News published on Legal Newsline in January 2014

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Two agencies file amicus briefs with Supreme Court regarding securities class actions

By Kyla Asbury | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:15pm

U.S. Supreme Court

W.Va. AG focused on price-gouging after chemical spill tainted water

By Bryan Cohen | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:04pm

Morrisey

Washington to receive almost $100K from False Claims Act settlement

By Bryan Cohen | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:02pm

Ferguson

BlackRock reaches agreement with AG Schneiderman

By Bryan Cohen | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:00pm

Schneiderman

Patent troll harassment part of Bruning's legislative package

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 3:00pm

LINCOLN, Neb. (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning unveiled his legislative goals for 2014, one of which aims to protect consumers and small businesses from patent troll harassment.

La. AG says scam instructs targets to appear in court, impersonates well-known law firms

By Bryan Cohen | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 2:48pm

Caldwell

Health care provider paying $2.5M in settlement with N.Y. AG

By Bryan Cohen | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 2:45pm

Schneiderman

Scam targets commercial property owners, Md. AG says

By Bryan Cohen | Monday, Jan 13, 2014 @ 2:43pm

Gansler

Judge: Asbestos attorneys made 'startling' misrepresentations while pursuing claims

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Saturday, Jan 11, 2014 @ 5:56pm

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - A federal bankruptcy judge ruled Friday that asbestos attorneys have been withholding evidence while pursuing claims against Garlock Sealing Technologies and has ordered the company's bankruptcy trust to be much smaller than the $1 billion-plus figure for which the attorneys argued.

Tobacco company facing asbestos suits; plaintiff's attorney says it's fighting dirty

By Heather Isringhausen Gvillo | Friday, Jan 10, 2014 @ 4:28pm

Jagolinzer

N.Y. AG says Novartis paid kickbacks to increase Exjade sales

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Jan 10, 2014 @ 3:48pm

Schneiderman

Bradstreet & Associates sued by Minnesota AG

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Jan 10, 2014 @ 3:46pm

Swanson

Ill. AG Madigan reaches agreement with Honeywell

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Jan 10, 2014 @ 3:44pm

Madigan

Ark. AG seeks default judgment against Mass. real estate company

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Jan 10, 2014 @ 3:39pm

McDaniel

Ohio AG suing five car dealerships

By Bryan Cohen | Friday, Jan 10, 2014 @ 3:30pm

DeWine

Calif. judge increases cost of lead paint abatement fund by $50 million

By Jessica M. Karmasek | Friday, Jan 10, 2014 @ 3:00pm

SAN JOSE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A California judge issued his final statement of decision against a group of former lead paint manufacturers Tuesday, raising the cost of a required abatement fund by $50 million.