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Utah man sentenced for defrauding investors in $1.6 million scheme
Jacob Welch Dalton, a 28-year-old resident of Saratoga Springs, Utah, has been sentenced to two years in prison for running a $1.6 million affinity fraud scheme.
Buckeye Institute supports HB28 aiming at property tax reform
The Buckeye Institute recently presented its testimony before the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee regarding the policies in Ohio House Bill 28.
Hispanic National Bar Association 2025 Corporate Counsel Conference on March 19-21, 2025
Holland & Knight is proud to support and sponsor the Hispanic National Bar Association's (HNBA) 2025 Corporate Counsel Conference & Moot Court Competition in Atlanta.
Beasley Allen fights new votes to approve J&J's $9B talc bankruptcy
HOUSTON - Lawyers opposing a $9 billion plan that keeps ovarian cancer lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson out of the hands of juries and judges are upset other firms have clients now voting to approve it.
Case featuring rogue AI has late-breaking settlement, judge ordering sides to pay jury fees
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) - The judge handed a mistake-laden brief crafted by a plaintiffs firm's AI machine is issuing more penalties, this time for putting him and jurors through a pointless nine-day trial.
Lawmaker wants climate cost study, while Big Oil preps for big hearing in Bucks County case
HARRISBURG - As the oil industry urges a Pennsylvania judge to toss a climate change lawsuit that Bucks County hopes will provide money for updates, one Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to commission a study on the costs associated with global warming.
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez Files Lawsuit Against Flawless Results LLC for Deceptive Business Practices
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez announced a lawsuit against Flawless Results LLC and its owners for defrauding hundreds of New Mexico consumers by accepting payments for home remodeling work that was never completed.
Former Manager of a Hawaiʻi ʻukulele Business Sentenced for Failing to File Several Years Worth of General Excise Tax Returns
On March 5, 2025, Frederick K. Kamaka, Jr., former business manager of Kamaka Hawaiʻi, Inc., pled guilty before Judge Erika Ireland and was granted a deferred plea to six counts of Willful Failure to File Returns, in violation of Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 231-35.
Carr Secures Nearly $80 Million for Georgia Taxpayers and Consumers in 2024
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that his Consumer Protection Division secured over $38 million for Georgia taxpayers in 2024, along with more than $39.3 million in savings and restitution for Georgia consumers.
Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC) Releases Comprehensive Report and Issues Recommendations to Address Mass Incarceration of Black Marylanders and Other Marginalized Groups
The Maryland Equitable Justice Collaborative (MEJC) releases its first report detailing the historical roots and current drivers of mass incarceration and racial disparities within the criminal legal system.
Attorney General Griffin Announces 6 Medicaid Fraud Convictions and 1 Civil Settlement
Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing six Medicaid fraud convictions and one civil settlement.
Attorney General Marshall: Three Men Indicted and Charged in Lee County Under Criminal Enterprise Act
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment of three men in Lee County for discharging a weapon into an occupied building or vehicle, with enhanced charges under Alabama’s Criminal Enterprise Act.
Attorney General Bird’s Iowa Cold Case Unit Announces Murder Charge for the 1989 Disappearance of Barbara Lenz
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced an arrest for the murder of Barbara Lenz, who disappeared in 1989.
Home Health Agencies, Laboratory, And Physician Indicted For MassHealth Fraud And Kickback Schemes Involving Over $7.8 Million In False Claims
The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced that the Suffolk County Statewide Grand Jury has returned indictments against several MassHealth providers and their respective owners in connection with alleged fraud and kickback arrangements that collectively resulted in the submission of over $7.8 million in false claims to MassHealth, including for urine drug tests and home health services that were not provided, not medically necessary, and/or not properly authorized.
Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect New York Consumers and Small Businesses
New York Attorney General Letitia James advanced new legislation to protect consumers and small businesses from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices.
Attorney General Neronha joins coalition in suing Trump Administration to stop dismantling of Department of Education and protect students
Attorney General Neronha joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED).
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of Department of Education and Protect Students
Attorney General Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED).
Steptoe & Johnson PLLC Welcomes Renée Metcalf to Oklahoma City Office
Renée N. Metcalf recently joined Steptoe & Johnson’s Oklahoma City office as Of Counsel in the firm’s Energy and Natural Resources Department.
Sheppard Mullin Expands Energy Team With Partner Michael Malfettone In New York
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that partner Michael P. Malfettone has joined the firm’s Energy, Infrastructure and Project Finance team in New York.
US pursues $23 million cryptocurrency forfeiture in Gotbit case
The United States Attorney’s Office in Boston has initiated legal proceedings to reclaim approximately $23 million in cryptocurrency.