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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

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AG Moody Demands Biden Reveal Underhanded Scheme to Release Illegal Aliens in US Federal Prisons Directly into the Interior, Rather Than Deport After Release

By Legal Newsline |
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is seeking answers from the Biden administration regarding the release of illegal aliens in U.S. prisons directly into the interior, rather than deporting them back to their countries of origin. In a statement, Attorney General Moody expressed concern over the potential repercussions of this practice, stating, “The American people deserve to know.”The Biden administration's approach to immigration enforcement has come under scrutiny, with reports indicating a significant decrease in the removal of criminal aliens compared to...
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Kentucky voters will see amendment to prevent non-citizen voting; W.Va. measure stalls

By Chris Dickerson |
FRANKFORT, Kentucky – A bill that would prevent non-citizens from voting in Kentucky has passed the Kentucky General Assembly. Senate Bill 143 passed on a 72-12 vote March 15.
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Realtors to pay $418M to end home seller commission class action; Big changes coming to home sale process

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Opioids

Government's opioid blame-game with Walmart takes huge hit

By John O'Brien |
WILMINGTON, Del. (Legal Newsline) - Walmart recently scored a big win in a lawsuit brought by the federal government that attempts to blame the retail giant for the nation's addiction crisis.
Federal Court

Sixth Circuit won't touch ruling that ended huge PFAS class action

By John O'Brien |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The bold class action lawsuit that once hoped to include virtually every American has officially ended.
Paul Grewal, the chief legal officer of crypto exchange Coinbase, said the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has not successfully disputed the Howey test requirement that securities offering must include an investment contract in its response to Binance's motion to dismiss the SEC's lawsuit against it. Binance, the largest crypto exchange in the world, filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in Sept. and has since been supported by amicus briefs from multiple third parties.
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Arizona Estate Law Firm Unveils New Brand, Website

Chandler, Arizona (AZ) attorney Bernard M. Strass is excited to announce fresh branding and a new website for his AZ estate law firm, Desert Rose Estate and Elder Law. The law firm’s new name reflects a full concentration on estate and life planning that enables Strass to provide focused and dedicated legal services for these matters. It also honors Strass’s father, Luke, who owned Desert Draperies and Interiors in Phoenix for many years and Strass’s mother’s family, the Roses.

Coash Court Reporting & Video Announces Acquisition, Rebrand, New Website

The team at Coash Court Reporting & Video is excited to announce the acquisition of the court reporting agency by Cristina and Jerry Coash Jr. The company’s transition kicked off with rebranding and the debut of its new, user-friendly website.
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State AG

Officer Involved Death in Rock County, Wis.

By Legal Newsline |
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is currently investigating an officer-involved death in Beloit, Wis., that occurred on Saturday, March 16, 2024.According to the report, during a vehicle pursuit involving an alleged carjacking suspect, the subject rammed their vehicle into a Roscoe police officer’s squad car, prompting the officer to fire their weapon and strike the suspect. Despite life-saving measures, the subject was later pronounced deceased at a local hospital."A Roscoe police officer fired their weapon striking the...
Lawsuits

VICTORY – AFL Secures Major Victory at the Fifth Circuit in Case Involving the Biden Administration’s Attempt to Provide Drugs and Medical Treatment to Children Without Parental Consent

By Legal Newsline |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion in Deanda v. Becerra, which addressed the issue of parental consent regarding medical care for minor children.According to an unnamed source, the Fifth Circuit's decision rejected the Biden Administration's efforts to bypass Texas state law, which recognizes the rights of parents in making decisions about their children's medical care. The court affirmed that the administration of Title X by the Biden Administration violated the rights of AFL's client under...
Opinion

The Buckeye Institute Calls on SCOTUS to Overturn Illinois’ Unconstitutional Gun Law

By Legal Newsline |
Columbus, OH – The Buckeye Institute has taken a stand against Illinois' gun law by filing an amicus brief in Herrera v. Raoul and urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the ban on certain rifles and standard capacity magazines.Jay R. Carson, senior litigator at The Buckeye Institute, emphasized the importance of upholding legal precedent, stating, "In the wake of Bruen, lawmakers, litigants, and judges are debating how the ruling should apply. But as courts consider the cases brought before them, they are still bound by precedent."Carson further pointed out the...
State AG

Attorney General Miyares Announces 19 Year Sentence for Violent Robbery

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Miyares announced a 19-year sentence for a violent robbery that took place in 2021. Speaking on the matter, Attorney General Miyares stated, “The Office of Attorney General is committed to assisting in the prosecution of violent offenders in every jurisdiction in the Commonwealth, and I commend the trial team for bringing a measure of justice to the victims in this case.”The sentencing was handed down by the King William County Circuit Court to Deonjay Pollard, who was involved in a robbery that resulted in an 18-year-old victim being paralyzed. Pollard...
Lawsuits

Lawsuit wants tequila in margarita-flavored hard seltzers

By Legal Newsline |
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Drinkers expect tequila in their hard seltzers if they are labeled as margarita-flavored, a new class action lawsuit says.
State AG

Attorney General Miyares Urges Biden Administration to Stop Funding Iran's Terror Network

