Mississippi’s attorney general says the nation’s largest tobacco company will pay the state $15 million to settle claims that it was underreporting the number of cigarettes it was shipping to the state. Attorney General Jim Hood announced the settlement with …
The Mississippi attorney general’s attempt to investigate Google is on hold for at least four more months. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate on Monday granted Google’s request for a preliminary injunction, preventing Attorney General Jim Hood from going through …
Does Google help criminals by allowing its search engine to lead to pirated music or by having its autocomplete function suggest illegal activities? Mississippi’s attorney general suspects the company does and wants to investigate further, yet the Internet giant says …
With representatives of the electronics industry saying Mississippi’s attempt to investigate Google should be blocked by federal law, 11 other state attorneys general and other groups are taking the opposite position. They’re weighing in on the side of Mississippi Attorney …
Mississippi House members are rejecting new restrictions against Attorney General Jim Hood’s ability to file lawsuits or hire outside lawyers. The House voted 66-49 Wednesday to reject a House Bill 1201, which would require the governor, lieutenant governor and secretary …
Mississippi’s attorney general says a suit against him by Google should be dismissed. In court papers filed Jan. 12, Democrat Jim Hood claims the Internet search giant’s assertion that it is protected by federal law fails to invalidate state laws …
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said a 28-year-old Pontotoc County man will serve at least a year in prison after filing an insurance claim for a nonexistent four-wheeler accident. He said in a news release that Eric Long of Randolph …
In a case involving the Mississippi attorney general suing liquid-crystal display (LCD) makers on behalf of citizens of his state, the U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously ruled states’ claims against corporate defendants on behalf of their citizens may be pursued …
A Philadelphia, Miss., man has been charged with multiple counts of insurance fraud. Attorney General Jim Hood said in a news release that 46-year-old Phillip Willis was indicted in Neshoba County on three counts of false pretense. Willis has been …
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has the authority to establish and manage a health insurance exchange, according to a legal opinion by state Attorney General Jim Hood. Exchanges are online marketplaces where people can shop for insurance. Under the federal …
