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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 6, 2015

Jim Hood begins another inquisition of insurance companies

Hood begins inquiry into possible ‘steering’ practices by insurance companies Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood has begun an investigation of insurers that may be involved in “steering” policyholders to certain body shops. The practice, which is illegal, coerces body shops to conduct repairs with inferior aftermarket or remanufactured parts to reduce costs in favor of…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 6, 2015

New in Google vs Jim Hood case – Microsoft attys now subpoenaed for their comms with AG office

Microsoft Lobbied Mississippi AG To Censor Speech, Google Says Microsoft joined the entertainment industry in lobbying Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood “to pressure Google to censor speech,” the company says in new court papers. The company makes the assertion as part of its request for documents from Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, a law firm that…