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NBA continues battle against Weil Gotshal

Monday, June 27, 2011

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Nonprofit National Benevolent Association is carrying on its legal fight with national firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges despite losing three times in state and federal courts.

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Drug, mercury cases net settlement money for state

Friday, June 24, 2011

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Multistate settlements in cases over mercury switches in cars and drug manufacturing practices will bring Missouri money.

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US Fidelis owners indicted

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

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A St. Charles County grand jury has handed down indictments against the two brothers who owned and operated US Fidelis.

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Koster joins challenge to health care law

Monday, April 11, 2011

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After a year of criticism from Republicans, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has gotten involved in the fight against the federal health care law.

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Mo. service dog firm ordered to refund customers

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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A mid-Missouri company and its owner have been ordered to stop providing service dogs for people with diabetes. The Jefferson City News Tribune reports Wednesday that Heaven Scent Paws, of St. Elizabeth, also was ordered by a trial judge to pay more than $190,000 for restitution. The Missouri attorney general’s office filed a lawsuit in [...]

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Pharm companies settle with state over cholesterol medication

Thursday, January 7, 2010

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Missouri will receive $1.2 million of a multistate settlement against pharmaceutical companies Abbott Laboratories and Fournier. The lawsuit filed by 23 states and the District of Columbia alleged the companies had conspired to thwart generic competition of it cholesterol medication TriCor. Under the settlement, Missouri will receive $1.2 million, for overcharges to Missouri’s Medicaid program [...]

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State collects record amount in Medicaid fraud cases this year

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

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The state obtained a record amount this year in pursuing Medicaid fraud. Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that his office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit collected $81.6 million in 2009 – that’s more than double the previous record of $33.6 million set last year. The Medicaid unit has been operating for 15 years. The unit [...]

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State to get $75K for no-call violations

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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A California telemarketing company will pay the state of Missouri $75,000 for making solicitation calls to Missourians whose names are on the state’s no-call list. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster announced today that he reached an assurance of voluntary compliance with Credexx Corp. based in Ivine, Calif. Credexx, doing business as Auto One Warranty Specialists, [...]

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State to get $45,000 from settlement with Vonage

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Missouri will receive $45,000 from Vonage as part of a multistate settlement with the Internet-based phone service provider. The settlement also puts in place a broad restitution plan requiring Vonage to make refunds to eligible consumers who filed or will file unresolved complaints regarding unauthorized charges from January 2004 through March 16, 2010. Attorney General [...]

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AG reminds sex offenders to follow Halloween law

Friday, October 30, 2009

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Attorney General Chris Koster today reminded Missourians that a 2008 law requiring special actions on Halloween by registered sex offenders is in effect, despite recent legal challenges.  According to Koster, on Halloween registered sex offenders must: Avoid all Halloween-related contact with children. Remain inside his or her residence between the hours of 5 and 10:30 [...]

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