FBA hosts annual dinner on June 19
The Federal Bar Association, Eastern District of Michigan Chapter, will host its 35th Annual Dinner honoring the judicial officers of the Eastern District on Thursday, June 19 at the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel in Detroit.
The evening, beginning with a cocktail reception at 5:30 p.m., will feature the annual meeting and election of officers and the presentation of the Seventh Annual Julian Abele Cook Jr - Bernard A. Friedman FBA Civility Award.
Tickets are $85 per person or $850 for a table of 10.
For additional information or to purchase tickets, visit www.fbamich.org. Include name of guest, firm, phone number, and email.
Checks may be made payable to FBA Eastern District of Michigan Chapter and mailed to FBA Eastern District of Michigan Chapter c/o Brian Figot, PO Box 20759, Ferndale 48220.
Michigan, 43 states settle with drugmaker
LANSING (AP) — A multinational drugmaker is paying Michigan, 43 other states and the District of Columbia $105 million to settle complaints that the company unlawfully marketed three drugs.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced last week that Michigan’s share of the settlement is $2.6 million.
The settlement resolves allegations that London-based GlaxoSmithKline illegally marketed Advair, Paxil and Wellbutrin for purposes that hadn’t been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
GSK is prohibited from disseminating information that describes any so-called off-label use.
The asthma drug Advair is Glaxo’s best-selling product. Paxil and Wellbutrin are antidepressants.
Man files lawsuit over time spent in prison
IONIA (AP) — A man who was freed in 2012 after serving 26 years behind bars in the arson deaths of his wife and two young daughters is suing police and prosecutors.
David Gavitt’s federal lawsuit names state fire marshal’s investigators, Ionia police and Ionia County prosecutors.
The lawsuit says the defendants conspired to create a false case against Gavitt, who now lives in Portage.
Killed in the 1985 fire were Gavitt’s wife, Angela, and his 3-year-old and 11-month-old daughters. Gavitt was hurt in the blaze, which authorities at the time said he set.
Gavitt was freed after efforts by the Michigan Innocence Clinic.
Coast Guard issues permit for new bridge
DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a key permit needed for construction of a new bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
The Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News report that word of the permit came last week.
Gov. Rick Snyder and Canada are trying to build the bridge over the Detroit River that would compete with the Ambassador Bridge. Property on both sides of the border still must be acquired, and funding for a new customs plaza on the U.S. side still must be addressed.
A federal judge recently disagreed with private owners of the existing bridge, who claim a permit would cause “irreparable harm.” It was a defeat for Manuel “Matty” Moroun, whose family controls the Ambassador Bridge and wants to build its own second span.
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