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McGraw altered federal suit, Rite Aid claims
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Owners of retailer Rite Aid claim West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw altered a suit over generic drug prices in a bid to escape federal jurisdiction.
McConnell tapped tobacco war chest to fund 9-year lead paint battle
McConnell PROVIDENCE, R.I. (Special from PublicNuisanceWire.com)- For nine years prospective federal judge nominee Jack McConnell battled paint makers with boundless powers he received from attorneys general he helped elect.
Texas firm asserts privilege in 7,000 asbestos cases
Robreno PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - Baron and Budd of Houston, a leader in asbestos litigation, has asserted attorney-client privilege in more than 7,000 suits that depend on reports from radiologist Jay Segarra.
Asbestos judge turns up the heat in MDL
Robreno PHILADELPHIA - U.S. District Judge Eduardo Robreno aims to purge the national asbestos docket of lawsuits that started in mass X-ray screenings.
W.Va. Justices hear Massey arguments for third time
Blankenship CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Twice the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals overturned a $50 million verdict against Massey Coal, but both decisions fell through. Now, a new Court must decide the case once and for all.
Argentinians invoke 1853 treaty in Delaware asbestos suit
WILMINGTON, Del. - Three men from Argentina accusing chemical maker DuPont of exposing them to asbestos in Argentina have invoked American jurisdiction pursuant to a treaty that President Franklin Pierce signed in 1853.
Asbestos lawyers oppose subpoena of radiologist in national litigation
Robreno PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline)- Asbestos lawyers at Motley Rice in Mount Pleasant, S.C., and Provost Umphrey in Beaumont, Texas are blocking a subpoena on radiologist Jay Segarra.
Sotomayor missed opportunities to define views on civil rights law
Sotomayor WASHINGTON - U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor hid behind other judges at the Second Circuit appeals court on four occasions when she could have defined her view on a fundamental contradiction in civil rights law.
Judge says firm must produce Harron documents
Peirce WHEELING, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has ruled that a prominent Pittsburgh-based asbestos lawyer must produce his firm's correspondence with a controversial Bridgeport radiologist.
Injury lawyers step up in GM after getting shot down in Chrysler
NEW YORK CITY - U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez peeled personal injury lawyers off New Chrysler on May 31, ruling that Italian automaker Fiat can buy old Chrysler's assets free and clear of tort claims.
Personal injury lawyers get two seats on Chrysler's unsecured creditors' committee
NEW YORK - Chrysler workers, dealers, suppliers and lenders anticipate heavy losses from the automaker's bankruptcy, but personal injury lawyers anticipate a $217 million windfall.
CSX says it has proven firm was behind asbestos fraud
Williams WHEELING, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - CSX Transportation pleads in federal court that it has presented plenty of proof that asbestos lawyers from Pittsburgh pulled a fraud.
CSX blames Pa. firm for asbestos forgery
Recht CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A plaintiff in a high-profile asbestos case apparently forged a signature on an X-ray report so he could repay an improper $750 advance from a Pennsylvania law firm.
Asbestos suits offer X-ray vision
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Just as X-rays allow patients to see through skin, X-ray lawsuits allow Americans to see through asbestos litigation that swallowed profits of American corporations and carried away their assets through bankruptcy courts.
Koster wins Missouri AG race
Gibbons conceded the election before 11 p.m.
McGraw originally sought $306 million in Visa, MC case
McGraw WHEELING, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw praises private lawyers who helped him settle a suit against Visa and MasterCard for $12.2 million, but neglects to mention that he originally sought $306 million.
Greear calls McGraw practices unethical, illegal
Greear WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Hiring private attorneys to represent West Virginia on a contingency fee basis is illegal and unethical, Republican attorney general candidate Dan Greear told state business leaders Wednesday.
Attorneys fees withheld in McGraw case, while Deputy AG goes after legal reform proponent
McGraw WHEELING, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Ohio County Circuit Court Judge Ronald Wilson is withholding $3.9 million from lawyers who helped West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw sue Visa and MasterCard.
Scruggs didn't deny State Farm attorney's allegations
Scruggs OXFORD, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - If famed plaintiffs' lawyer and admitted felon Richard "Dickie" Scruggs of Mississippi committed all the crimes he didn't deny in a July 22 deposition, he will never get out of prison.
Wind developer got a break, Starcher writes
Starcher CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Legal Newsline) - Wind power developer Beech Ridge Energy caught a break it didn't deserve when the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals approved its plan to build tall turbines on ridges in Greenbrier County, said Justice Larry Starcher.