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4 Jun, 2007 8:04 am
"The Michigan Attorney General appeals the district court's
decision declaring unconstitutional a state law that regulates abortion methods. Because we find that Michigan's law fails to comply with the explicit limitations that the Supreme Court has established for statutes regulating abortion, we agree with the
district court's disposition, and affirm." So begins a ruling that the U.S. Court ...
14 Jul 9:25 am
On July 8, Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox announced a
proposal to create a new state office that would audit the state's Medicaid program. Cox
stated that the new program would save the state $100 million per ... . However, Cox in his July 8th announcement criticized the MDCH
audit office for not being aggressive enough. The new Michigan Office of Medicaid Inspector General,
according to Cox, will be an innovative plan to "save millions of tax dollars and ensure care is available to those who ...
31 May, 2008 11:27 am
... up for a tryst that police say he made with an underage girl on the Internet, Michigan Attorney
General Mike Cox took the rare step of sending police to arrest the 21 ... year felony of using the Internet to disseminate sexually explicit
material to a minor. His attorney, Charles E. Quick of Owosso, said he is still reviewing the case and ... worm has turned." Although the
recent sting was the attorney general's first involving Perverted Justice, Hills said the
state always intended to pursue men who didn ...
11 Dec, 2007 8:30 am
... to their heartland counterparts. But maybe this generalization doesn't apply to state attorneys general. From the Topeka Capital-Journal: Attorney General Paul Morrison
faces a sexual harassment claim tied to an extramarital affair he had with a subordinate in the Johnson County district attorney's office that
continued after he became the state ... a "y.") Now, cheating AGs are nothing new. See, e.g., Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox (hehe). But Paul Morrison wins Lawyer
of the Day honors ...
30 May, 2008 12:52 pm
... their letter imply any stance on the possible ballot measure, the AGs wrote. But considering that these states -- Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota (and Utah) -- are not what ... put out a press release vowing to file a formal response to it
next week. "A modification … such as requested by these state's attorneys general would
politicize our judiciary and compromise its independence," City Attorney Dennis Herrera said in the release. ...
10 Jul 6:34 pm
Wednesday, Michigan's Attorney General--Michael
Cox--alongside Republican legislators supported a bill being drafted by the Michigan legislature that would create a Michigan Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG). This office ... very little costs associated with simply
moving the auditing body somewhere else. Additionally, Governor, Jennifer Granholm states that she is concerned about potential breaches of privacy when auditors are given
unrestricted access to Medicaid patient records. This new ...
19 Nov 4:33 am
... , Attorney General Holder supported the Brennan Center's work to increase funding and access to
counsel in several states including Michigan. The Attorney General then spoke of the delay in appointing counsel in many jurisdiction, and that when counsel was appointed, that counsel was often not meaningful. The
Attorney General blasted county funded systems as creating radically different systems of justice
based on which side of a county line a crime ...
26 Mar, 2007 5:35 am
... . "Pervasive instances of mortgage fraud have been discovered in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan,
Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, and Utah. For more in-dept information about mortgage fraud, see these lawsuits: ABN ... is never called "secretary," despite that department equally is one of
the 15 cabinet departments. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, heads the United States Justice
Department. From its website, the Justice Department mission statement is: "To enforce the ...
24 Jul, 2008 6:58 pm
... it easier to track parents and enforce obligations. See Michigan Dep't of State v. United
States, 166 F.Supp.2d 1228, 1232-33, ( ... she has one. PIQs are official replies by the Office of Child Support Enforcement to inquiries by state child support agencies. The Tennessee legislation that included the requirement of social security numbers on ... , 445-46 (Ohio Ct. App. 2001).
Florida's attorney general issued an opinion stating that its similar statute does not require
a social security number from ...
12 Oct, 2008 2:28 pm
... tragic death of 50 year old Sarah Comer at Metron's Big Rapids, Michigan facility. In January 2005, Ms. Comer died after Metron employees
failed to ... any Metron homes without warning and can assess penalities for failing to abide by state standards. Metron has homes in Belding,
Big Rapids, Cedar Springs, Forest Hills, ... Metron has been fined over $300,000. Moreover, the Attorney General and Department of Community Health for the State of Michigan have
forced the sale or closed three facilities in ...
