Marc Levy

December 19, 2007 | Daily Report Online

HARRISBURG, Pa. AP - The maker of the Today Sponge, once lampooned on "Seinfeld" when the contraceptive was pulled from stores, has filed for bankruptcy.Synova Healthcare Group Inc. has asked the federal bankruptcy court in Delaware for Chapter 11 protection and said it will sell its businesses to pay off debt.

By MARC LEVY

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February 15, 2008 | National Law Journal

Caremark Rx, one of the nation's largest pharmacy benefits management companies, has agreed to pay $38 million and significantly change its business practices to settle a suit brought by 29 states alleging Caremark engaged in deceptive business practices by encouraging doctors to switch patients to brand name prescription drugs.

By Marc Levy

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December 05, 2007 | National Law Journal

Six states are accusing R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. of violating a nine-year-old ban on the use of cartoons to support cigarette advertisements. Specifically, lawsuits filed by California, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington target a section in the November edition of Rolling Stone magazine that combines pages of Camel cigarette ads and pages of magazine-produced illustrations around the theme of independent rock music. Fines for the company could exceed $100 million.

By Marc Levy

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December 04, 2007 | Daily Report Online

HARRISBURG, Pa. AP - An illustrated advertising section in Rolling Stone magazine violates the tobacco industry's nine-year-old promise not to use cartoons to sell cigarettes, state officials charged Tuesday.Attorney general's offices in at least eight states planned to file lawsuits starting Tuesday about the advertising for Camel cigarettes in the November edition of Rolling Stone, officials said.

By Marc Levy

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August 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

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August 01, 2007 | Daily Report Online

HARRISBURG, Pa. AP - Tad Decker, who oversaw the birth of the state's slot machine industry as the first chairman of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, said Wednesday he is leaving the job after one term to return to his former law firm.Decker, 61, will step down Aug. 9 to take over as president and chief executive of Philadelphia-based Cozen O'Connor.

By Marc Levy

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October 24, 2007 | Daily Report Online

HARRISBURG, Pa. AP - The Supreme Court has asked the state attorney general's office whether a county grand jury has the authority to investigate licensing matters under the state's slot-machine law.The request, made Monday, relates to a Dauphin County grand jury inquiry that is looking at a wealthy northeastern Pennsylvania businessman, Louis A.

By Marc Levy

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March 18, 2008 | Daily Report Online

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November 23, 2011 | The Legal Intelligencer

A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday dismissed the petition by the City Council of Pennsylvania's debt-choked capital of Harrisburg.

By Marc Levy

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October 31, 2011 | Daily Report Online

By Marc Levy

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