News from September 2018
Want to know what opioid lawyers are up to in Texas? It costs thousands to find out
Some Texas counties are demanding tens of thousands of dollars to comply with open-records requests for documents detailing the time and expenses private attorneys have racked up so far representing them in opioid litigation.
Consumer Reports subscriber alleges 'barrage' of junk mail caused by disclosure of information
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A Rhode Island magazine subscriber alleges he now receives unwanted junk mail because the magazine disclosed his personal reading information.
Stock owner alleges Philip Morris violated securities laws
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A purchaser of Philip Morris common stock alleges that it purchased stock at artificially inflated prices earlier this year because of the company's misleading statements.
JONES DAY: Jones Day welcomes M&A partner Patrick Belville to the Detroit Office
The global law firm Jones Day announced that Patrick Belville has joined its Detroit Office as a partner in the Firm's M&A Practice.
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: Insurance Company Refunding More Than $2.4 Million to Massachusetts Homeowners Over Improper Charges
Attorney General Maura Healey announced that QBE Insurance (QBE) will pay more than $2.4 million in refunds to more than 2,100 Massachusetts homeowners who were improperly charged for property insurance.
BUTLER SNOW: Scott M. McLeod Joins Butler Snow’s Memphis Office
Butler Snow is pleased to announce Scott M. McLeod has joined the firm’s Memphis office. He will practice with the firm’s finance, real estate and restructuring group.
STATE OF VERMONT OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General T.J. Donovan Kicks Off 2nd Annual Lawyers Fighting Hunger Food Drive
Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced the start of the 2nd Annual “Lawyers Fighting Hunger Food Drive,” a collaboration between the Office of the Attorney General, the Vermont Bar Association, and the Vermont Foodbank.
STATE OF TENNESSEE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: Slatery Announces David Rudolph as Assistant Attorney General for the Memphis Office
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced David M. Rudolph as assistant attorney general.
NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL: A.G. Underwood Announces $1.65 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement With Centers Plan For Healthy Living Over False Medicaid Billing
Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced today a joint state-federal settlement with Centers Plan for Healthy Living LLC (“Centers Plan”) over allegations that its managed long-term care plan (“Centers Plan MLTCP”) submitted fraudulent requests to New York’s Medicaid program for monthly premiums, violating the state and federal False Claims Acts.
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: Partners, Massachusetts Eye and Ear to Pay $175,000 to Settle Allegations of Deceptive Billing Practices
Partners HealthCare System Inc. and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary will pay $175,000 to settle allegations that they violated Massachusetts’ consumer protection law by failing to adequately disclose to patients billing information for certain health care services, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
HUSCH BLACKWELL: Wisconsin Law Journal Names Eisenmann and Vercauteren to 2018 ‘Up and Coming' List
Erik Eisenmann and Jeff Vercauteren represent Husch Blackwell on a list recognizing the rising stars of Wisconsin’s legal community.
DYKEMA GOSSETT PLLC: 65 Dykema Attorneys Named to Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
Dykema, a leading national law firm, announced today that 46 of its attorneys from the firm’s five Michigan offices—and from multiple practice areas—were named to the 2018 Super Lawyers list by Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine.
SCHIFF HARDIN LLP: 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers, Rising Stars Recognized Three Schiff Attorneys
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been named to the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
JACKSON LEWIS: Jackson Lewis Named an Innovation Champion by BTI
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, is pleased to announce it has been featured as a firm that is “Best in Innovation” by the BTI Consulting Company in the company’s inaugural edition of BTI Legal Innovation and Technology Outlook 2019: Clients Rank Their Needs and Law Firm Performance.
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP: Foley Attorneys Named Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Foley & Lardner LLP is pleased to announce that 10 of its Detroit lawyers have been named to the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list – a distinction limited to just 5 percent of the state’s lawyers.
EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN: Adam S. Forman, Christopher A. McMican Named to 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers List
The national law firm of Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that Adam S. Forman and Christopher A. McMican, Members of the Firm in the firm’s Detroit office, have been selected for the 2018 Michigan Super Lawyers list.
HAWAII SUPREME COURT: Mahilani E.K. Hiatt Sworn In
The South Kohala District Court was the scene of much celebration as Mahilani E.K. Hiatt was sworn in as judge of the District Family Court of the Third Circuit before family, friends, and colleagues on August 31, 2018.
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE: Herb Chambers Resolves Claims of Employee Wage Violations
The auto dealer Herb Chambers Companies will pay $116,758 in restitution and penalties for violating Massachusetts wage laws by taking improper deductions from employees’ paychecks to launder staff uniforms, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.
TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT: Judge Robert Lincoln honored with Juvenile Council Award
Washington County General Sessions and Juvenile Court Judge Robert Lincoln has been named the 2018 recipient of the McCain-Abernathy Award.
ARKANSAS ATTORNEY GENERAL: Rutledge announces arrest of Two Arkansas Women for Medicaid Fraud
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced the arrest of Crittenden County and Desha County women.