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Several “to do” lists are scattered over Lisa Madigan’s Office, meetings with committees and they make on issues of domestic violence on the Freedom of Information Act.Their goal is to extinguish all at zero, these lists before January 13, the day she is Illinois Attorney General. But as the state prepares Sen. Madigan Atty. Gen. Madigan, is facing other challenges as the objectives of these lists.

In fact, Madigan, 36, inherit a Public Prosecution office in the midst of major changes, most importantly, a brain drain. In addition to the normal sales, it happens, as part of any change in the conduct of several experienced lawyers have already packed and left, benefiting from early retirement program in support of the State with its crisis Financial.

Then there’s the financial crisis.

The Prosecutor General has had problems historic office to obtain the best and brightest law schools, pay because entry is relatively low - $ 40000 a. ..

A Deal is a Deal, the Supreme Court said that airlines in a decision dated January 18 great interest to industry and the 31 million members of airline frequent loyalty programs. Under the 6-2-stop, Frequent Flyer, believe that airlines are not satisfied, go to their promises, that the courts accuse the state and breach of contract.The decision authorizes an action against American Airlines, on behalf of four million members of its AAdvantage program to go forward in Illinois. The complainants argue that Americans, the first loyalty program frequently violated its contract with members during the year 1988, when he announced that the exemption deserves frequent Miles loyalty cards could not be used , On certain days and flights. The new rules - Blackout dates and control capabilities - reduces the value has already accumulated miles.

American said it has many advantages over its frequency and loyalty program AAdvantage members have always summons, it could alter the conditions of the program at any time. Even with the procedure established in the main is whether the airline reserved the right, so that changes with retroactive effect - a practice familiar to a number of passengers, the discovery that 20000 miles, which deserves a free roundtrip by Coach Ticket now briefly autumn 5000 miles.

The decision of the Supreme Court of Justice does not guarantee victory for the claimants. Another part of the complaint, which alleges that U.S. consumers Illinois statute of fraud, obscene, by federal law, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, said in the majority.

And there are some ambiguities about the effects of a courtroom victory would have. Randy Petersen, editor of Inside Flyer magazine, said the case could lead to that airlines increasingly creative and less cautious with their frequent flyer plans. “I am not sure that everyone is a winner in this case,” he said. LINDA GREENHOUSE

Attorney General Neil F. Hartigan ‘efforts to fight against fraud in consumer countries repair business decision yesterday came to his main opponent, ALD. Martin J. Oberman (43).In a hearing on Hartigan’s package of laws designed to fight against repair rackets, Oberman questioned his rival’s commitment to the effort.

The adoption of new laws are not helping, if we are not the muscles in the execution, “said Oberman a hearing in the Senate, the State of Illinois Center.

Hartigan Oberman said consumer has four counts of fraud in the first three years of his taking office.

What’s needed is a serious revision of the division that …

Although crude oil prices and nervous with lines of motorists in service stations in the hours that followed the terrorist attacks, the world something to stabilize the price of crude oil Wednesday in insurance, OPEC that Deliveries will continue normally.Tuesday, the price of a barrel of crude oil jumped $ 1.61 or 6 percent, then fell 23 cents Wednesday to $ 28.83 a barrel on the International Petroleum Exchange in London, where oil continues to act. The New York Mercantile Exchange remained closed Wednesday.

There is no shortage of supplies and it will not, “said United Arab Emirates oil minister Obaid bin Saif al-Nasseri.

Market jitters east remained, however, and analysts, any reference to American retaliation in the oil-producing regions would probably send a new upward.

ATM machines. Under the provision of this service, often 24 hours a day throughout the week, they’ve had to implement a variety of procedures for the protection of these two machines and their customers. Among the safeguards are banks Closed-circuit cameras monitor the use and management of air traffic from areas around equipment, with apses card activated doors, lighting, and sound implementation. Trouble Some incidents. If all the methods currently used are they sufficient? Sources indicate that industrial crimes against ATMs and customers with them was low in comparison to other types of crimes. They also pointed out that statistical data on crime ATM have not been compiled regularly by local police at the federal level or criminal prosecution authorities.

