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Alan Cates Awarded Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award
National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that Chattanooga, Tennessee-based attorney Alan Cates was awarded the Jac Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chattanooga Bar Association’s 128th Annual Meeting.
Armstrong Teasdale Lawyers King, Johnson, Yousey Selected for 2025 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Programs
Armstrong Teasdale is proud to announce that Partner Hui-Shan Sandra King, Pharm.D., has been named a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD) for 2025.
New York ticket-fees law leads to $2.5M settlement with Regal Cinemas
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Regal Cinemas will settle a class action lawsuit alleging a $1.80 booking fee for movies violates New York law.
Attorney General Brown and Coalition of 17 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement Regarding the Vice President’s Comments on Judicial Review
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown released the following joint statement signed by 17 attorneys general regarding Vice President Vance’s comments on judicial review made on February 9, 2025.
AG Rayfield Files Lawsuit to Stop Musk’s Power Grab
Attorney General Dan Rayfield, along with 13 other attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the unlawful delegation of executive power to Elon Musk.
Railroad worker settles claim over false unemployment benefit submissions
A federal railroad employee has agreed to pay $24,000 to settle potential violations of the False Claims Act.
Ken Paxton criticizes dietary guidelines from Biden-appointed committee
Attorney General Ken Paxton has criticized the Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines, a document created by an advisory committee appointed during the Biden Administration.
Lake City man receives over ten-year sentence for meth sales
A Lake City man has been sentenced to over a decade in federal prison for methamphetamine distribution.
Howey-In-The-Hills resident admits guilt in employment tax embezzlement
Dorian Farmer, a resident of Howey-In-The-Hills, has entered a guilty plea to charges involving tax-related offenses.
19 Bradley Attorneys Selected to 2025 Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars Lists
Bradley is pleased to announce 19 of the firm’s Georgia attorneys have been selected to the 2025 editions of Georgia Super Lawyers and Georgia Rising Stars.
Eight Holland & Knight Georgia Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers has named three attorneys in Holland & Knight's Atlanta office as "Super Lawyers" and five as "Rising Stars" for 2025.
Statement Of Attorneys General Regarding The Vice President’s Comments On Judicial Review
Attorney General Mayes released the following joint statement signed by 17 state attorneys general regarding Vice President Vance’s comments on judicial review made on February 9, 2025.
Lithia nurse pleads guilty to fentanyl tampering and record falsification
A registered nurse from Lithia, Florida, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to tampering with fentanyl and falsifying hospital records.
Attorneys general oppose Trump's NIH funding cuts in court
Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with a coalition of 16 attorneys general, issued a joint statement before a court hearing in the case Commonwealth of Massachusetts v. National Institutes of Health.
Attorney General James and 11 Attorneys General Release Joint Statement on Lawsuit to Protect Americans from Elon Musk’s DOGE
New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in releasing the following statement ahead of a court hearing in their case against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) access to Americans’ private information.
East Idaho Man Arrested for Coercion and Enticement of a Child for Sexual Activity
Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Pocatello Police Department, working in conjunction with the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested James Martin (32) on Thursday, February 13th, 2025, under 18 U.S Code 2422 – Coercion and Enticement of a Child for Sexual Activity.
California man indicted for producing child sexual abuse material
Acting United States Attorney Sara C. Sweeney has announced the unsealing of an indictment against Rigoberto Rios Gallardo, a 31-year-old resident of Los Angeles, California.
Palmetto Promise Institute: Imbalanced tort system saddles businesses with job-killing damages awards
South Carolina businesses continue to be pummeled by a civil justice system that forces each household in the state to pony up $3,181 annually in the form of a “lawsuit tax” to fund out-of-control damages awards, a new report concludes.
Troutman Pepper Locke Helps Secure Asylum for Pro Bono Clients
Troutman Pepper Locke recently secured asylum for a family of three from Honduras, who had fled gang violence and endured the challenges of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program in Mexico.
UB Greensfelder’s Immigration and Franchise Attorneys Earn Recognition by Chambers Global
UB Greensfelder LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s Immigration Law Practice has been included in the 2025 Chambers Global Guide, a ranking of the top global lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel in more than 200 jurisdictions across the world.