News from August 2014
Alabama AG race: Bulk of Dem’s funding coming from PACs chaired by ex-con
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) – In the remaining months leading up to November, the two candidates vying for Alabama attorney general will have around $1 million cash on hand a piece, though one of the candidates has received much of his support from political action committees chaired by a lobbyist who once pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme.
Brooklyn nursing home settles with N.Y. AG for $6.5M
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Connecticut AG reaches agreement with Frontier
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New York AG reaches $6.5 million settlement with healthcare facility
Story CopyNEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $6.5 million settlement with the operator of a Brooklyn elderly healthcare facility that allegedly engaged in Medicaid fraud.
New York AG obtains approximately $1.4 million from taxicab company
Story CopyNEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced on Tuesday that a New York taxicab company will pay $1,387,500 in restitution to drivers who were allegedly charged illegally by the company.
N.C. governor signs patent troll bill into law
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Among the more than a dozen bills North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law last week, one takes aim at so-called “patent trolls.”
New iPhone app lets user vote on whether politicians are lying
LECANTO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – A new iPhone app is allowing users to determine the length of their favorite, and not so favorite, politician’s nose.
Del. SC grants new trial for asbestos defendant after $2.9M verdict
DOVER, Del. (Legal Newsline) – The Delaware Supreme Court has found in favor of a talc manufacturer in an asbestos case, concluding that the lower court erred when it failed to grant a new trial after witnesses made derogatory statements during testimony.
W.Va. trial lawyers' donations surpass $300K
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – West Virginia trial lawyers are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on candidates running for or seeking re-election to the state legislature.
Ill. congressional candidate: Taxpayers shouldn't pay for private gym
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – It was deemed essential during the October government shutdown, and became mildly famous in 2011 as the location spawning former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s sexting scandal.
Taro Pharmaceuticals resolves Medicaid fraud allegations with Texas AG
AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott reached a $19.5 million agreement on Monday with Taro Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. to resolve allegations of Medicaid fraud.
Barneys and N.Y. AG reach agreement
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Cleveland officially hosting 2016 RNC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – On Friday, the Republican National Committee unanimously voted to officially select Cleveland to host the 2016 Republican National Convention.
A look at two rulings $1B apart in bankruptcy proceedings of Garlock, Bondex
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) – Despite similar allegations and circumstances surrounding the Bondex International, Inc. and Garlock Sealing Technologies bankruptcy proceedings, the two cases reached very different judgments, bringing into question why.