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Another Huge Drug Lawsuit

Attorney General Jim Hood, with assistance from Flowood attorney John Davidson, has sued eight pharmaceutical companies, alleging that they have promoted drugs like hydrocodone by understating the health risks and overstating the benefits — in violation of state law. Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane’s column said the lawsuit, based in Hinds County, could …


Sony Second Studio to Reach Settlement in Animation Anti-Poaching Suit

First Fox’s Blue Sky Studios reached a multi-million dollar settlement and now tellingly Sony has come to an 8-figure deal to exit the on-going potential class action suit against itself, DreamWorks Animation, Pixar, LucasFilm, Disney and the now shuttered Imagemovers Digital over wage-fixing and anti-poaching allegations. The $13 million dollar Sony deal signals a major shift in the ‘toon …