ABC Corp. v. Commonwealth ex rel. Conway, 2012 Ky. App. LEXIS 156 (Ky. Ct. App. 2012).

The attorney general of Kentucky issued a CID to National College, a for-profit undergraduate college. The Kentucky Consumer Protection Act (KCPA)provides that the attorney general may issue CIDs either when “the attorney general has reason to believe that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any act or…

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Merck Sharpt & Dohme Corp. v. Conway, Attorney General, No. 3:11-51-DCR (E.D. Ky. May 24, 2013).

Attorney General sued defendant for consumer protection violations, using outside counsel who would e compensated by contingency fees to be withheld from any settlement award resulting from the litigaiton. The attorney general directed the litigation and all potential settlements. Defendant argued its due process rights were infringed because the private lawyers had a financial stake…

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