Ex parte Weaver, 570 So.2d 675 (Ala. 1990)
Private plaintiffs filed suit against Blue Cross of Alabama, alleging that it had improperly calculated its reserves. Plaintiffs later joined the Commissioner of Insurance as a defendant. The trial court held for the plaintiffs on the issue of reserve calculation. The Insurance Commissioner, as well as Blue Cross, filed an appeal and sought a writ…
State ex rel. Woods v. Block, 942 P.2d 428, 189 Ariz. 269 (Ariz. 1997)
The state legislature established a Constitutional Defense Council, whose members were the head of the two house of the legislature and the Governor. The CDC purpose is “restoring, maintaining, and advancing the state’s sovereignty and authority over issues that affect this state and the well-being of its citizens by taking any action it deems appropriate.”…
State ex rel. Madrid v. Turner, No. 26,035 (n.M. Dec. 14. 1999)
The Attorney General sought a writ of mandamus commanding the state’s Natural Resources Trustee not to give any effect to an agreement reached with alleged polluters because the Attorney General had not signed the agreement and it was therefore unenforceable against the state. In granting the writ of mandamus, the New Mexico supreme court said,…
Newport Realty, Inc. v. Lynch, 878 A.2d 1021 (R.I. 2005)
In a case involving the ownership of several streets on a wharf in Newport, the trial court held that plaintiffs owned the property. The Attorney General, representing the state, appealed. Plaintiffs argued that the Attorney General had no standing to enforce rights involving local roads. The Rhode Island Supreme Court held that the state’s Attorney…
Indiana ex rel. Carter v. Pastrick, 384 F.Supp.2d 1261 (N.D. Ind. 2005)
The Attorney General of Indiana has standing to bring RICO claims on behalf of an Indiana city, according to the U.S. District Court for the District of Indiana. To bring a civil RICO claim, the plaintiff must allege an injury to “business or property by reason of” a racketeering violation. Defendants in this case asserted…
Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. State of Hawai’I, 2005 Haw. LEXIS 475, at *47 (Hawaii 2005), vacated on other grounds, Office of Hawaiian Affairs v. State of Hawai’I 110 Haw. 338; 133 P.3d 767 (Haw. 2006)
A Hawaii statute specified that funds from lands held in trust for native Hawaiians were to be paid to the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA). An airport was operated on the trust lands, and the state paid OHA from the operations of the airport. A federal statute requires that all revenues generated by an airport…
International Game Technology, Inc. v. Second Judicial Dist. Court of Nevada, 127 P.3d 1088 (Nev. 2006).
A whistleblower filed a qui tam suit under the Nevada False Claims Act The Attorney General initially declined the case, then intervened and sought dismissal.A Nevada statute stated that the Attorney General could only intervene after initially declining if the interest of the state in recovering the money claimed is not being adequately represented by…
Federated Insurance Co. v. Oakland Co. Road Commission, 475 Mich. 286, 715 N.W.2d 846 (Mich. 2006)
Plaintiff sued defendant to recover costs for environmental cleanup. Plaintiff’s suit was dismissed on statute of limitations grounds. Plaintiffs failed to file a timely motion to appeal the decision. The Attorney General filed a timely appeal as an intervenor on behalf of the people of the state of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Environmental…