16 Jan, 2007 7:55 am
... Free Press got catty: No one expects prosecutors to declare open season on cheating spouses. The ruling is especially awkward for Attorney
General Mike Cox.... In November 2005, Cox confessed to an adulterous relationship. The AG's office didn't take ... a news outlet, concerning a
case that's still pending in the court system? (The defendant is seeking leave to appeal from the Michigan Supreme Court.) Chief Court of
Appeals Judge William Whitbeck, who signed the opinion along with [Judge William] ...
16 Jan, 2007 7:55 am
... Free Press got catty: No one expects prosecutors to declare open season on cheating spouses. The ruling is especially awkward for Attorney
General Mike Cox.... In November 2005, Cox confessed to an adulterous relationship. The AG's office didn't take ... with a news outlet,
concerning a case that's still pending in the courts? (The defendant is seeking leave to appeal from the Michigan Supreme Court.) Chief Court
of Appeals Judge William Whitbeck, who signed the opinion along with [Judge William] ...
30 Mar, 2008 6:55 pm
... 21, 2008, Herman Miller, Inc. entered into a consent decree with the attorneys general for New York, Michigan and Illinois to resolve allegations of resale price maintenance over its Aeron chair - an ergonomic desk chair. Filed in the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Complaint alleged that Herman Miller used its Suggested Retail Price policy to enforce a resale price maintenance ...
26 Jun, 2006 12:01 pm
Collection Industry reports reports that "Attorney General Eliot Spitzer today announced that his
office has filed a lawsuit against a debt collection company alleged to have engaged in illegal and abusive practices to coerce payment ... practices is nothing new. What makes this so
interesting is that JBC appears to have specialized in the collection of bad checks. In Michigan, this can be quite lucrative as
Michigan law allows a plaintiff tto recover reble damages (3x) for a bad check plus $250 in ...
23 May, 2008 8:36 am
... which would make resale price maintenance a per se violation of Section 1. State Attorney
General Letter; S. 2261. The March 31, 2008 post reported that the New York, Michigan and Illinois
attorneys general obtained a consent decree under state law against Herman Miller for its
resale price ... that had prohibited resale price maintenance, the FTC reminded Nine West that it was still subject to state restrictions. This
most recent letter further confirms that counselors must be cognizant of ...
31 Jan, 2008 5:21 am
... by Marsh & McLennan. AIG must also pay $12.5 million to nine states (Texas, Florida, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Oregon, Pennsylvania, West Virginia) and the District of Columbia. Under the settlement, Texas will ... organizations and public entities into believing they were receiving the most
competitive commercial premiums available." The Attorney General's office states that its
investigation focused on AIG's failure to disclose contingent commissions it paid to brokers, and ...
2 Jun, 2008 9:26 am
... Cal Law's Legal Pad provides the attorney generals' letter to the state high court here.
The attorneys general* claimed a postponement would save them unnecessary ... ban same-sex marriage is passed If Californians vote down
the initiative, the attorneys general said they'd see such litigation as "necessary and unavoidable." ... would be both unprecedented
and inhumane," in a press release. *from Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Carolina, South Dakota and
Utah
29 Oct 8:04 am
... that resale maintenance is a per se violation of section 1 of the Sherman Act. The state attorneys general urge passage of H.R. 3190, which provides that "[a]ny contract, ... should know that resale price maintenance can still be a per se violation of
state antitrust laws. As reported in the May 4, 2009 Post, Maryland enacted such a ... . And as reported in the March 31, 2008 Post, the New
York, Michigan and Illinois attorneys general brought an action against Herman Miller in which
they alleged that ...
19 Jun, 2008 3:43 am
... has agreed to change its advertising practice and pay millions of dollars in restitution under a settlement with attorneys general
in 18 states. The settlement also affects JK Harris Financial Recovery System LLC and Professional Fee Financing ... K. Harris. The states involved in the settlement are:
Arkansas, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, and West Virginia ...
27 Sep, 2008 8:47 pm
Two patients at Metron of Allegan in Michigan died from neglect after employees at the facility failed to administer oxygen to them. The date
and details of the deaths are unknown at this time. The facility had an identical problem in 2005 when Sarah Comer ... to give the impression that Ms. Comer received adequate care. The
Attorney General's Office filed a civil suit in the matter and criminal charges have placed the
Metron facility into state oversight for two years. In addition to the failure to ...
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