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Texas judge denies AG's request for injunction in text message case
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) -- A Texas district judge last week denied, in part, a request for a temporary injunction by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott against a company for allegedly using premium text message services to defraud wireless customers in the state.
***FOR PRINT ***Texas judge denies AG's request for injunction in text message case
AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) -- A Texas district judge last week denied, in part, a request for a temporary injunction by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott against a company for allegedly using premium text message services to defraud wireless customers in the state.
JK Harris
Abbott HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) -- South Carolina-based income tax consulting firm JK Harris & Co. must pay $800,000 in refunds to its Texas customers, the Texas Attorney General's Office said Tuesday.
Government files appeals brief in ObamaCare challenge
Obama TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The federal government, in an appeals brief filed Friday, called the judgment of a district court striking down President Barack Obama's federal health care reform "indefensible."
Abbott: School board can't use funds for contingent fee lawyers
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Attorney General's Office, in an opinion requested by the state Board of Education, says state law doesn't allow the board to hire private attorneys to file a lawsuit on its behalf.
**** FOR PRINT ****Abbott: School board can't use funds for contingent fee lawyers
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - The Texas Attorney General's Office, in an opinion requested by the state Board of Education, says state law doesn't allow the board to hire private attorneys to file a lawsuit on its behalf.
Abbott's opinion sought on lobbyist's place on school board
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - The chairwoman of Texas' Board of Education is seeking the opinion of Attorney General Greg Abbott on a newly elected board member.
Texas AG, Verizon in tandem with lawsuits
Abbott PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Verizon Wireless filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Phoenix on Monday outlining what they call "an ongoing scheme" using premium text-message services to defraud the company and its customers.
** FOR PRINT ** Texas AG, Verizon in tandem with lawsuits
Abbott PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Verizon Wireless filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Phoenix on Monday outlining what they call "an ongoing scheme" using premium text-message services to defraud the company and its customers.
Judge issues injunction against $8B judgment in Ecuador
Judge Lewis Kaplan wrote, "The purpose of such multiplicitous and burdensome proceedings against a company like Chevron is plain. By their own admissions, it is to exert pressure on Chevron by means of this litigation strategy to force a quick and richer settlement." NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has granted Chevron Corp.'s motion for a preliminary injunction to stop the collection of more than $8 billion from the company.
Texas AG probing diabetes drug
Abbott AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has issued civil investigative demands to drug makers Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. and Eli Lilly & Co. for information related to diabetes drug Actos.
Actavis to pay Texas $170M for Medicaid scam
Abbott AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) -- A Travis County jury on Tuesday returned a record-setting $170 million verdict for damages, finding that Actavis Mid-Atlantic LLC misrepresented its drug prices to the taxpayer-funded Medicaid program.
New Ala. AG fires private firms handling BP case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has fired the two plaintiffs' firms handling the state's lawsuit against oil giant BP and has named himself lead counsel, according to reports.
Trial lawyers upset with proposed med-mal reform
Obama WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A national trial lawyers group is railing against what they're calling an "extreme" medical malpractice reform bill that was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday.
New Braunfels wholesaler ordered to stop sale of unapproved devices
Abbott SAN ANTONIO (Legal Newsline) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has charged a New Braunfels-based medical devices wholesaler with acquiring, stocking and selling products that were not approved for sale in the United States.
Gulf Coast AGs warn oil spill claimants
Alabama Attorney General Troy King
US Supreme Court won't hear Texas illegal download case
Alito WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the appeal of a San Antonio teenager who owes $30,000 for illegally downloading music.
***PRINT *** Texas teen forced to pay up for downloads
Alito WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review an appeal from a Texas teenager who downloaded and shared "a sizeable list" of copyrighted music without paying.