WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A Palm Beach County judge has again rejected an attempt by Attorney General Bill McCollum to subpoena a
law firm in an investigation into foreclosure practices.
Circuit Judge Jack Cox on Thursday denied a motion asking him to reconsider an order tossing out the subpoena. The attorney general's office was seeking foreclosure information from the Shapiro & Fishman law firm.
The investigation involves that firm and three others that handled thousands of foreclosures.
Cox repeated that the attorney general cannot use Florida deceptive and unfair trade laws to investigate law firms. The judge added that the state has other legal tools it could use in the investigation.
There was no immediate comment from the attorney general's office.
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