The General Assembly of Illinois passed a law that requires all enterprises and organizations, regardless of where they are based, people share Illinois, in the case of a breach of rules security. The measure is in line with the model in California, a law, and follows the theft of more than 100000 names of Choice Point earlier this year.Choice Point
Lexis-Nexis parent company to buy Choice Point
Choice Point data complaint is directed against
More Choice Point identity theft victims identified
Choice Point is aimed at lawyers general data on injuries
Finally, the FTC is Choice Point redress for victims
Choice Point name “Consumer Advocate”
FTC fails to pay the victims of Choice Point Data Breach
Choice Point gets a new look
Bad Data Choice Point cost of $ 15 million
Guilty plea Choice Point flight data
Choice Point will find more cases of unlawful access to data
Choice Point Tests
Read more Patriot Act authorizes Choice Point
Return of stolen data has been figures
Consumers are able to see their point of Choice Records, said company
Sentenced to prison Nigerian Choice Point in flight
Tally rule of Choice Point victims
Choice Point first as a serious violation of
If national security threatened by identity theft?
Request US Choice Point Notify identity theft victims
Private flight information database Federal Consumer

Dir Rod Blagojevich proposed legislation days after the announcement of a massive security failure with Georgia in October-based Choice Point, which led to the theft of personal information, including Social Security numbers of about 145000 people in each of 50, including USA 5000 in Illinois.

If a consumer personal data in the wrong hands, it can lead to disastrous results, “said Blagojevich Dir. “This law will help prevent thieves access to personal information of consumers and help them to respond quickly to protect their credit from identity thieves to succeed. I welcome the United Nations General Assembly for the adoption of these laws, so that Illinoisans are no longer left in the dark if their personal information is in danger. “

the faux-pop duo, as the singer in their recordings and live concerts.The class-action suit in Cook County Circuit Court asks that everyone, Milli Vanilli’s bought albums, cassettes, CDs, concert seats, T-shirts, buttons and other goods are refunded.

I feel consumers have a right to know what they are paying, “said Karen L. Smith, 21, calls “a great supporter of music.”

If someone does not mention that thing, and will continue, “she said. I thought they were really talented. . . ..

In a dispute concerning a $ 50 credit report fee, Paul and Ladonna Wratchford Wood River cites a lender, refinanced their homeland. And the same day, they will take in cases of appeal against the original creditor about $ 20.90 in postage costs. Now, Madison County Circuit Court Judge Nicholas Byron must decide if the Wratchfords represent two classes of individuals deserve the same justice.Byron has held two hearings in December Wratchfords collective requests for certifications in their action against Accredited Home Lenders and CBSK Financial Group. Byron adopted movements advisement.

The assertion that Wratchfords Accredited Home Lenders charge a messenger of $ 20.90 fee mortgage on their closure in 2000. They contend that unless the lender to pay for a messenger and kept the rest.

They claim that CBSK, doing business as American Home Lenders, a credit of $ 50 of the report on the costs of closing down their second mortgage in 2002. The application of the Wratchfords lender paid less than the credit of a report and kept the rest.

Charges against Illinois consumer protection law and the fight against fraud, falsely, enrich lenders, after the complaint.

State prosecutor complained 2 in Internet companies COOKIE practices: The people of the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office have found some cookies, they do not believe in the holiday region of the mind, and they went to court to about them.This is not to accept cookies from your aunt Hilda made with butter and sugar, but al-so-cute name Geeks, for software, unbeknownst to a user’s computer hard drives to hold tabs on the activities online.

Richard Devine’s office Internet complain the two companies to force them to change their practices cookies.

Prudential Securities Inc. and its parent company suffered blows again, when two new groups of investors, companies refer to Friday on the alleged fraud, from more than a decade.The two complaints, two classes of research-action status signal that the legal problems of the company and its parent company, Prudential Insurance Company of America, will probably not be completed until last month a breakdown of costs by the Confederation and the law countries Securities injuries. In this settlement, the company agreed to pay at least $ 371 million in fines and compensation to hundreds of thousands of customers have suffered losses, widespread, because the fraud.

William Ahearn, a Prudential spokesman said yesterday that the company was aware, new costumes, he said not to “break all new soil. He added: “These requirements are the same issues of procedures have been before.”

The addition of two new costumes, Federal District Court in New Jersey, argued that Prudential, its parent company and a number of cadres and leaders in a broad conspiracy to blackmail by the sale of Limited Partnerships’s in 1980. The costume research triple damages.

The company is limited partnerships have also been at the heart of the complaint by the Securities and Exchange Commission last month, colonization. The charges say that many investors were deceived by the company on the sale of more than $ 8 billion of partnerships, that investments in oil, gas and real estate. Many investors have been wrongly by their broker, that partnerships were safe and were misled about the potential income from capital, costs say.

While there were other classes of action with individual actions Prudential partnerships, the latest costumes are the first to launch the company of fraud in all his ways parnerships have been sold.