NEW YORK — A group of 22 law firms in 16 states wants to bring a national class action lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp., alleging Toyota vehicles have lost billions of dollars in value in the wake of massive recalls. P. Tim Howard, a Northeastern University law professor leading Attorneys Toyota Action Consortium, says the [...] [...]
OXFORD — U.S. Attorney Jim M. Greenlee, who led the most sweeping judicial bribery investigation in memory in Mississippi, will retire Jan. 31, according to The Associated Press. Greenlee made the announcement Jan. 20 in a news release. Greenlee was sworn in as U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi Oct. 30, 2001. He [...] [...]
OXFORD — Harborside Healthcare and HHC Nutrition Services will pay the United States $1.375 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company received kickbacks and assistance under the guise of a sham durable medical equipment (DME) provider, the Justice Department announced. The government alleged that McKesson Corp., and its affiliate MediNet Corp. provided [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: October 5,2009
Tags: legal, media
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Dolan Media Company (NYSE: DM), the parent company of the Mississippi Business Journal, said today that its majority-owned subsidiary NDeX expanded into Florida by entering into a long-term agreement to provide mortgage default processing services to James E. Albertelli, P.A., a Florida law firm. NDeX also agreed to acquire certain operating [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: August 24,2009
Tags: legal
OXFORD — The Mississippi Access to Justice Commission has released the following statement about funding shortfalls and North Mississippi Rural Legal Services: “As the economy continues in a downward spiral, so does funding to sustain vital programming that serves the legal needs of Mississippi’s most vulnerable communities. The Mississippi Access to Justice Commission is disheartened [...] [...]
NEW ORLEANS — McGlinchey Stafford’s CAFA Law Blog has opened a new channel for distributing its content through Twitter. The URL is www.twitter.com/cafalawblog. The CAFA Law Blog now regularly “tweets” about its blog posts of class action-related case analyses. CAFA Law Blog has also recently posted live tweets from a conference produced by the American [...] [...]