.C. Circuit upholds EPA rules on limiting greenhouse gas emissions
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court ruled last week that a coalition of states and industry groups lacked standing to challenge the federal government's rules related to greenhouse gas permitting requirements.
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.