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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." -
Judge rules for La. AG in dispute with moving companies
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - An injunction has been obtained by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell against several moving companies and their operators for numerous violations of the state's Unfair Trade Practice and Consumer Protection Law. -
Super Bowl XLIV goes on without threat of 'Who Dat' lawsuits
Buddy Caldwell (D) MIAMI (Legal Newsline)-Kick off today at Super Bowl XLIV will happen this afternoon under mostly sunny skies without the ugly specter looming of copyright infringement lawsuits being filed over the New Orleans Saints' popular rallying cry. -
Louisiana AG brokers end to 'Who Dat' spat
Buddy Caldwell (D) BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline)-The National Football League on Monday acknowledged that it does not have exclusive copyright ownership of a popular New Orleans Saints football rallying cry, Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell told Legal Newsline. -
Louisiana AG in talks with NFL over 'Who Dat'
Buddy Caldwell (D) BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline)-Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell has been asked by the state's governor to look into a possible lawsuit over the use of a popular New Orleans Saints football team phrase. -
Caldwell files drywall suit
Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - Multiple Knauf entities and other international and domestic manufacturers, distributors, importers of Chinese drywall and several builders have been hit with a lawsuit by Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell over allegations of defective and toxic drywall. -
Texas judge tosses state's Vioxx lawsuit
Greg Abbott (R) AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline)-A Texas judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general against drugmaker Merck & Co. over its now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. -
Jindal calls on AG Caldwell to investigate shrimpers' claims of collusion
Buddy Caldwell (D) NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline)-The Louisiana attorney general has been asked by the governor to investigate complaints by shrimpers who are facing historically low prices. -
Doctor gets money for legal bills stemming from AG's botched case
Dr. Anna Maria Pou BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline)-Dr. Anna Maria Pou will receive nearly $457,000 to pay some of her legal bills after being arrested by then-Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti for allegedly killing patients during Hurricane Katrina. -
AG takes aim at General Motor's push for new dealership contracts
Buddy Caldwell (D) BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) -General Motors Corp. is trying to foist a new contract on dealerships that will harm consumers and violates state law, Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said Friday. -
La. bill would allow AG to dole out contingency fee contracts
Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - A new bill in Louisiana's legislature will allow the Attorney General's Office to hire outside counsel on a contingency fee, an increasingly controversial practice done in many other states. -
Constitutionality of historic tobacco settlement debated
Caldwell SHREVEPORT, La. (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge in Louisiana was asked Monday to rule 1998's Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement signed by 52 states and territories unconstitutional. -
Judge tosses antitrust suit against Hurricane Katrina insurers
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday against some of the largest U.S. insurance companies after Hurricane Katrina. -
Caldwell: Keep Katrina hospital deaths investigation secret
James "Buddy" Caldwell (D) NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline)-Evidence that former Louisiana Attorney General Charles Foti collected as a part of his investigation into deaths at Memorial Medical Center following Hurricane Katrina should remain secret at least for now, the state's new attorney general says. -
Hood, Caldwell: Buyers beware after hurricane
Hood JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - After his first major hurricane as Mississippi's Attorney General, Jim Hood quickly filed suit against five insurance companies. -
Louisiana AG warns of mineral rights scam
James "Buddy" Caldwell (D) BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline)-Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell is warning landowners of a scheme aimed at stealing their mineral rights. -
Louisiana AG faces recall petition
James "Buddy" Caldwell (D) NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline)-A recall petition was filed Tuesday against Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell, the secretary of state's office said. -
Caldwell critical of AG report card
Caldwell BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell is unhappy with a recent report that graded each state attorney general's handling of the nation's foreclosure crisis. -
Louisiana AG staying on the political sidelines
James "Buddy" Caldwell BATON ROUGE-(Legal Newsline)-Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell says he will leave others to campaign for their favorite presidential hopeful, noting he "likes" them all. -
Louisiana AG drops Amgen anti-trust lawsuit
James "Buddy" Caldwell BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana Attorney General James "Buddy" Caldwell has dropped a lawsuit against drugmaker Amgen Inc. that his predecessor filed on the last day of his term, his office said Thursday.