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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Texas will receive $61M in Risperdal settlement
Abbott
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced this week that Texas will receive a larger share than initially expected from a $158 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson that was approved by courts on Tuesday.
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Judge eliminates advance asbestos trial setting in Madison County
Harrison
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (Legal Newsline) – Madison County, Ill., Associate Judge Clarence Harrison has entered an order terminating the court’s 2013 advance setting of asbestos trial weeks.
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Report: Pa. AG candidates agree to serving full four-year terms
Murphy
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – All four candidates for Pennsylvania attorney general say they are committed to serving at least a full four-year term before pursuing another office. Read More
Campaigns & Elections, NewsCorporations fighting Mont. election law file petition with U.S. SC
Bullock
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Earlier this week, a group of corporations asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision by the Montana Supreme Court upholding a state election law. Read More
News, U.S. Supreme CourtMotley Rice, Miss. lawyer ordered to pay fees for ‘frivolous’ lawsuit
Pratt
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – A federal judge has ordered a group of law firms, including Motley Rice LLP, and a Mississippi lawyer to pay nearly $400,000 in fees for pursuing a “frivolous” lawsuit against a for-profit educational institution. Read More
News, U.S. District CourtMass. restaurants cited for labor violations; group blames confusing laws
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Labor announced Thursday that an investigation of restaurants in Massachusetts revealed significant violations of the minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Boston District Office of … Read More
Federal Government, Hot Topics, NewsGroups want state AGs to block Express Scripts/Medco merger
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A coalition of public interest groups and leading competition advocates are calling on state attorneys general to block a proposed merger between Express Scripts Inc. and Medco Health Solutions. The American Antitrust Institute, American Consumer Institute … Read More
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