VIBO Corp. v. Conway, 669 F.3d 675 (6th Cir. 2012)
Participating Manufacturer sued the Attorneys General of the states who entered into the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) with the tobacco companies, alleging that their actions violated the Sherman Act. Sixth Circuit held that a state is incapable of entering an agreement that violates the Sherman Act. The state-action doctrine traditionally is applied to acts of…
Lavin v. Husted, 689 F.3d 543 (6th Cir. 2012)
Ohio law makes it a crime for state attorney general or county-prosecutor candidates to accept campaign contributions from Medicaid providers or any person with an ownership interest in a Medicaid provider. A number of physicians who were Medicaid providers wanted to contribute to an attorney general candidate, but he returned their contributions. They brought an…
