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Attorneys General

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2007 5:49:00 PM

Mississippi - Jim Hood

Jim Hood

Democrat

Born in New Houlka, Miss.

Obtained law degree from the University of Mississippi

Elected in November 2003, defeating Republican Scott Newton 63 percent 37 percent

Former assistant attorney general

Former district attorney for the Third Judicial District of Mississippi

Filed Under: none

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Miss. Senate passes House bill that would limit AG's power - 4/12

Dem AGs tell Congress to overturn Citizens United ruling - 4/5

Report: Miss. Bar filing complaint against AG Hood - 3/29

Feds free to retry new rules for Medicaid recovery - 3/23

Hood hires former AG, former SC justice to handle BP claims - 3/21

Miss. Senate approves 'Sunshine' bill - 3/15

ATRA expresses support for Miss. AG reform bill - 3/2

Miss. lawmaker says 'Sunshine' bill will stop AG's favoritism - 2/28

Former Miss. AG criticizes sunshine bill - 2/24

'Minor violator' paying $90M in oil spill settlement - 2/22

Miss. bill aimed at limiting Hood's authority refiled - 2/14

Bill limiting Miss. AG's authority dead for breaking rules - 2/10

Role of plaintiffs lawyers in Dodd-Frank debated at House hearing - 2/8

Hood critical of bill that would allow officials to hire outside ... - 2/8

Judge grants Miss. AG's injunction to stop pardons - 1/13

AT&T calls off $39B plan to acquire T-Mobile - 12/20

Lawyer for accused killer files complaint against Hood - 12/1

Dispute between AG Hood and Feinberg remanded to Miss. court - 11/16

Miss. Speaker candidate baffled at AG Hood's re-election - 11/16

Man says Hood campaign ad went too far - 11/11

Feinberg: MDL judge free to accept AG Hood's lawsuit - 11/9

Hood has little trouble winning re-election - 11/8

AGs of Mississippi, Kentucky seeking re-election - 11/8

Miss. speaker candidate: Hood mishandling settlement funds - 10/31

Miss. AG candidate: Video leak '100 percent' political slander - 10/28

Barbour: Miss. not really getting $20 million from settlements - 10/26

Report: Hood hurls allegation at opponent - 10/25

Report: Obama nominee, some AGs too close to plaintiffs bar - 10/25

Hood: Pointless to join health care challenge - 10/24

Miss. AWP settlements worth more than $6M - 10/24

Attorney: Voucher redemption in AG Hood case not surprising - 10/20

Microsoft all paid up on Miss. settlement - 10/18

Feinberg: Subpoena dispute doesn't belong in Miss. court - 10/5

Schuette, other AGs file brief in dispute with feds - 9/29

Hood questions opponent's new job - 9/19

Hood says suit against oil spill claims facility belongs in state... - 9/16

Feinberg wants Miss. AG's case stayed - 9/7

Hood wins lawsuit over tobacco payments - 8/25

GOP challenger proposes four debates with AG Hood - 8/23

Feinberg removes Miss. AG's oil spill suit to federal court - 8/16

Group says W.Va. lawmakers should take notice of Mississippi - 8/12

Miss. auditor wants funds collected from AG lawsuits to be public - 8/4

Strange, other AGs support AT&T merger - 8/3

Plaintiffs: BP uses 'coercive' tactics during oil spill claims pr... - 7/26

Miss. AG's tobacco payment suit goes to trial - 7/25

Miss. AG hopes GCCF audit is fair - 7/22

Audit of GCCF part of legislation - 7/14

Report: Miss. AG sues Feinberg - 7/13

9/11 fund administrator publishes draft rules - 6/22

Miss. SC to decide outside counsel issue - 6/9

New 9/11 fund administrator once tangled with Miss. AG - 5/19

Feinberg, Miss. AG butt heads in oil spill MDL - 4/25

Feinberg's attorneys respond to criticism - 4/14

S.C. wins Risperdal case, damages to be determined - 3/23

South Carolina's Risperdal suit goes to trial - 3/8

Hood plans town hall meetings on oil spill - 3/4

Simpson resigns post for run at Miss. AG - 2/7

Oil spill judge rules Feinberg is an agent of BP - 2/3

Hood supports monitoring communications in BP MDL - 2/2

Oil spill judge clarifies state counsel order - 1/31

Caldwell, Hood voice gripes in oil spill situation - 1/28

Hood has company in AG campaign - 1/18

Hood happy with Entergy ruling - 12/14

AGs in six states put under microscope in ATRA report - 12/2

Miss. SC to hear AG's price-gouging appeal - 11/16

La. jury reaches $258M verdict in Risperdal case - 10/19

Hood, State Farm settlement includes venue stipulation - 9/9

Miss. media gets access to Hood/State Farm settlement - 9/3

N.Y. AG-hopeful has history of donations, state work - 8/9

Oil spill fund officially established - 8/9

Lawsuits piling up against Transocean - 8/6

Miss. gov to AG: BP lawsuit would knot claims process - 7/29

Hood wanted advice from Scruggs on WSJ op-ed - 7/28

Gov. Barbour furious with Hood, removes him from gaming case - 7/26

Mississippi begins receiving diaper money - 6/29

La. contingency bill now only for oil spill lawsuit - 6/15

La. Senate narrowly passes contingency fee bill - 6/9

AG McCollum: Obama administration slacking - 6/1

In wake of BP spill, AG Hood pleads for rules change - 5/28

Rice piling up money from personal injury heavyweights - 5/20

BP pledges to forgo liability releases - 5/7

State Farm indifferent about unsealing of Hood settlement - 5/6

Miss. Bar worried about unethical lawyers - 5/6

Gulf Coast AGs seek coordinated state-federal response to BP spil... - 5/6

Hood wants settlement to stay sealed - 5/5

Gulf State AGs meet to talk strategy over BP oil spill - 5/3

Hood's attorneys will get full $10M - 5/3

Sealed info requested in State Farm v. Hood - 4/20

Mississippi SC rules state can sue Bayer - 4/19

Mississippi will challenge Obamacare without Hood - 4/14

Hood: No need to join health care challenge yet - 4/12

Louisiana settles with Eli Lilly, $4M for private attorneys - 4/8

Entergy happy with outcome of audit - 4/1

Montana, Eli Lilly reach $13M agreement - 3/30

Media outlets to intervene in AG Hood case - 3/29

AG Hood will seek re-election - 3/23

IN THE SPOTLIGHT:

Friday, May 11, 2012

Controversial presentation on creating 'legacy lawsuits' uncovered

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