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Attorney General James Delivers Over 9,500 Cans of Baby Formula to New Yorkers
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured 9,564 cans of baby formula, with a wholesale value of $200,000, to resolve an Office of the Attorney General (OAG) investigation into Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) which illegally raised prices of baby formula during the 2022 shortage. -
'Ghost guns' still likely guns and probably need to be regulated as such, judge rules
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge has rejected a motion to dismiss in a lawsuit brought by New York Attorney General Letitia James against sellers of so-called ghost guns. -
Attorney General James Wins Trial Against NRA and Wayne LaPierre
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that the jury in her case against the National Rifle Association (NRA) and three current and former senior leaders has found the defendants liable for violating the law. -
Attorney General James Condemns Nassau County Executive Blakeman’s Order Banning Transgender Athletes from County Facilities
New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued the following statement in response to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s announcement of an executive order prohibiting transgender athletes from competing at county-run athletic facilities. -
Attorney General James Expands Lawsuit Against Cryptocurrency Company Digital Currency Group For Defrauding Investors
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed an amended complaint, expanding the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) lawsuit against Digital Currency Group, Inc. -
Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Workers from Occupational Heat Exposure
New York Attorney General Letitia James is leading a coalition of 10 attorneys general to protect workers from the dangers of exposure to extreme heat in the workplace. -
Attorney General James Takes Action to Stop Idaho’s Regressive Abortion Restrictions
New York Attorney General Letitia James joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general opposing an Idaho law that threatens to criminalize any action taken by an adult to help a minor from Idaho access abortion care in another state without parental consent. -
N.Y. AG sues Sirius XM over hurdles to cancelling memberships
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The State of New York claims Sirius XM has made it virtually impossible for customers to cancel memberships, claiming it puts them through an "endurance contest." -
Attorney General James Announces Indictment and Arraignment of NYPD Sergeant on Manslaughter Charge
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the indictment and arraignment of New York City Police Department (NYPD) Sergeant Erik Duran, 36, of Putnam County, on charges of Manslaughter in the Second Degree, Assault in the First and Second Degrees, and Criminally Negligent Homicide. -
Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers Against Price Gouging Amid Winter Storm in Western New York
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued an alert warning businesses against price gouging of essential items amid the winter storm, which will bring heavy wind and lake effect snow to Western New York and other parts of the state. -
Attorney General James Releases Statement Ahead of Closing Arguments in Civil Fraud Trial Against Donald Trump
New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement in advance of closing arguments in her office’s civil fraud trial against Donald Trump and the Trump Organization for years of financial fraud. -
Attorney General James Reaches Agreement with Hudson Valley Health Care Provider to Invest $1.2 Million to Protect Patient Data
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with a Hudson Valley-area health care provider, Refuah Health Center, Inc. (Refuah), for failing to safeguard the personal and private health information of its patients. -
Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Ramapo
The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has opened an investigation into the death of a civilian who died on January 3, 2023 following an encounter with the New York State Police (NYSP) in Ramapo, Rockland County. -
Attorney General James Urges U.S. Supreme Court to Ensure States Can Regulate Social Media Platforms
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to make it clear that states have the authority to regulate social media platforms. -
Attorney General James Takes Action to Stop Illegal Gun Trafficking
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell led a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking. -
Attorney General James Takes Action to Protect Laws Restricting Large-Capacity Gun Magazines
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 19 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in support of a California law that restricts large-capacity gun magazines. -
Attorney General James Announces Takedown of Drug Trafficking Ring that Sold Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine in the Capital Region
New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the takedown of a major drug trafficking ring that was distributing heroin and fentanyl, as well as powder and crack cocaine in Rensselaer, Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, and Dutchess counties. -
Attorney General James Announces Guilty Verdict of Physician Who Subjected Patients to Unnecessary and Invasive Tests
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that a jury found Payam Toobian, M.D. of Kings Point, New York, and his company, America’s Imaging Center, Inc., guilty on charges related to running a kickback scheme that defrauded Medicaid and subjected patients to invasive procedures they did not need. -
Civil justice reform group wants AG James to investigate serial ADA lawsuits filed against small businesses
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A civil justice advocacy group is calling on the New York Attorney General to investigate lawyers who file serial Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits against small businesses. -
Amazon appeals in effort to fight New York AG in federal court
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Amazon is stretching an already lengthy beginning to litigation with the New York attorney general.