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Koster campaign profits as lawyer vying for state business
The law firm chosen to represent Missouri in its lawsuit over the diabetes drug Avandia is entitled to a piece of any settlement, which could be tens of millions of dollars. Some of the firms competing for the job were major campaign contributors to
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:26A
Collapsed US broker faces class actions
It filed a lawsuit in the name of investors who bought MF Global shares between May 20 and October 28 or who bought bonds issued in August. The complaint charged that MF Global "made false and misleading statements to investors, including failing to
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:21A
Koster campaign profits from law firms vying for state business
The attorneys fees prompted a political backlash. This year, the Legislature took steps to change the selection process of outside lawyers working on a contingency basis. The legislation, approved by the governor in July, allows Koster to request the
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:16A
Quality mental health care
His lawsuit over mental health conditions in Alabama eventually sparked major changes in treatment across the nation. The Cottondale resident died Tuesday in Tuscaloosa at age 57. In 1970, when he was 15, Wyatt became the plaintiff in a federal lawsuit
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:16A
Legal Action Leveled at Four Loko
The lawsuit was filed this week in Fresno County Superior Court by Fresno attorney Bill Schmidt. The lawsuit alleges that Chicago-based Phusion Projects LLC, maker of Four Loko, created a dangerous drink causing Fiorini's strange and violent behavior
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:11A
Investors sue KV Pharmaceutical, alleging misleading statements
A proposed class action lawsuit against KV Pharmaceutical Co. alleges the drugmaker misled investors in positive public statements about its pregnancy drug Makena — just before KV stock tanked earlier this year. The stock price plummeted as Makena
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:06A
Oklahoma counties have history of child death problems
Those included falsifying documents in her permanency child placement caseload, lack of worker contacts with parents, being “not diligent at all” in searching for relatives with whom children could be placed, announcing child visits in advance and
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:04A
Lawsuit blames DHS for Shawnee child death
DHS is being blamed for another girl's death — this time for leaving 6-year-old Alexis Morris and her younger brother in the care of a stepmother who previously had two of her own young children die under tragic circumstances.
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:04A
Families sue cities over sewer backups
Steven Liddle, an attorney with the firm, said it also is considering lawsuits in Garden City, Westland, Dearborn Heights, Allen Park and Detroit. The lawsuit against Warren, filed Oct. 17 in Macomb County Circuit Court, is the second the firm has
Updated: 11/06/2011 01:01A
Brightmoor sued over patient's death
Her wrongful death lawsuit names GIT Inc., the company that owns Brightmoor, which is located at 610 W. Fisher St. George McCleave was admitted to Brightmoor in May 2000, the lawsuit says. The 73-year-old died Feb. 11, 2009, at Rowan Regional Medical
Updated: 11/06/2011 12:59A
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