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March 24, 2014 – Mississippi’s Don Barrett Secures $84.9M Settlement for Truckers

Mississippi’s Don Barrett Secures $84.9M Settlement for Truckers Monday, March 24, 2014 By Lisa Wagner A Federal Judge in Arkansas recently approved an $84.9M settlement in the Pilot Flying J scandal.   The case centered on more than 5,500 truckers who were promised rebates by Pilot Flying J, the nation’s largest retailer of diesel fuel, but never […]

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January 15, 2014 – MS Litigation Review and Commentary – Book Review: Assuming the Risk, by Michael Orey

Book Review: Assuming the Risk, by Michael Orey By Philip Thomas on January 15, 2014 Posted in Book Reviews Assuming the Risk is legal journalist Michael Orey’s 1999 book about “the mavericks, the lawyers, and the whistle-blowers who beat big tobacco.” Unwittingly, the book is a prequel to Kings of Tort and The Fall of […]

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November 18, 2013 – NASHVILLEPOST – Bridgestone files massive fraud and deception suit against IBM

Tire manufacturer seeks untold level of damages related to IT system overhaul Published November 18, 2013 by J.R. Lind UPDATED [6:15 PM]: IBM has issued a statement, included in the story. In 2009, Bridgestone contracted with IBM for a comprehensive overhaul of its back-office IT system. To say the Nashville tire manufacturer is displeased with […]

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October 10, 2013 – The Washington Post – Attorneys for Va. coalfields property owners press 2 energy companies on natural gas royalties

Attorneys for Va. coalfields property owners press 2 energy companies on natural gas royalties By Associated Press, Updated: Thursday, October 10, 4:45 PM RICHMOND, Va. — Attorneys for property owners in Virginia’s coalfields region who say they were cheated out of untold millions in royalty payments for natural gas drilled on their land are asking […]

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October 8, 2013 – Aftonbladet (Swedish Tabloid) – De har socker i allt och ofta ljuger de om det – (Google translation) they have sugar in everything and often they lie about it

De har socker i allt och ofta ljuger de om det By Peter Kadhammar | 2013-10-08 View the article in Google Chrome for a fairly accurate translation.   The video interview is near the center of the page, and in English.  

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September 28, 2013 – TriCities.com – Emails show AG staffer continued advising energy companies after office learned of communications

Emails show AG staffer continued advising energy companies after office learned of communications Posted: Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:14 pm | Updated: 10:19 pm, Sat Sep 28, 2013 BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER A state Attorney General’s Office staffer continued to advise energy companies how to fight landowners suing over natural gas […]

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September 20, 2013 – Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office distancing itself from emails

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office distancing itself from emails BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER | Posted: Friday, September 20, 2013 7:50 pm Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s office is distancing itself from the staffer who in a series of emails appears to have advised energy company lawyers in their defense of […]

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September 20, 2013 – Emails shows relationship between AG’s office, energy company

Emails shows relationship between AG’s office, energy company BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | Bristol Herald Courier | Posted: Friday, September 20, 2013 2:57 pm BRISTOL A Bristol Herald Courier review of dozens of emails from a Virginia attorney general staffer to energy company lawyers being sued for natural gas royalties revealed she offered nearly as much […]

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September 12, 2013 – Bristol Herald Courier – Judge voices frustration during extensive legal debate over natural gas escrow account

Judge voices frustration during extensive legal debate over natural gas escrow account BY MICHAEL L. OWENS | BRISTOL HERALD COURIER | Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:59 pm ABINGDON, Va. – Two hours of legal debate on Virginia’s natural gas laws passed Thursday when U.S.  District Judge James P. Jones suddenly voiced frustration over the […]

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September 12, 2013 – The Associated Press – U.S. judge expresses frustration in Va. gas case

U.S. judge expresses frustration in Va. gas case THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Posted: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:41 pm ABINGDON, Va. (AP) – A federal judge said Thursday he will rule promptly on whether natural gas royalty claims by southwest Virginia landowners will move forward as a series of class-action lawsuits. U.S. District Judge James […]

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