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Kentucky Supreme Court Reinstates $42M Verdict Against Fen-Phen Lawyers

A group of 431 people sickened by the diet drug fen-phen should be allowed to collect a $42 million judgment from their former attorneys who pilfered a massive settlement with the drug’s maker, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled last week. …

Lawyer, Accident Case Runner in Texas Sentenced on Felony Charges

An attorney and a case runner have been sentenced in Texas on felony charges related to soliciting business from victim’s family after a fatal accident. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced in late May that Corpus Christi attorney Benito Garza …

Southern California’s Momentous Adds New In-House Counsel

Kathleen Bragg-Pebley has joined Momentous Insurance Brokerage, of Van Nuys, Calif., as in-house counsel effective August 1, 2011. She was previously a senior associate at Wilson Elser and has over a decade of legal experience. At Momentous, Bragg-Pebley will aid …