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CALA applauds transparency code for state AGs
Press release from Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse (CALA) groups in Texas applauded a proposed Transparency Code issued by the American Tort Reform Association to enhance public disclosure of contractual arrangements between state attorneys general and private contingency fee lawyers. -
Four Beaumont men indicted for hurricane fraud
Four Beaumont men have been indicted for making false statements to FEMA to obtain hurricane assistance. -
Abbott drafts team, Blumenthal files suit as mortgage cases grow
AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has enacted a key section -
Appeals court: Children not property owners in refinery suit
Justices on the Ninth Court of Appeals granted a request by Premcor and Motiva to have children removed as plaintiffs from a class action lawsuit filed against the oil giants. -
States settle with heart defibrillator manufacturer
Ventak Prizm 2 DALLAS � Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and 35 state attorneys general reached a $16.75 million settlement with the maker of an implantable heart defibrillator on Aug. 30. -
Abbott reaches settlement with facilities allegedly defrauding Medicaid
Greg Abbott AUSTIN � Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a Medicaid fraud settlement with one of the nation's largest assisted living facility operators in Texas. -
Alberto Gonzales announces resignation
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales announced his resignation Monday, Aug. 27, ending a controversial cabinet tenure that included clashes with Congress over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys and over the use of warrantless wiretaps in the war on terror. -
Mortgage foreclosure scams on the rise, warns BBB
Press release from the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas -
Elephants to suffer in looming TX conservative drought, warns AG
AUSTIN -- The Republican Party in Texas will have its back to the wall in next year's general election following Democrat gains in 2006, warns GOP Attorney General Greg Abbott. -
ConocoPhillips' subsidiary to pay $97.5 million for underpayment of natural gas royalties
WASHINGTON � Burlington Resources Inc. has agreed to pay the United States $97.5 million to resolve claims that it underpaid royalties owed on natural gas produced from federal and Indian leases, the Justice Department announced Aug. 15. -
AG consumer alert: Expanded toy recall
The Office of the Attorney General is urging Texas consumers to stop using certain toys after Mattel, Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall of more than 9 million toys due to lead poisoning hazards and potential choking risks. -
Company sued Texas AG on probe, offspring faces similar charges
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- A company whose predecessor is also the target of a probe by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott shouldn't expect too many favors from the AG should it ever come under the microscope. -
Legally Speaking: Perverted Journalism-Part Two
A controversial sting operation that ended with an assistant D.A.'s suicide, allegations of sexual solicitation, a high-profile lawsuit and a whistleblower's shocking revelations -- all the ingredients that one might expect of a Dateline NBC feature story. -
Six indicted for health care fraud scheme
U.S. Attorney John L. Ratcliffe announced Aug. 3 that six Southeast Texans have been indicted for health care fraud in the Eastern District of Texas. -
Consumer Alert: Texans urged to check for potentially dangerous tires
The Office of the Attorney General is urging Texas drivers to check their vehicles for potentially dangerous tires. The tires were sold from 2002 to 2006 for light trucks, sports utility vehicles, and vans, and could be in danger of tread separation. -
Texas lottery commission might run raffles if AG Abbott gives nod
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is currently mulling whether Texans could soon play a type of lottery more often seen at social fund-raisers. -
Abbott strong arms guards' union over border workers' contracts
AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott yesterday filed suits in two cities against the union covering security guards and companies supplying immigration and customs workers. -
Texas AG demands campaign finance fines from polka dancing judge
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott wants a Dallas District Court judge to pay up for keeping quiet about campaign donations. -
Home lender down over $600m as Abbott, state AGs get 2nd windfall
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott and his California counterpart Jerry Brown brought home a nice hunk of bacon from a July 12 multi-state settlement over 'predatory lending'.