REYNOLDS AMERICAN: Trial in Consolidated PI Suit to Begin Oct. 17

A new Phase I trial in the consolidated litigation pending in West Virginia against tobacco manufacturers, including Reynolds American Inc.’s subsidiaries, is set to commence October 17, 2011, according to the Company’s August 8, 2011, Form 10-Q filing with the…

MICRON TECH: Still Facing Antitrust Suits by Attorneys-General

Micron Technology Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that the Company and other Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturers continue to face antitrust law violations suits filed through…

REYNOLDS AMERICAN: 729 Tobacco Injury Cases Pending in W.Va.

Reynolds American Inc. disclosed in its latest annual report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that in West Virginia, there are 729 cases (of which 687 are actions against RJR Tobacco and/or B&W) pending as…

MICRON TECHNOLOGY: Calif. AG Files Suit on Cartwright Law Breach

Micron Technology Inc. disclosed in its latest quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that on Oct. 3, 2008, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit in California Superior Court, purportedly on behalf of local…

EQUITABLE RESOURCES: Awaits Formal Agreement to Gas Royalty Suit

Equitable Resources, Inc. and subsidiary Equitable Production Co. have reached a tentative settlement with the attorneys representing the putative class of the company’s West Virginia royalty owners, but the settlement has not been reduced to a formal agreement, according to…

BIOMET INC: Cooperating with DOJ on EBI Sales & Marketing Probe

Biomet Inc. is cooperating with the document requests of the U.S. Department of Justice related to the sales and marketing practices of the Company’s subsidiary, EBI, LLC.

In May 2007, the Company received a subpoena from the DOJ through the U.S.…

BIOMET INC: June 2009 Trial Set for Remaining Suits v. EBI, King

The Putnam County Circuit Court has scheduled a consolidated trial for June 1, 2009, of six plaintiffs in the remaining lawsuits against Biomet Inc.’s subsidiary, EBI, LLC, Dr. John King, Wright Medical Corporation and Robert Edwards.

In late 2004 and…