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La. AG: Privatization plan requires legislative OK
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell says any contract to privatize the state's Office of Group Benefits must be approved by state lawmakers. -
Eight settle La. AG's drug-pricing charges for $38 million
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Eight drug makers have settled fraud charges brought by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell for a combined $38 million. -
La. AG says charter schools can't leave teacher retirement system
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell, in an opinion last month, said charter schools cannot leave the state's teacher retirement system. -
Ala. AG wants trial date set in Gulf Coast states' suit against BP
Strange MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange is urging a federal judge in Louisiana to set a trial date to hear claims of lost tax revenue by the state and Louisiana against oil giant BP. -
La. AG hauls in $25.2M from five drug companies
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced Tuesday that his office has recovered $25.2 million from five pharmaceutical companies as part of agreements resolving allegations of unlawful inflation of drug costs. -
La. AG receives judgment in cemetery case
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced a consent judgment on Tuesday restricting Lymus Washington from engaging in business at Gilbert Memorial Park cemetery. -
Report: Ala. AG says settlement in BP suit still possible
Strange MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said Tuesday there is still a possibility a settlement could be reached before the start of an upcoming trial over the 2010 BP oil spill. -
Caldwell sues over Louisiana's lost congressional seat
Caldwell WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, in a lawsuit filed Monday, says the federal government is wrong to take away one of the state's congressional seats. -
La. AG complies with discovery order in oil spill MDL
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - The state of Louisiana has complied with a federal judge's order to turn over documents relating to the Gulf oil spill and will not face thousands of dollars in daily fines or dismissal of its claims. -
Former La. AG files class action against Facebook
Ieyoub BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Former Louisiana Attorney General Richard Ieyoub has filed a federal class action lawsuit against the social networking site Facebook on behalf of a woman who says the site improperly tracks users' web browsing. -
La. AG files action against cemetery
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced on Monday that his office is seeking a court order to prohibit the current overseer of Gilbert Memorial Park from operating the cemetery's business. -
Caldwell has company in La. AG race
Cao BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Former U.S. Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao has officially filed to run against Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell. -
Feinberg wants Miss. AG's case stayed
Feinberg JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - First, Kenneth Feinberg removed a lawsuit brought against him by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood to federal court. Now, he wants it stayed. -
Senator endorses La. AG's re-election effort
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - U.S. Sen. David Vitter last week endorsed Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell for reelection. -
Feinberg removes Miss. AG's oil spill suit to federal court
Feinberg JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Nearly a month after being sued by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, Kenneth Feinberg - the man put in charge of compensating victims of the BP oil spill - has removed the case to federal court. -
Feinberg's attorneys respond to criticism
Feinberg NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Attorneys for Gulf Coast Claims Facility administrator Kenneth Feinberg have filed a second formal response to critics in the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation. -
Former Congressman plans run for La. AG
Cao BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Former U.S. Congressman Anh "Joseph" Cao says he plans to run for Louisiana Attorney General this fall. -
LSU law chancellor will pick judges for oil spill fund appeals
Feinberg NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Kenneth Feinberg has appointed Louisiana State University law professor Jack Weiss to pick a group of judges who will hear "limited appeals" on claims denied by the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. -
La. AG sends opinion to New Orleans
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell, in an opinion released last week, said the city of New Orleans cannot claim any excess revenue made by the New Orleans Public Belt Railroad for its own use. -
Ala. AG: Oil spill claimants 'reduced to begging for handouts'
Strange NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange said his state "has reached a boiling point" in a letter he wrote to Kenneth Feinberg criticizing the Gulf Coast Claim Facility.