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10 AGs seek legislative help to fix ACA problems
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and nine other state AGs have sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius seeking legislative action to help alleviate problems implementing the Affordable Care Act.
Supreme Court to hear Class Action Fairness case
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday is hearing arguments in a Mississippi case in which some say state Attorney General Jim Hood is trying to circumvent the federal Class Action Fairness Act.
Risperdal subject of $2.2 billion settlement
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A $2.2 billion multi-state and federal settlement was announced Monday with Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Pharmaceuticals to resolve civil and criminal allegations.
Report highlights jumps in state court race spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) --In the first election cycle since the Citizens United decision, political parties and special interest groups spent more than $24 million on advertising for2011-2012 state court races, according to a report released Thursday.
Wall Street Journal rips judge in Garlock trial
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The Wall Street Journal says a federal judge in North Carolina is helping the plaintiffs bar keep information about asbestos trusts secret.
Judge denies motion to keep Garlock trial open
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Legal Newsline's efforts to keep a North Carolina bankruptcy trial open to the public have failed.
House panel passes asbestos trusts transparency bill
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday passed legislation requiring more transparency from asbestos trusts.
DOJ files second claim over Novartis kickbacks
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a second lawsuit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals over alleged kickbacks to health care providers.
Scruggs' conviction upheld by federal appeals panel
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld the corruption conviction of disgraced attorney Dickie Scruggs.
Maryland AG won't discuss Angelos' asbestos idea
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - On the heels of a Wall Street Journal editorial questioning the motives behind prominent plaintiffs attorney Peter Angelos' attempt to revive 13,000 asbestos claims, the Maryland Attorney General's office said it would not comment on the matter yet.
Roggensack maintains seat on Wis. Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) -- Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Pat Roggensack handily defeated a Marquette University law professor for a second 1o-year term on the bench.
U.S. Supreme Court won't hear airline rate case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear a case regarding a federal government rule forcing airlines to advertise the full cost of their tickets.
N.Y. governor, AG behind push for public financing
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -New York's governor and attorney general are leading a push calling for the public financing of candidates in the state.
Texas AG looking into cancer group spending
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office is examining spending by the fundraising arm of a state agency already under watch.
D.C. Circuit nominee hearing set for April 10
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - One of President Barack Obama's nominees for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit will have a confirmation hearing next week.
Federal judge OKs CSB probe of Deepwater Horizon disaster
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge has dismissed Transocean's request to dismiss subpoenas for records of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Wis. Chief Justice worried about state budget
MADISON, Wis. (Legal Newsline) - Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Shirley Abrahamson said Thursday the state's 2013-15 executive budget bill could be debilitating to the state's court system.
NLRB to appeal Noel Canning ruling to U.S. SC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board is appealing a ruling regarding President Barack Obama's recess appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Scruggs asks 5th Circuit to toss guilty plea
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- Lawyers for disgraced attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs on Monday asked the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to toss out his 2009 guilty plea to charges of bribing a judge.
U.S. SC won't hear corporate donation case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The United States Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case that might have eliminated a ban on corporations making direct donations to political candidates.