News from 2013
Risperdal subject of $2.2 billion settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A $2.2 billion multi-state and federal settlement was announced Monday with Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals to resolve civil and criminal allegations.
Texas AG sues EEOC over hiring guidelines
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott filed a lawsuit Monday against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for allegedly limiting the ability of employers to exclude convicted felons from employment.
Lawyer recalls first meeting with woman who started Risperdal litigation
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) -- Brian McCormick remembers meeting Victoria Starr back in 2007 when he first started working for Sheller P.C.
Illinois AG files lawsuit against petroleum refinery for alleged pollution
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a lawsuit Monday against the operator of a Chicago coal and petroleum coke bulk loading facility for allegedly causing air pollution along the Calumet River.
Maryland judges engage Howard County students in civics education
Judges from Maryland's courts will engage with Howard County high school students on November 8 to enhance their understanding of law and society.
Conn. AG asks PURA to disallow portion of CL&P storm recovery
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) -- Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen filed a brief Friday asking the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to disallow at least $90 million in storm-related recovery costs requested by the Connecticut Light & Power Co.
North Dakota AG announces orders against three unlicensed contractors
BISMARCK, N.D. (Legal Newsline) -- North Dakota Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem announced Thursday that his office has issued cease and desist orders against three unlicensed contractors for allegedly violating the state's consumer fraud laws.
Schneiderman reaches $240,000 agreement with head of preschool
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Thursday his office has reached a $240,000 agreement with the head of a Brooklyn preschool to resolve allegations of self-dealing.
Lawyer suing D.C. board, council over AG election delay declares candidacy
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Washington, D.C., attorney who specializes in defending marijuana possession cases and who is suing over the decision to delay the District's attorney general election has thrown his hat in the ring.
Coakley reaches $325,000 settlement with truck company
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Friday a $325,000 settlement with a New York-based trucking company that allegedly failed to pay fees covering the handling and transportation costs of hazardous waste.
Fla. AG announces $28 million settlement with Bank of New York Mellon
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday a $28 million settlement with the state's custodian bank, the Bank of New York Mellon, resolving allegations it overcharged the state's retirement trust fund.
Five apply for Tenn. SC vacancy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) -- Two Memphis judges, two private attorneys and a law professor are among the five applicants for a vacancy on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Airline CEO, Bondi meet to discuss proposed merger
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) -- Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi met Friday with the chairman and CEO of one of the airlines at the center of a federal lawsuit over the proposed American Airlines and US Airways merger.
Donziger claims his due process rights are being violated
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York attorney Steven Donziger, one of the defendants in Chevron Corp.'s ongoing fraud trial, says he believes his and the Ecuadorian defendants' due process rights are being violated.
Legal group calls D.C. Circuit's contraceptive mandate ruling 'partial victory,' plans to appeal to U.S. SC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A pro-life legal group that focuses on constitutional law said it plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a case over the federal health care law's contraceptive mandate, despite a mostly favorable federal appeals court ruling Friday.
Minn. AG files lawsuit against Florida debt buyer
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) -- Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a Florida company that bought charged-off customer accounts and allegedly manufactured affidavits to help them collect the accounts.
N.J. AG reaches $3,000 discrimination settlement with landlord
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman said Thursday his office has reached a settlement with an Essex County landlord resolving allegations he reneged on showing a unit to a man because of his race.
N.Y. AG announces court order against Long Island gas station
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday a court order against AGIP Gas LLC for allegedly gouging consumers illegally by increasing its pump prices in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Report: U.S. SC orders petitioners in EPA greenhouse gas case to keep briefs short
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court has ordered the petitioners in a case challenging the Obama administration's greenhouse gas regulations to keep their briefs short.
Schneiderman announces $40,000 penalty against G.C. Environmental
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday a $40,000 penalty against a Bay Shore, Long Island-based company that allegedly used deceptive practices to obtain business from Hurricane Sandy victims.