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Louisiana AG sues BP, others over oil spill
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has filed a federal lawsuit seeking $1 million from BP and partner companies for every day that oil was spilling into the Gulf of Mexico. -
U.S. SC won't hear challenge of $246B tobacco deal
Caldwell WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court won't hear the appeal of a group that claims the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement created a marketplace unfairly hostile to smaller cigarette manufacturers. -
Almost 100K false claims to oil spill fund, Feinberg says
Feinberg NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Gulf Coast Claims Administrator Kenneth Feinberg told a group of foreign journalists Monday that close to 100,000 claims submitted as a result of the BP oil spill "lack proof." -
Caldwell suing over diabetes drug
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced on Wednesday that his office has filed a civil action suit against GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. -
Caldwell: City's benefits plan is illegal
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says it is illegal for a city to give extra benefits to select current and former officials. -
Oil spill judge reaffirms states' rights to choose counsel
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier issued an order Tuesday reaffirming the rights of states in pursuing litigation against BP for damages relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill. -
Report: La. AG switching to GOP
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A report posted Tuesday afternoon on NOLA.com states that Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell plans to switch his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican this week. -
Caldwell files AWP suit against 18 companies
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced on Monday that he has filed a lawsuit against 18 drug companies that allegedly overcharged Louisiana Medicaid. -
Decision coming soon on federal drilling ban
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - After hearing two hours of arguments on Monday, U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. Feldman said he will issue a ruling by Wednesday on whether the six-month deepwater drilling moratorium is illegal. -
La. AG: Feds' ban on offshore drilling could be disaster
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell and Gov. Bobby Jindal are asking that a ban on offshore drilling be lifted. -
La. contingency bill now only for oil spill lawsuit
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - A Louisiana House committee has amended a bill that allows the attorney general to hire private attorneys on a contingency fee to only apply to litigation concerning the BP oil spill. -
BP pledges to forgo liability releases
Buddy Caldwell (D-La.) BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline)-The top U.S. lawyer for BP said Friday that the energy company will not seek to prevent lawsuits related to its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the Louisiana attorney general announced. -
Gulf State AGs meet to talk strategy over BP oil spill
Greg Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-A group of five state attorneys general have formed the bipartisan Gulf States Coalition to coordinate their legal efforts to the increasing oil spill spreading off their coastlines. -
Six says no 'constitutional defects' in health care law
Steve Six (D) TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline)-Scoffing at Republican legislators, Kansas Attorney General Steve Six says he will not join a multistate GOP-led lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the nation's new health care law. -
Brewer gets OK to sidestep Goddard and sue federal government
Jan Brewer (R) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer can now skirt the state's attorney general and file a lawsuit over the recently enacted health care overhaul that Republican AGs around the country say is unconstitutional. -
Oregon AG, governor vow to defend health care law
John Kroger (D) SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-Oregon Attorney General John Kroger could be headed for the most high-profile legal fight of his career, vowing to defend the national health care overhaul that many of his Republican counterparts around the nation are attacking in the courts. -
Lawmaker seeks to blunt Brewer on health care lawsuit
David Lujan (D) PHOENIX, Ariz. (Legal Newsline)-Arizona House Minority Leader David Lujan is seeking to block the state's Republican governor from suing over the national health care bill signed into law last week. -
AG Caldwell back in the national spotlight
Buddy Caldwell (D) BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline)-Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is back in the national spotlight for the second time this year, capturing headlines across the nation. -
Calif. AG hopeful launches petition against health care lawsuits
Chris Kelly (D) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline)-A Democratic candidate for California attorney general is asking people to sign an online petition urging 13 state attorneys general to jettison their lawsuit against the federal health care overhaul signed into law this week. -
Ga. AG thinks health care challenge will fail
Baker ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker won't join a lawsuit challenging federal health care reform legislation, claiming the challenges of other AGs have "no legal merit."