NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Nashville Judge blasted a proposal from Tennessee's former Attorney General in an order released Thursday afternoon.
Chancellor Ellen Hobbs Lyle rejected the Attorney General's plan to distribute $40 million among state charities.
The money came from the settlement of a lawsuit involving not for profit nursing homes.
All $40 million must go to charities.
The A.G. proposed spending $35 million to start a new foundation, called the Foundation for a Greater Tennessee.
But Chancellor Lyle wrote creating a new foundation was "inefficient and redundant."
She also said the Attorney General's Office was not transparent in its process for coming up with a plan to distribute the money.
NewsChannel 5 Investigates reported several organizations claimed they didn't know they could even apply for the money.
And Chancellor Lyle said the plan was not focused on the elderly.
It was a nursing home case, so the judge believed some of the money should go toward seniors.
The new Attorney General, Herbert Slatery -- who took office Wednesday -- now has 30 days to decide if he wants to appeal the decision.
If not, the court will come up with a plan to distribute the $40 million.
