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Attorney General Moody Warns Floridians About Tax Debt Relief
In the second installment of the 2024 Tax Season Scam Series, Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning Floridians about tax debt relief scams. -
Ag Moody Demands Biden Reveal Underhanded Scheme Release Illegal Aliens Us Federal
After alarming reports of the Biden administration allowing other countries to push prisoners into the United States interior, Attorney General Ashley Moody is seeking to uncover the administration’s scheme to release illegal aliens in U.S. prisons into the interior, rather than deporting prisoners back to their countries of origin. -
Ag Moody Demands Acc Release Espn Agreement and Other Public Records at Center of Fsu’s Case to Leave Conference
Attorney General Ashley Moody sent a public records request to the Atlantic Coast Conference demanding the college athletics organization immediately turn over public records currently being withheld from Florida State University. -
Ag Moody’s Mfcu Investigators Uncover Medicaid Fraud Scheme Impacting Thousands Leading to Arrest of Florida Dentist and Husband
Attorney General Ashley Moody today announced the arrest of a Florida dentist and her husband, a co-owner of a dental practice. Marianna Zadov, DDS, and Shimon Leizgold, also known as Simon Leizgold, own and operate at least seven dental offices located throughout Florida’s southeast and southwest coasts. -
Private lawyers pocket $73 million in Florida's opioid case; Is it against state law?
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody says she found a way to pay private lawyers tens of millions of dollars for negotiating opioid settlements without triggering the state’s $50 million cap on contingency fees, though a state legal reform group disagrees. -
Walgreens settles Florida opioid case mid-trial for $683 million, denies wrongdoing
After three weeks of trial accusing the country's largest chain drug store of contributing to an opioid epidemic in Florida, Walgreens Phamacy on May 4 agreed to settle the case for $683 million. It also includes a one-time payment of $63 million for attorneys’ fees. -
Walgreens defense points to Purdue Pharma's pro-opioid stance as fuel for epidemic
During the testimony of a drug historian during the second day of a high profile Floriday opioid trial, attorneys defending Walgreens Pharmacy attempted to distance their client from blame, by blaming Purdue Pharma. -
$50 million cap stares at AG Moody's hired guns as private lawyers reap opioid windfall
Florida began the trial in its opioid lawsuit against the Walgreens pharmacy chain yesterday, with outside attorneys representing the state in what could be an expensive, weeks-long courtroom ordeal. -
Florida opioid trial against Walgreens opens; Defense: Pay attention to difference between AG's public vs. court statements
A jury trial began Monday in a lawsuit launched by former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi in 2018 against Walgreens pharmacies, accusing the company of flooding the state with opioid pills and creating an epidemic of addiction. -
Florida jury can place blame on State, not Walgreens, for opioid crisis
DADE CITY, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida jury will hear evidence that the state’s attorney general once blamed weak regulatory oversight and the lack of a centralized prescription database for the opioid crisis, which it now blames on the Walgreens pharmacy chain. -
Private lawyers take $84 million from Florida opioid settlements; Some are campaign contributors to AG Moody
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced $860 million in opioid settlements with CVS and three other companies, leaving only Walgreens as a defendant in a trial scheduled to begin in state court April 4. -
Addiction crisis: Florida AG tries to blame Mexico and China in public but not in court
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody lost her bid to prevent opioid defendants from telling jurors about illegal fentanyl flooding the state from conspirators in Mexico and China - a theory the Republican AG herself has loudly promoted in calls for tighter border security. -
Bloomberg under fire for raising money to pay off felons' fines so they can vote
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – The election of 2020 could create more problems for former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, who raised $16 million to pay off debts for felons in Florida so that they can vote. -
Cancer treatment center wants to block Florida law that voids non-compete agreement
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will fight an attempt by a cancer treatment center company to bar state officials from enforcing a provision within a new law that outlaws certain non-compete agreements. -
Dollar Thrifty car rental companies settle charges of misleading Florida customers
TALLAHASSEE — Dollar Thrifty car rental companies have reached an agreement with the state of Florida over allegations of not disclosing additional fees added to rental charges for the state's "cashless tolls" and misleading customers regarding other fees and charges. -
Former Palm Beach social media company accused of selling millions of 'fake followers' OKs settlement
TALLAHASSEE — A social media company formerly based in Palm Beach, Florida, and accused of selling millions of "fake followers" or "bots" to celebrities, professional athletes, comedians and actors across the country, has reached a settlement with the state of Florida. -
Florida attorney general to serve on NAAG executive committee
TALLAHASSEE — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, recently sworn in as the state's 38th attorney general, has announced she will serve on the National Association of Attorneys General's (NAAG) executive committee along with nine other attorneys general from across the nation. -
Florida Attorney General's Office alleges US Moving Services, others hire workers that damage, steal property
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – The Florida Attorney General's Office of Florida alleges professional movers based in Miami have harmed "hundreds" of consumers by hiring laborers who damage or steal property. -
Pulte reaches multimillion dollar settlement with Florida over alleged building code violations
TALLAHASSEE — PulteGroup Inc. and its subsidiary, Pulte Home Company LLC, have reached a multimillion dollar settlement with the state of Florida to resolve allegations the home builder denied warranty coverages and failed to disclose that some of its homes under construction did not meet building codes. -
Florida reaches $5 million settlement with former hospital chain over alleged Medicaid fraud
TALLAHASSEE — A settlement of more than $5 million has been reached between the state of Florida and a former hospital chain accused of Florida Medicaid fraud, according to the state Attorney General's Office.