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W.Va. Chamber: Coal regulations will increase health care costs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce says the state's two long-standing senators should refuse to vote on health care reform until it is assured regulations on the coal industry will…
Agreement brings new player into Conn. road deicing market‏
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Competition in the road salt industry will be increased following an agreement announced by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal that enables a new vendor to enter the market."This agreement averts a…
Scruggs book coming Dec. 2
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Throughout the downfall of famed plaintiffs attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs, visitors to Mississippi political Web site Y'All Politics noted that the saga would make a good book.Site operator Alan Lange…
Ohio AG sues Wall Street rating firms
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) The Ohio's attorney general sued the nation's three major Wall Street credit-ratings agencies Friday, alleging that they provided inflated ratings to mortgage-backed securities.Attorney General Richard Cordray said as a result of…
Rogue Conn. waste hauler fined ore than $270,000‏
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Fines and penalties of more than $276,000 have been imposed on a rogue waste hauler for operating two illegal transfer stations in Stamford, Conn., by a Superior Court judge who…
Poll: Republican Whitman tied with Brown in Calif. governor's race
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)If California Attorney General Jerry Brown decides to run for governor next year, he could have some real competition on his hands - from a Republican, a poll indicates.A Rasmussen Reports poll…
Critics decry Senate health care plan
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's plan to overhaul the nation's health care system received a chilly reception from Republicans who decried the proposal as a bundle of tax increases and new responsibilities for…
Calif. consumer group gives Republicans low marks; AG candidate swipes back
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)Three Democrats vying to be California's next state attorney general reliably supported consumer protection efforts this year, drawing praise this week from one of the state's leading advocacy groups.The Consumer Federation of…
Class action targets Wal-Mart's restocking practices
RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline)The mother of two young girls is suing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for negligence and violating Virginias Consumer Protection Act, after her daughters were exposed to pornography.In October, April Cortez and her husband…
AP Poll: Americans want medical malpractice reform
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)The majority of Americans say federal lawmakers ought to make it more difficult for allegedly aggrieved patients to sue for medical malpractice, a poll Thursday indicates.The Associated Press poll found that 54 percent…