CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's lawsuit against Bank of America has been transferred to a multi-district litigation proceeding in a New York federal court.

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The Manhattan Institute's latest edition in its "Trial Lawyers, Inc.," series explores the effect the plaintiffs bar has on lawmakers at the state level and in Washington, D.C.

PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-Legislation that would change the way Arizona selects its state judges appears to be foundering.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California state Assemblyman Pedro Nava, who is running for attorney general, appears to be leading the Democratic opposition to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's pick for lieutenant governor.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-California Attorney General Jerry Brown on Monday criticized the state's largest pension funds for continuing to invest in companies in Iran.

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is planning to create a Climate Service to respond to the many requests NOAA receives from businesses and communities, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said Monday.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Legal Newsline)--Retired U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice David Souter will speak at Harvard University's 359th commencement ceremony this spring, the school announced Monday

DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller's office filed charges Monday against the former manager of the Iowa Film Office and others connected to the filming of a movie.