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Pension Losses, Politics and Picking Lawyers
Law firms are lining up for the lucrative job of representing Florida in its fight to recover $325 million lost when Enron's stock collapsed. The state's legal strategy for recovering the money remains in a state of flux, especially after a failed bid to be appointed lead plaintiff in the class action. One strategy under consideration is filing suit against former investment adviser Alliance Capital Management.Suit Over Rexall Weight-Loss Product Revived
A products liability suit against Boca Raton, Fla.-based dietary supplements maker Rexall Sundown involving the death of a man who used its once popular weight-loss product Metab-O-LITE was reinstated Wednesday by the 4th District Court of Appeal.Lawyer-Judge May Be at Center of Land-Flip Fraud
A Garfield, N.J., lawyer who is also the town's judge may have played a central role in a scheme to defraud lenders by obtaining mortgages based on inflated appraisals of rundown properties. A state civil suit points to solo William Colacino Jr. as the lawyer referred to in a federal criminal case as "W.C.," an unindicted co-conspirator whose legal services, law office, attorney bank accounts and legal assistant were allegedly used in the scheme.San Miguel Community Association v. State Farm General Insurance Company
Consortium of Firms Working on Accutane Litigation
A lawyer representing people claiming that the acne drug Accutane� caused them serious gastrointestinal diseases said a consortium of law firms is ready to try cases in Atlantic City, N.J., and Madison County, Ill., in April -- the first two cases of potentially hundreds to go to trial. Michael D. Hook of Florida's Hook Bolton Mitchell Kirkland & McGhee, who has spent much of his career in defense work, has joined with four other firms in Florida and New Jersey to pursue the suits against Hoffman-LaRoche.Consortium of Law Firms Work on Accutane Cases
A lawyer representing people who claim that the acne drug Accutane caused them serious gastrointestinal diseases said his team is ready to try cases in Atlantic City, N.J., and Madison County, Ill., in April � the first two cases of potentially hundreds to go to trial.Lawsuit Over Rexall Weight-Loss Product Revived
A product liability suit against Rexall Sundown involving the death of a man who used its once popular weight-loss product Metab-O-LITE was reinstated Wednesday by a Florida appeals court. Rexall had won dismissal on the grounds that Palm Beach County, Fla., wasn't the proper venue for the lawsuit, but the appellate court said Rexall filed its motion to dismiss months too late and that Palm Beach County was the appropriate venue because the product's manufacture and distribution occurred there.Internet Access Case to be Argued in Fall
Next fall, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal by the National Cable Television Association and the Federal Communications Commission of the FCC v. Gulf Power Co. decision, pertaining to price regulation of Internet access via traditional cable lines. The case is expected to have major implications for the way broadband Internet service is delivered through traditional cable lines.