News from July 2009
Conway, Boehringer Ingelheim reach settlement in AWP case
Conway FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) - Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway has announced a $4.5 million settlement Wednesday with a pharmaceutical manufacturer accused of fraudulently raising prices.
Merck, Shering-Plough settle with 36 AGs
McGraw WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - Thirty-six attorneys general announced a major settlement on Wednesday with two drug companies that delayed negative findings from a clinical trial.
Zoeller takes care of contraband cigarettes
Zoeller INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline)- Thanks to a consent agreement from a lawsuit headed by Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, more than 11 million cigarettes have been destroyed or shipped out of state.
McCollum wants to halt Arbitron's ratings
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Radio stations may not be getting an accurate reading of their ratings, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum.
Arguments set in Massey appeal
Blankenship CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Arguments have been set in the West Virginia Supreme Court for the third round of Massey Energy's appeal of a $50 million verdict against it.
Ga. AG: Local rules can't stand in state agency's way
Baker ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker recently wrote that the state Department of Transportation shouldn't be required to follow the same environmental laws as everyone else.
Goddard alleging foreclosure fraud
Goddard PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard is suing multiple real estate agencies and professionals over alleged home foreclosure fraud.
McKenna claims win in tobacco advertising case
McKenna OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline)- Washington's Division One Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that a cartoon image included in the Nov. 2007 ad campaign by R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. in Rolling Stone magazine was in violation of the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement.
Paint industry beats back defective design argument in Wisc.
MADISON, Wisc. (Legal Newsline) - After a setback in Mississippi, the paint industry earned another victory Tuesday when the Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with it in the case of a minor who claimed it was liable for his lead poisoning.
Hurricane Ike price-gouging suit settled
McCollum TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum has agreed to a $2.275 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Capital Group, Inc., over allegations of fuel price gouging.
DeLaughter wants more time to analyze fruits of motions, newspaper article
DeLaughter OXFORD, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - On the deadline for filing, Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter's defense team submitted five pretrial motions in his judicial bribery case then asked for more time to react to their results.
Cuomo seeks $1M in unpaid wages from Manhattan restaurant
Cuomo NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Attorney General Andrew Cuomo filed a lawsuit against a Manhattan restaurant today, seeking to recover $1 million in unpaid wages and damages allegedly owed to its workers.
King hoping for permanent decision against debt settlement provider
King MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Troy King and the Alabama Securities Commission are awaiting a judge's ruling in a suit that alleges a debt settlement scheme involving over 15,000 customers.
Blumenthal wants marketing of Wide Eye shut
Blumenthal HARTFORD, Conn (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging the Federal Trade Commission to stop what he says are deceptive marketing techniques of a controversial alcoholic energy drink.
Cash-strapped W.Va. agency urged to look into McGraw settlement
McGraw CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - Before a state agency starts making budget cuts, one West Virginia lawmaker wants it to inquire about money that he feels it may be owed from state Attorney General Darrell McGraw's controversial 2004 OxyContin settlement.
Sotomayor hearings to begin Monday
Sonia Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Judge Sonia Sotomayor's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin Monday, with legal grillings from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Calif. trial lawyers back bill to protect businesses from lawsuits
Christine Spagnoli SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) California's trial lawyers for a change are throwing their political muscle behind a bill that would limit lawsuits.
AG: Palin's lieutenant governor pick doesn't need legislative approval
Sarah Palin (R) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline)-Gov. Sarah Palin's pick for the state's next lieutenant governor does not need legislative approval, state Attorney General Dan Sullivan said in an opinion.
Oregon justices asked to disbar personal injury attorney
Oregon Supreme Court justices SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline)-The Oregon State Bar is asking that a personal injury attorney in Portland be disbarred for failing to pay settlements or awards to his clients.
Oklahoma AG seeks dismissal of Texas water lawsuit
Drew Edmondson (D) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (Legal Newsline) - The Oklahoma attorney general's office asked a federal judge Friday to toss out a lawsuit filed by a Texas water district that claims it has the right to buy billions of gallons of water in Oklahoma.