News from 2013
Poll shows Herring slightly up on Obenshain in Va. AG race
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) -- A recent poll shows that state Sen. Mark Herring, a Democrat, is slightly leading fellow state Sen. Mark Obenshain, a Republican, in the race for Virginia attorney general.
Report: Former Ecuadorian judge testifies to taking bribes from plaintiffs' lawyers
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- A former Ecuadorian judge, who presided over the environmental case against Chevron Corp. when it was first filed in 2003, admitted Friday to taking bribes from the plaintiffs' lawyers who won a $19 billion judgment against the oil giant.
JCN launches campaign to stop Obama from 'packing' D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- On Friday, the Judicial Crisis Network launched its campaign urging the U.S. Senate to block President Barack Obama's attempt to "pack" the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Report: Head House Democrat running for Fla. AG
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- State Rep. Perry Thurston, the current Democratic Party leader in the Florida House, is running for state attorney general next year.
Philly legal reform noted; advocates say more could be done
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) -- Philadelphia once was highlighted as among the worst judicial jurisdictions in the nation as far as civil court reform, or lack thereof, was concerned.
False Claims Act overused, reform advocates say
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The United States has come a long way since the Civil War era.
Md. AG tells newspaper it wasn't his job to break up senior week party
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) -- Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler said this week it wasn't his job to break up a senior week party at which many were drinking alcohol underage.
Four charitable organizations agree to pay $10 million in superstorm Sandy assistance
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Four charitable organizations agreed Thursday to provide approximately $10 million of assistance to communities still struggling to recover from superstorm Sandy, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced.
New York hotel settles over superstorm Sandy price gouging
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, as part of an ongoing probe of high consumer prices following Hurricane Sandy, announced a settlement of more than $40,000 Thursday with a Delaware-based corporation operating a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Brooklyn.
Conn. AG initiates snow removal antitrust lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen initiated an antitrust lawsuit Thursday against three snow removal and snowplowing companies and key executives following allegations that they engaged in an illegal boycott and bid-rigging conspiracy for the town of Southbury.
Miss. AG warns consumers of Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation scams
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood warned consumers on Wednesday of persons or organizations offering to aid in filing claims in the Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Mass. lawmaker joins AG race
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- State Rep. Harold "Hank" Naughton officially joined the race for Massachusetts attorney general Thursday.
PLF files opening brief in health care law 'Origination Clause' suit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Sacramento, Calif.-based public interest legal organization has filed its opening brief in a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law for imposing unconstitutionally-enacted taxes.
Mayors ask U.S. AG to settle lawsuit over airline merger
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The mayors of seven major cities sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week, asking him to settle the lawsuit over the proposed American Airlines and US Airways merger.
W.Va. chicken farm defeats EPA in lawsuit over stormwater permit
ELKINS, W.Va. -- A federal judge has ruled for a West Virginia chicken farm in its fight against the Environmental Protection Agency.
Calif. AG: Out-of-state organizations to pay $1 million for campaign finance violations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Thursday her office and the state's Fair Political Practices Commission have secured a $1 million civil settlement against two out-of-state organizations for campaign finance violations.
AGs want U.S. SC to review, reverse Tenth Circuit's Hobby Lobby ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris and 10 other state attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court this week, asking the court to review whether for-profit businesses can claim religious exemptions from the health care law's contraceptive mandate.
Pa. AG fires back at state lawmaker calling for her impeachment
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is firing back at a state lawmaker who called for her impeachment earlier this week.
Texas duo charged for fraudulent medical billing scheme
McALLEN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Two Mission, Texas, residents were charged in a federal indictment this week over allegations of their roles in a scheme meant to defraud Medicare and Texas Medicaid through fraudulent billings.
Mass. companies to pay over fair housing violations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Wednesday that an Arlington property management company and a Boston real estate firm will pay a total of $11,200 and implement new policies to avoid future fair housing violations.