Congressional committees and state attorneys general started investigations into how the companies handled the clinical trial.
State attorneys general are pursuing allegations that certain custodian banks overcharged pensions for foreign exchange transactions.
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The probe by state attorneys general could be affected by major differences among U.S. states.
The top securities class-action firms are sprinkled with former assistant attorneys general and other government attorneys.
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He has the support of most Attorneys General across the country, both Democrats and Republicans.
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Suffered worse insult when Janet Reno and 20 state attorneys general slammed antitrust suits against Microsoft.
Surprisingly, the formula Spitzer perfected has not been followed by other state Attorneys General.
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Attorneys general are elected, of course, and that means they must raise campaign funds.
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The attorneys general are basing their case on nuisance doctrines established by common laws.
Thirty-seven state attorneys general, including a number of Republicans, have signed a letter in support.
Meanwhile, attorneys general in all 50 states have allied to push MySpace to begin verifying members' ages.
Over the years the SEC, GAO, DOL, Attorneys General and judges have all confirmed my early analysis.
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Regulators around the world and several U.S. state attorneys general are also investigating Google's possible privacy breach.
White House officials had, indeed, brokered last year's settlement between the attorneys general and the tobacco companies.
State attorneys general would not give the deal necessary clearance, and the Department of Justice is investigating it.
Last year's settlement was reached by the tobacco companies and the attorneys general of a majority of the states.
Economists predict sharply lower tobacco farm income as a result of the cigarette industry's deal with the attorneys general.
The attorneys general of 24 states had filed a "friend of the court" brief in favor of the investors.
While the SEC has been snoozing, two state Attorneys General have taken action.
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Numerous members of the Kennedy family, including RFK's widow Ethel, attended the ceremony, along with several past attorneys general.
The fact of the matter is I'm asked to do it by governors or mayors or presidents or attorneys general.
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Attorney General Alan Wilson has organized a coalition of eight other state attorneys general who have replied to the NLRB.
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Perhaps some state governors might remind their attorneys general that these kinds of activities are bad for attracting job-creating businesses.
In at least six states, attorneys general are investigating, including the state of Ohio which has also sued Allied Financial.
Another comes from 20 state attorneys general, led by Florida, who are challenging the constitutionality of the health insurance mandate.
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Legal experts say attorneys general traditionally argue cases on rare occasions, and in situations where the argument is considered safe.
The deal is onerous for Oracle: A gaggle of state attorneys general are probing the company out of antitrust concerns.
Last year, a series of attorneys general threatened to prosecute Juicy for the defamatory comments being posted about college coeds.
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The air was thick with self-congratulation at the summer meeting of the National Association of Attorneys General in Providence, R.
Barclays, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and UBS all received subpoenas from the attorneys general of both New York and Connecticut.
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