News from 2013
Ohio AG warns of dangers of decorative contact lenses
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently teamed with Prevent Blindness Ohio and the Ohio Optical Dispensers board to warn consumers about the dangers of decorative contact lenses.
Former U.S. DHHS official to run for Fla. AG
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- George Sheldon announced Monday he is running for Florida attorney general.
WLF urges Ninth Circuit to rehear propoxyphene case, remove to federal court
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) -- A public interest law and policy center headquartered in Washington, D.C., is urging a federal appeals court to uphold the right of out-of-state defendants to remove lawsuits from state to federal court when the suit involves numerous plaintiffs.
Coakley's former top aide running for Mass. AG
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Maura Healey, a former top aide to Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, launched her campaign for Coakley's job Monday.
Virginia to receive $37 million in pharmaceutical settlement
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli announced Friday that Virginia will receive $37 million as part of a settlement with one of the largest pharmaceutical wholesalers in the country.
Washington AG: Grocery Manufacturers Association agrees to disclose financing
SEATTLE, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Friday the Grocery Manufacturers Association will disclose the financing of its campaign opposing Initiative 522.
Missouri AG announces aid for consumers scammed by MoneyGram
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) - Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced Friday the establishment of a national fund meant to aid victims of MoneyGram wire transfer scams between January 2004 and August 2009.
Ohio AG warns of sweetheart scams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine recently warned Ohioans about sweetheart scams in which a con artist develops a relationship with a victim, often online, before asking them to send money.
Coakley proposes flood insurance legislation
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley proposed legislation that would limit the amount of mandatory flood insurance for homeowners and would cap flood insurance rates resulting from FEMA's new flood zone maps.
Nevada AG announces $11.5 million agreement with loan securitizer
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) - Nevada Attorney General Catherine Masto has announced an $11.5 million assurance of discontinuance with a loan securitizer that allegedly engaged in deceptive mortgage lending and sales practices.
Alabama AG announces final ruling in electronic bingo case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has announced a decisive court ruling that so-called electronic bingo devices were nothing more than illegal gambling devices.
R.I. AG files lawsuit against Woonsocket
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Legal Newsline) - Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin filed a lawsuit against the city of Woonsocket for allegedly engaging in two knowing and willful violations of the Rhode Island Access to Public Records Act.
Mass. AG announces $160,000 agreement with financing provider
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has announced an assurance of discontinuance with a New York-based premium financing provider to resolve allegations it prematurely cancelled consumers' auto insurance policies.
Bankruptcy court rules Fuelstream able to collect on aircraft fuel liens
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) -- A federal bankruptcy court has ruled that Aviation Fuel International can collect against fuel liens that it filed against certain aircraft owned and/or operated by Ryan International Airlines Inc.
Ill. SC agrees to hear lawmaker pay case
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) -- The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal filed by Gov. Pat Quinn over lawmaker pay.
Kansas SC suspends former AG's law license indefinitely
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) -- The Kansas Supreme Court has suspended former state Attorney General Phill Kline's law license indefinitely.
Ill. SC says sales tax law is unconstitutional
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) -- The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday that a relatively new sales tax law is unconstitutional.
DOJ employees return to work
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder welcomed back those U.S. Department of Justice employees who were furloughed amid the government's 17-day shutdown.
Survey finds majority of corporate law departments have 'outsourced'
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A growing number of the nation's corporate law departments are "outsourcing" their legal work, according to a new survey.
Judiciary: $51 million in additional funds inadequate
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The $51 million in additional funding the nation's federal courts will receive under a deal reached by Congress late Wednesday still isn't enough, some federal judges argue.