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SACRAMENTO (Legal Newsline) – As California Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, learned more about Proposition 65 and its impact on small businesses, he heard several stories that struck him as clear abuses of the law. Restaurant and bar owners were … Read More »
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Author Archives: John O'Brien
W.Va. SC to hear arguments against private lawyers representing AG’s office
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – Companies that have been sued by private lawyers hired by the State of West Virginia will have their chance to argue against the agreements on May 15. That’s when the state Supreme Court is scheduled to … Read More
State AGs, State Supreme Courts, West VirginiaW.Va. AG obtains $126K judgment
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has obtained summary judgment in a lawsuit filed in 2009 by his predecessor. Kanawha Circuit Court Judge James Stucky ruled for the State on March 13 in a case against James Armstrong, … Read More
News, State AGs, States, West VirginiaW.Va. AG, others seek tamper-resistant generic opioids
WASHINGTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined 47 colleagues in a letter sent to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over prescription drug abuse. The letter, sent March 11, asks the FDA to ensure that generic manufacturers … Read More
Big Pharma, Federal Government, Issues, News, States, West VirginiaFormer W.Va. AG sued Nationwide on last day in office
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – Another lawsuit filed by former West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw during his time as a lame duck has been removed to federal court. On Feb. 14, Nationwide Affinity Insurance Company removed the lawsuit filed … Read More
News, State AGs, State Courts, States, West VirginiaEight states join challenge of Dodd-Frank
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Eight state attorneys general have joined a lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The move comes more than four months after three other AGs … Read More
Federal Government, State AGsMcGraw concedes, Morrisey to be next W.Va. attorney general
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – Longtime West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has conceded defeat in his race against Republican challenger Patrick Morrisey, who will be the state’s first Republican AG since 1933. McGraw conceded shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday … Read More
Campaigns & Elections, News, State AGs, West VirginiaSupreme courts face big questions on Election Day
LANSING, Mich. (Legal Newsline) – The Michigan Supreme Court is one of a handful that could see its makeup change in a significant way on Tuesday. Currently, conservatives hold a 4-3 majority on the Michigan court, but two seats belonging … Read More
Campaigns & Elections, Michigan, News, State Supreme CourtsWest Virginia AG race leads field of nine others
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – If history is any indication, the closest of Tuesday’s 10 state attorney general races will be in West Virginia. It is there that five-term AG Darrell McGraw faces Republican challenger Patrick Morrisey. Though McGraw’s hold … Read More
Campaigns & Elections, News, State AGs, West VirginiaAGs say Ark. class action strategy benefitting only lawyers and class rep
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Eighteen state attorneys general are worried that plaintiffs attorneys are skirting the rules of the Class Action Fairness Act to curtail the rights of their states’ citizens. The group filed an amicus brief Monday with the … Read More
Arkansas, News, State AGs, U.S. Supreme CourtAla. AG Strange proud he didn’t use private lawyers in BP oil spill case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said Wednesday that he does not regret his decision not to use private attorneys in the State’s lawsuit against BP over the 2010 oil spill. Strange spoke about the oil spill … Read More
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