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Penguin reaches multi-state agreement over e-book price-fixing

May 22, 2013 1:56 PM
By Bryan Cohen

DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a multi-state agreement Wednesday with book publisher Penguin Group (USA) Inc. to resolve allegations of collusion with other major publishers and Apple Inc. to manipulate e-book prices. The proposed agreement with … Read More »

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Report: Legal watchdog groups call out La. AG for pay-to-play system

May 22, 2013 9:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — Legal watchdog groups are calling out Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell for giving out lucrative state contracts to top campaign donors. In a report by WWL-TV Monday, Louisiana Lawsuit Abuse Watch and the American … Read More »

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Fifth Circuit sides with debt collector

April 17, 2013 1:15 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, in a ruling earlier this month, sided with a debt collection agency in a lawsuit filed against it for alleged violations of the Fair Debt Collection … Read More »

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La. AG: LSU hospitals’ privatization doesn’t need legislative OK

April 16, 2013 11:45 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell, in an opinion last week, said the state legislature does not need to approve the privatization of Louisiana State University’s public hospitals. “It is the opinion of this office … Read More »

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UPS delivery driver will get nearly $1 million, La. SC rules

April 12, 2013 3:15 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — The Louisiana Supreme Court has reinstated a nearly $1 million judgment against the state of Louisiana for injuries a UPS delivery driver sustained while maneuvering a loaded dolly into an elevator. The state’s high court … Read More »

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Scruggs’ conviction upheld by federal appeals panel

April 12, 2013 1:38 PM
By Chris Dickerson

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the corruption conviction of disgraced attorney Dickie Scruggs. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed a lower court ruling. In 2009, … Read More »

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La. AG urges gym customers to file claim

April 5, 2013 11:32 AM
By Bryan Cohen

BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) — Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell urged customers of a Baton Rouge gym on Thursday to film a claim with his Consumer Protection section if they were adversely affected by the facility. Powerhouse Gym and … Read More »

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Federal judge OKs CSB probe of Deepwater Horizon disaster

April 2, 2013 9:28 AM
By Chris Dickerson

HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge has dismissed Transocean’s request to dismiss subpoenas for records of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Lee Rosenthal also said the independent Chemical Safety Board could investigate the accident. … Read More »

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Report: La. AG advised Jindal to cancel Medicaid contract

March 26, 2013 1:09 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) — Louisiana Attorney General James “Buddy” Caldwell reportedly directed Gov. Bobby Jindal to cancel a Medicaid contract with a Maryland company, pointing to ties to Jindal’s current health secretary. The contract was worth nearly $200 … Read More »

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Caldwell sending $184K in restitution to scam victims

February 22, 2013 2:10 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) – Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced on Friday that his office is hand-delivering $184,000 worth of checks to 18 victims of a driveway asphalting scam. Last month, Texas residents Billy B. Densmore II and … Read More »

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