Publication: LegalNewsLine.com

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Ohio AG files lawsuit against alleged synthetic drug sellers

TIFFIN, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine filed a civil lawsuit Thursday against an Ohio business and its principals for allegedly selling synthetic drugs to customers.DeWineZig Stag and its principals allegedly engaged in unfair, ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mike DeWine, Drugs, Lawsuit

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Vt. AG urges Congress to counteract fraud against elderly

MONTPELIER, Vt. (Legal Newsline) — Vermont Attorney General Bill Sorrell joined U.S. Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Thursday in urging Congress to take necessary steps to battle elder fraud.SorrellSorrell testified before a subcommittee of the U.S. House of ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Sorrel, Fraud, Attorney General, Scam

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Mo. AG praises legislators for passing Second Injury Fund bill

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster and State Treasurer Clint Zweifel thanked the General Assembly Thursday for passing a bill to implement a temporary surcharge to address a shortfall in the Second Injury Fu ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Chris Koster, Clint Zweifel, Surcharge

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Koster files lawsuit against contractor who allegedly cheated Joplin victims

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Legal Newsline) — Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Dana Point, Calif.-based contractor and his company for allegedly cheating victims of the Joplin tornado.KosterClark Baxter and his company, ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Chris Koster, Lawsuit, Sustainable Design, Construction, Tornado

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Kan. AG announces $27,000 order against roofer

TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced Thursday the sentencing of the owner of a transient roofing company on felony charges of theft and making false information related to Kansas business transactions.Schmid ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Derrick White, Roofer, Derek Schmidt

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Fifth Circuit dismisses lawsuit over energy companies’ emissions

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A federal appeals court this week dismissed repeat claims by a group of Mississippi Gulf Coast residents, who alleged that emissions by energy companies contributed to global warming, which intensified Hurricane Katrina ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: District Court, Dismissal, Emission

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Fannie Mae

Ala. SC upholds mortgage registry’s authority to assign mortgages

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — The Alabama Supreme Court, in a ruling last week, upheld a lower court’s decision which, in part, validated the ability of the national mortgage registry known as MERS to assign mortgages as the nominee for the original ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mortgages, Fannie Mae, Circuit Court, Foreclosure, Supreme Court

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Lawmakers, groups applaud support for Srinivasan, but want other D.C. Circuit vacancies filled

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Federal lawmakers, special interest groups and the Obama administration, pleased with the unanimous support of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by a Senate committee Thursday, ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: Republican Party (US), Patrick Leahy, Barack Obama

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Study: U.S. has world’s most costly legal system

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A study released this week shows that the United States has the world’s most costly legal system.The study , released by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform Tuesday, compared liability costs as a percentage of Gross ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 17 2013]

Entities: United States, Gross Domestic Product, Lawsuit

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Wis. AG announces $70,000 judgment against landowner and excavator

MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) — Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen announced Thursday a judgment against a Dodge County landowner and excavating business that allegedly violated the state’s wetland, landfill environmental monitoring, open burning ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Carl Schmitt, Landholder, Forfeiture, Landfill

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Report: Tenn. lawmaker shares input on AG selection with Utah Senate committee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — Tennessee lawmakers continue to push for a change in how the state’s attorney general is selected.GreenState Sen. Mark Green, R-Clarksville, is one of many who wants the General Assembly, not the state Supreme Court, ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mark Green, Attorney General, Stocks, Appointed, Utah State Senate

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Wash. AG issues warning about companies providing local records

OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson and the Better Business Bureau warned consumers Wednesday about businesses offering to sell copies of records to Washington residents for an inflated price.FergusonA company calling ... [Published LegalNewsLine.com - May 16 2013]

Entities: Bob Ferguson, Attorney General, Property

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