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Multiple AGs team up to urge Urban Outfitters to end prescription line

May 23, 2013 12:49 PM
By Bryan Cohen

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and 22 other attorneys general called on Urban Outfitters on Wednesday to stop its prescription line of items intended to look similar to prescription drug labels. The line of drink holders, glasses, … Read More »

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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: Tenn. lawmaker shares input on AG selection with Utah Senate committee

May 16, 2013 2:35 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — Tennessee lawmakers continue to push for a change in how the state’s attorney general is selected. State Sen. Mark Green, R-Clarksville, is one of many who wants the General Assembly, not the state Supreme Court, … Read More »

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Tenn. AG: Resolution of nonprofit lawsuits to result in $40M for state charities

April 26, 2013 11:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper announced Friday that his office, the court-appointed receiver for two state nonprofits, a health care real estate investment trust and a health care service provider have agreed to resolve a … Read More »

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Tenn. AG settles with The Avalon Effect over medical device’s marketing

April 24, 2013 11:49 AM
By Bryan Cohen

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — Tennessee Attorney General Robert Cooper, Jr., announced a settlement Tuesday with a Tennessee firm that allegedly marketed a medical device without prior approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Thomas Michael Haarlander, doing business … Read More »

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Report: Senators approve resolution allowing General Assembly to select AG

April 18, 2013 10:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — The Tennessee Senate on Wednesday voted to approve a resolution allowing the General Assembly, not the state Supreme Court, to select the state’s top lawyer. According to The Tennessean, senators voted 22-9 in favor of … Read More »

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Report: Hospital sale now in Tenn. AG’s hands

April 16, 2013 9:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

ERWIN, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — A written notice of Mountain States Health Alliance’s pending acquisition of Unicoi County Memorial Hospital has been submitted to Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper. UCMH Interim CEO Jete Edmisson told the Johnson City Press Friday … Read More »

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Nursing home to pay $2.7M for False Claims Act violations

March 25, 2013 8:59 AM
By Stephanie Ostrowski

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – A nursing home manager and its affiliate have agreed to pay $2.7 million with interest to resolve allegations for violating the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing submission to the Medical and TennCare/Medicaid … Read More »

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Tenn. AG calls bill over health care exchange ‘suspect’

March 21, 2013 11:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) — Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper said in a legal opinion this week that a bill seeking to bar insurers from participating in a federally-operated health care exchange is “constitutionally suspect.” State Rep. JoAnne Favors, D-Chattanooga, … Read More »

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AGs call on Congress to curb for-profit college recruiting abuses

March 18, 2013 9:10 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — A group of 14 state attorneys general have sent a letter to members of Congress, urging them to support legislation that would crack down on the for-profit school industry’s use of federal aid for recruiting, advertising … Read More »

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