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State Attorneys General Increasing Oversight and Focus on Private Equity in Health Care Industry

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State attorneys general ("AGs") have long had unique police powers over a variety of health care providers in their states. Recently, AGs in several states have used this authority to scrutinize consolidation and corporate...more

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State AGs Say Kroger-Albertsons Merger Will Increase Grocery Market Competition

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As litigation to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger wages on at the state and federal level, four state attorneys general (AG) have jumped into the fray in support of the merger as the cases heat up on all fronts....more

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Rhode Island AG Approves Merger of Media Companies

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On April 23, Rhode Island Attorney General (AG) Peter Neronha, approved the merger of Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio....more

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FTC and a Coalition of Nine AGs Sue to Block Kroger’s Proposed $24.6B Acquisition of Albertsons

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of nine state attorneys general (AG) filed a lawsuit on February 26, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon seeking a preliminary injunction to stall Kroger...more

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California Bill Requires AG Approval Without Regard To Geographic Or Constitutional Limits

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According to Vergil, Jupiter granted imperium sine fine (rule without limit) to the yet to be birthed City of Rome .  Aeneid, Book 1, line 279.  As far as I know, no divinity has made a similar bequest upon the State of...more

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California Bill Would Require Prior Attorney General Approval Of These "Material" M&A Agreements

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The California legislature is currently considering a bill, AB 2080 (Wood) that would, among other things, require notice to, and the written consent of, the Attorney General before entering into an agreement or transaction...more

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