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Another potential class action filed over W.Va. water crisis
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Another potential class action has been filed in the wake of January's chemical spill that contaminated the drinking water of more than 300,000 West Virginians.
Ga. State Bar filed complaint against attorney with ties to former W.Va. AG
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Georgia State Bar has filed a formal complaint against a man with family and work ties to a former West Virginia Supreme Court justice and former state Attorney General.
W.Va. SC to hear appeal of nursing home in $91M case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- The West Virginia Supreme Court is scheduled Wednesday to hear the appeal of a high-profile $91 million jury award in a nursing home death case.
W.Va. AG says ethics bill, passed by House, is unconstitutional
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - The West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday passed a controversial bill that some say directly targets state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
House Speaker, W.Va. attorney general bicker over ethics bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has sent a letter to House Speaker Tim Miley expressing "significant concerns" he has regarding the proposed Attorney General Ethics and Accountability Act.
W.Va. House to consider False Claims Act bill again
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A bill that would establish a False Claims Act for West Virginia will get a second look this legislative session.
Calif. judge says NL, ConAgra, Sherwin Williams must pay $1.1 billion in lead paint case
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California judge on Monday ordered NL Industries, ConAgra and Sherwin Williams to pay $1.1 billion to replace or maintain lead paint in millions of homes.
U.S. House passes FACT Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the FACT Act, which would require more transparency from asbestos trusts, after sometimes heated debate earlier in the day.
House members debate FACT Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Members of both parties in the U.S. House of Representatives debated the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act and proposed amendments Wednesday afternoon.
Attorneys awarded more than 600 times damages in Calif. case
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - The California Supreme Court is being asked to review a lower court ruling that awarded $349,000 in attorney fees in a case that featured an award for emotional damages of $550.
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.