McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Mortgage lender Countrywide has reached an $8.68 billion settlement with 11 states. West Virginia is not one of them.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- Oxycontin could be the Kryptonite to the power built by West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw during this decade and a half in office.
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) -- New York's Eliot Spitzer made may have made the practice fashionable, but West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw has a lengthy and enduring pattern of hiring outside counsel and appointing special assistants to help bring sizable financial settlements to the state coffers.
Lisa Rickard NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-Private securities lawsuits pose a significant threat to the U.S. economy, a report issued by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform says.
John Cornyn WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-U.S. Sen. John Cornyn this week will speak to the Federalist Society about legislation he has introduced aimed at preventing plaintiffs' attorneys from giving their clients kickbacks for filing lawsuits.
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline)-One of the most well known securities law firms in the country has agreed to pay $75 million to settle claims it paid clients to file lawsuits.
Melvyn Weiss LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline)-Famed securities attorney Melvyn Weiss, who made a lucrative practice out of suing corporations on behalf of shareholders, was sentenced Monday to 30 months in federal prison.
Cawley BEAUMONT, Texas(Legal Newsline)--A small East Texas gaming company has won a $21 million jury verdict in a patent infringement case against Nintendo.
Robin Conrad WASHINGTON, DC -- The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday turned down an opportunity to address the alleged overuse of federal anti-mafia statutes in civil suits against large corporations.
Blumenthal WASHINGTON, D.C. - Even though a group of state attorneys general recently alleged a 2002 settlement has done nothing to fix Microsoft's monopoly, six of them on Tuesday requested an extra five years be tacked on to the agreement.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - Despite an agreement with the federal Department of Justice, a group of state attorneys general have been arguing that Microsoft still possesses a monopoly in the world of personal computer operating systems.
Less than a month after Apple released its iPhone, an attorney well-versed in products liability class actions filed an action over the product in Cook County.
Justice Louis B. Butler MADISON -- Wisconsin's anti-trust law can apply to interstate commerce, the state's Supreme Court ruled Friday, setting stage for another lawsuit against a Big Pharma giant.
Stumbo FRANKFORT, Ky. - In response to Marathon Oil's diversity jurisdiction argument, Kentucky's Greg Stumbo recently offered a history lesson from other attorneys general.
Chief Justice Marsha K. Ternus DES MOINES -- An Iowa class action lawsuit against the two credit card giants can't stand up because the plaintiffs' injuries are too "remote," the state's Supreme Court ruled today.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Advertising groups charged with misrepresenting sponsorships by companies like Microsoft and Home Depot recently settled charges with the Florida Attorney General's office.
Bill Gates DES MOINES, Iowa -- Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer will not be called to testify during the plaintiffs' presentation in a high-profile $330 million class action lawsuit currently being heard in the Iowa Supreme Court, according to a recent Associated Press report.