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There's second major trial starting this week - New York v. Exxon
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - It's not only opioid week, as a high-stakes trial scheduled to begin Tuesday afternoon in New York pits ExxonMobil against New York Attorney General Letitia James over claims the international oil giant downplayed the expected costs of global warming, not to investors, but to itself. -
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. -
New York announces plans to sue EPA over issue of certificate of completion for Hudson River cleanup
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced April 11 that New York State will be suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the cleanup of the Hudson River. -
New York attorney general announces lawsuit will continue against jeweler over allegations of selling overpriced items
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Letitia James announced April 12 that a lawsuit against Hauppauge, New York-based Harris Jewelry over allegations of illegal and fraudulent practices will proceed. -
New York AG expands lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to include Purdue Pharma owners
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York has filed a lawsuit against six prescription opioid manufacturers and the owners of Purdue Pharma, the Sackler family, alleging false and deceptive marketing and negligence in preventing "unlawful diversion" of controlled substances. -
New York consumers start to receive $62.5 million in credits from Spectrum settlement
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York consumers have begun to receive $62.5 million in credits from cable, Internet, telephone and wireless services provider Spectrum as a result of a 2018 settlement regarding the company's alleged failure to provide reliable and fast Internet service. -
Fast food chains agree to end 'no-poach' clauses in franchise agreements
ALBANY — Four national fast food franchisors, including Dunkin' Donuts, Arby's, Five Guys and Little Caesars, have reached a settlement with 13 attorneys general and have agreed to stop the use of "no-poach" agreements. -
9 attorneys general seek to enjoin administration from seismic testing off Atlantic Coast
NEW YORK — A coalition that includes nine attorneys generals and a group of non-governmental organizations has filed a motion to preliminarily enjoin the Trump administration's seismic testing surveys off the Atlantic Coast. -
Coalition of states supports transgender high school student told to only use gender-neutral restroom
ALBANY — New York state's attorney general, along with a coalition of 20 other attorneys general, has filed an amicus brief in support of a Florida transgender high school student who was denied use of the boys' restroom. -
2 energy service companies settle with New York state
ALBANY — The state of New York's 2017 settlements with two energy service companies over allegations of consumer fraud have resulted in one company paying more than $1.5 million in penalties and another company issuing more than $700,000 in customer refunds, according to the state's Attorney General's Office. -
21-state coalition asks consumer board to abandon recent rule changes for regulatory, licensing
ALBANY — A 21-state coalition of attorneys general is asking the federal government to abandon recent proposals that the coalition argues would give financial services companies immunity from certain regulatory and licensing requirements. -
State reaches settlement with New York City co-ops accused of avoiding rent stabilization laws
ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — The state of New York has reached a settlement with two previous New York City cooperative corporations over charges they avoided the state's rent stabilization laws by operating their buildings as "for-profit rental buildings." -
New York state accuses Brooklyn co-op managing agent of defrauding elderly shareholders
NEW YORK — The state of New York is suing a managing agent of a Brooklyn cooperatively owned apartment building for allegedly defrauding elderly co-op shareholders through the "below market sale" of apartments and hiding a $100,000 commission. -
New York's BronxCare settles charges of illegally billing assault survivors for rape exams
ALBANY — BronxCare Health System (BronxCare) has reached a settlement with the state of New York to resolve charges of illegally billing sexual assault survivors for hospital services in violation of state law, according to the New York Attorney General's Office. -
New York joins $60 million federal settlement with Walgreens over false Medicaid billing
ALBANY — The state of the New York has joined a $60 million national federal and state civil settlement with Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) that resolves allegations the drug store chain falsely billed Medicaid relating to the company's Prescription Savings Club (PSC) program. -
New York state launches investigation into Apple's FaceTime privacy issues
ALBANY — New York state's attorney general and governor have launched an investigation into the recent complaints regarding Apple's FaceTime privacy issues and say they are concerned about what they consider the company's slow response time in fixing the FaceTime bug and failure to warn consumers. -
NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL: Attorney General James Announces $8 Million Settlement In Principle With Walgreens Over False Claims Billed To New York's Medicaid Program For Prescription Drugs
Attorney General Letitia James announced that New York has joined with other states and the federal government to reach an agreement in principle with Walgreen Co. (Walgreens) to settle allegations that Walgreens violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicaid at rates higher than its usual and customary (U&C) rates for certain prescription drugs. -
Federal student loan servicer reaches $9 million settlement with New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal student loan servicer has reached a $9 million settlement with New York state to resolve charges the company deceived borrowers regarding repayment plans and on the availability of loan forgiveness for those working in public service. -
NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL: Letitia James Sworn In As New York State Attorney General
Just before midnight, Letitia James was officially sworn in as the 67th Attorney General for the State of New York. -
Sprint reaches $330 million settlement with New York over failure to pay taxes for wireless plans
ALBANY — Sprint Communications, accused of failing to collect and turn in more than $100 million in state and local sales taxes for its wireless plans in New York state, has agreed to a $330 million settlement, according to the state Attorney General's Office.