News from 2013
North Carolina AG files suit over Do Not Call violations
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper filed a suit Wednesday against an alarm system company that allegedly made illegal robocalls to numbers listed on the Do Not Call Registry.
Iowa AG permanently bars telemarketer from the state
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Tuesday that an Arizona telemarketing company will permanently cease telephone calls to Iowans.
Wyo. commission announces nominees for state SC vacancy
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) -- The Wyoming Judicial Nominating Commission announced Tuesday it has submitted the names of three nominees -- all private attorneys -- to the governor to fill an upcoming vacancy on the state Supreme Court.
Report: D.C. elections board proceeding with AG election
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Despite the fact that the District of Columbia Council has voted twice to postpone its attorney general election, the District's Board of Elections is preparing for the election.
Report highlights jumps in state court race spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) --In the first election cycle since the Citizens United decision, political parties and special interest groups spent more than $24 million on advertising for2011-2012 state court races, according to a report released Thursday.
Hobby Lobby wants U.S. SC to review case over contraceptive mandate
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. says it wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its case against the federal government over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
Legal Reform Summit: Tort reform is a global issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) -- Perhaps we're not that different after all.
Eighth Circuit sides with paint manufacturer in case over negligent misrepresentation
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court, in a ruling Monday, said a district court correctly dismissed a company's negligent misrepresentation complaint.
Report: N.Y. ends 'double-dipping' for older judges
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York's court system has ended the practice of "double-dipping" for older judges.
Mississippi AG warns of lottery winnings scam
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood recently warned residents to be wary of phone marketers promising lottery winnings or bogus checks in the mail declaring that they have been selected as a grand prize winner.
Wisconsin AG announces settlement with Kmart
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced an agreement Tuesday with Kmart Corp. settling allegations that it submitted false claims and false statements throughout its Kmart Pharmacy Centers to the federal government, state governments and territories for payments relating to partial fills of prescriptions.
Kansas AG files suit against asphalt paving operation
TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Tuesday that his office filed a lawsuit against a door-to-door asphalt paving operation.
Cuccinelli blasts Obama's health care law in GOP address
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli earlier this week called President Barack Obama's health care law "downright dishonest."
Obama picks new chief judge for federal claims court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- President Barack Obama has named a new chief judge to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Key West lawyer appointed to Fla. appeals court
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Gov. Rick Scott has appointed Key West lawyer Edwin A. Scales III to Florida's Third District Court of Appeal.
Report: District attorney who brought suit over budget bill mulling run for Wis. AG
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- The race for Wisconsin attorney general is starting to get a little crowded.
Federal judge allows lawsuit over Obamacare IRS regulation to proceed
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a lawsuit challenging a major IRS Obamacare regulation may proceed, denying the federal government's motion to dismiss.
Iowans to receive refunds from buying club membership scam
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced on Monday that two companies affiliated with JCPenney will pay customers who were enrolled in buying club memberships more than $2.7 million.
Fundraiser barred from Iowa for five years
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Monday that a professional fundraising company from Massachusetts has been barred from seeking charitable solicitations in the state for a minimum of five years.
Report: N.J. SC nominee clears Senate panel hurdle
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- One of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's state Supreme Court nominees passed a Senate panel last week.