Legal fight over drilling money becomes part of Virginia governor’s election battle By Fredrick Kunkle, Published: June 13, 2013 A complex legal dispute over mineral rights in Virginia’s coal country has become the latest battleground in the state’s bitterly fought gubernatorial race, with Democrats accusing Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli II of improperly siding with out-of-state energy […]

Cuccinelli vs. Southwest VA Landowners? By Sandy Hausman There’s a new controversy brewing – one that could mean trouble for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli.  It involves a lawsuit on behalf of landowners in Southwestern Virginia. Enlarge image VA Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli They claim two energy companies failed to pay them royalties on methane gas […]

District judge will make final ruling on gas royalty suit status Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2013 8:15 pm | Updated: 8:25 am, Fri Jun 7, 2013. BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER ABINGDON, Va. – A jury might one day get to decide whether energy companies cheated thousands of Southwest Virginia landowners out […]

US judge shocked by Va. role in lawsuit Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2013 5:42 pm | Updated: 8:15 pm, Thu Jun 6, 2013. Associated Press | A federal judge has expressed shock that an assistant Virginia attorney general has been assisting two natural gas companies that are being sued by landowners who allege the companies […]

US judged shocked by Va. role in lawsuit By STEVE SZKOTAK, Associated Press Updated 1:09 pm, Thursday, June 6, 2013 RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge has expressed shock that an assistant Virginia attorney general has been assisting two natural gas companies that are being sued by landowners who allege the companies bilked them out […]

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Lawsuit Targets Gun Dealer In Police Officer’s Murder Family of Thomas E. Wortham IV, Brady Center, sue Mississippi gun dealer and traffickers By Christian Farr and Marcus Riley |  Wednesday, Apr 24, 2013  |  Updated 6:56 PM CDT The family of a slain Chicago Police officer has joined forces with the Brady Center to Prevent […]

Mississippi pawnshop sued in Chicago cop’s death By Annie Sweeney, Chicago Tribune reporter -6:45 a.m. CDT, April 25, 2013 Mississippi attorney Don Barrett knows well the worries of gun owners. After all, he’s one himself. “We don’t want anybody messing with our guns,” he said. But what happened to Thomas Wortham IV is different, says […]

How Food Companies Trick Consumers Into Eating Their Unhealthy Products By Morgan Korn | Daily Ticker – Fri, Mar 1, 2013 8:29 AM EST According to Michael Moss, the Pulitzer prizing-winning reporter and author of the new book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us, executives at the major food behemoths – Kraft (KRFT), General […]