Attorney General for the District of Columbia
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D.C. defends post-George Floyd change to police contracts
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The District of Columbia is objecting to claims it took away the bargaining power of cops in a hasty response to anti-police protests. -
Honolulu and D.C. could soon join global warming-litigation craze
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Government officials in two more areas are believed to be considering suing fossil fuel companies in a bid to force them to pay towards the cost of mitigating the effects of climate change - even though the two biggest rulings in this litigation have been in favor of Big Oil. -
D.C. attorney general backs legislation to expand protections for consumers' personal information
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has proposed legislation that expands legal protections for consumer's personal information, including requiring companies to put additional safeguards in place to guard against data breaches. -
D.C. restaurant settles allegation of blocking transgender customer from using restroom
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Cuban-themed restaurant and bar in the District of Columbia's Chinatown area has settled allegations of blocking a transgender customer from using the restroom corresponding with her gender identity. -
Florida sports club allegedly violated D.C. consumer protection laws
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Florida sports club faces a lawsuit by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia for alleged violations of consumer protection laws and also alleged violations of a 2016 legal settlement regarding the club's membership cancelation policies. -
District of Columbia accuses 3 personal care aides of $85,000 in illegal Medicaid billing
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three personal care aides are facing lawsuits by the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia regarding allegations of $85,000 in illegal Medicaid billings. -
District of Columbia attorney general alleges auto businesses failed to prevent oil spills
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine has filed a lawsuit against five automotive companies alleging they violated the District's environmental laws through a decade of toxic oil spills. -
District of Columbia alleges national electric contractor cheated workers of wages, benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The District of Columbia has filed a lawsuit against a national electric contractor and its labor staffing companies, alleging the companies cheated hundreds of workers out of wages and benefits as part of an effort to cut costs. -
Feds say CRH Americas acquisition of West Virginia quarries would 'lessen competition' for aggregate, asphalt concrete in state
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The federal government has filed a civil antitrust action against three companies to enjoin a proposed acquisition of aggregate quarries in West Virginia. -
D.C. attorney general secures settlement with KFC operator over alleged unpaid wages
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced May 30 that Mitra QSR KNE LLC, a company that owns and operates two KFC fast-food franchises in the district, will pay $10,129.44 in back wages and restitution to 18 employees after allegations of failing to properly employ them.