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Miyares has urged the Biden Administration to stop funding Iran's terror networks, joining a 12-state coalition in a letter demanding the halt of funding after the Administration renewed a sanctions waiver allowing Iran access to $10 billion in frozen assets. Miyares expressed concern over the decision, stating, "The Biden Administration’s decision to grant Iran access to $10 billion in frozen assets is a dangerous move that will only serve to embolden the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism."The coalition of attorneys general, including Miyares,...
State AG

AG Moody’s Statewide Prosecutors Charge Couple Operating Massive Human Trafficking Ring Involving More Than 30 Victims

By Legal Newsline |
Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution has charged a Florida couple, Marquett James and Alyson Marquett, with human trafficking, RICO, sexual battery, money laundering, and other serious counts for operating a massive trafficking ring. According to a Homeland Security investigation, the couple recruited and forced victims to engage in commercial sex work in various locations in Florida and across the country.Attorney General Ashley Moody expressed, “Through coercion and violence, a Florida couple operated a massive human trafficking ring that...
Lawsuits

AFL Lawsuit Against Biden Weaponized DOJ’s Produces Hundreds of Records on Radical Biden Appointees

By Legal Newsline |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, America First Legal (AFL) received a production from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that exposed critical information on the political appointees in the Biden Administration that are working behind closed doors to implement Joe Biden’s extremist agenda—including at the weaponized Department of Justice.AFL obtained resumes, SF-50s, ethics pledges, and more as a result of this suit. These documents detail the appointees’ full names, salaries, titles, work histories, the agencies they work...
State AG

Officer Involved Critical Incident in Green Bay, Wis: Investigation Underway

By Legal Newsline |
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is currently looking into an officer involved critical incident (OICI) that took place in Green Bay, Wis. on February 23, 2024.According to the report, during the incident, "Steve Evaristo Ventura, age 40, fired his weapon. Ventura and Officer Skenandore then exchanged gunfire." Unfortunately, Ventura sustained injuries and despite receiving medical attention, he later passed away. The cause of Ventura's injuries is still being investigated.Fortunately, "No law enforcement officers were...

VICTORY – AFL Secures Major Victory at the Fifth Circuit in Case Involving the Biden Administration’s Attempt to Provide Drugs and Medical Treatment to Children Without Parental Consent

By Legal Newsline |
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Earlier this week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a unanimous opinion in Deanda v. Becerra, which addressed the issue of parental consent regarding medical care for minor children.According to an unnamed source, the Fifth Circuit's decision rejected the Biden Administration's efforts to bypass Texas state law, which recognizes the rights of parents in making decisions about their children's medical care. The court affirmed that the administration of Title X by the Biden Administration violated the rights of AFL's client under...

Lawsuit wants tequila in margarita-flavored hard seltzers

By Legal Newsline |
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) - Drinkers expect tequila in their hard seltzers if they are labeled as margarita-flavored, a new class action lawsuit says.

Marriott fitness center caused injury, lawsuit says

By Legal Newsline |
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A man hoping to get in a workout at Massachusetts Marriott says the bench collapsed underneath him, causing injuries.

America First Legal Exposes Internal USAID Disinformation Primer

By Legal Newsline |
America First Legal (AFL) has made headlines today after releasing documents from litigation against the U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center (GEC), revealing the existence of an internal "Disinformation Primer" within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).The Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), founded by Mike Benz, analyzed these documents and highlighted the significance of AFL's lawsuit against the State Department. According to FFO, the documents exposed how the GEC utilizes state propaganda through cooperation with willing...

State Street fired me for complaining about corporate logo's ties to slavery, says man in lawsuit

By Legal Newsline |
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - State Street is accused of firing a Black employee who complained that its former logo had ties to the slave trade.

Kentucky voters will see amendment to prevent non-citizen voting; W.Va. measure stalls

By Chris Dickerson |
FRANKFORT, Kentucky – A bill that would prevent non-citizens from voting in Kentucky has passed the Kentucky General Assembly. Senate Bill 143 passed on a 72-12 vote March 15.

Realtors to pay $418M to end home seller commission class action; Big changes coming to home sale process

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Lawyers who brought the lawsuits could be in for a big payday, as well, potentially claiming $140 million from the deal, plus $69 million from earlier settlements with large real estate brokerages facing similar claims of alleged collusion to boost real estate agent commissions

Taxpayers Protection Alliance president: ‘At the core of it, the CFPB is just not needed’

By Legal Newsline Report |
David Williams, president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) said the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) “is just not needed” because there are other government agencies “that have existed for years” to deal with fraud.

New report finds Morgan & Morgan spent $7.3 million on legal ads in 2023, contributing to New York’s excessive lawsuits

By D. L. Deener |
A recent study conducted by the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) scrutinized the advertising expenditure of New York-based law firms, revealing that Morgan & Morgan topped the list in terms of spending on legal services advertisements. The report indicates that such extensive ad campaigns often lead to a surge in lawsuits, resulting in increased fees and payouts for attorneys.

New report finds law firms contributed $4.7 million to New York political groups

By R. B. Pepalis |
The American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) recently published a report that scrutinizes the political donations of twenty New York-based law firms from 2017 to 2023. The report discovered that these firms collectively contributed $4,701,674 to campaign and political action committees (PACs) during this period.

Supreme Court boots ballot challenges to Trump, says states can't block presidential candidates under 14th Amend

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The unanimous ruling strikes down rulings from Democratic judges in Colorado and Cook County, which had declared individual states have the power under the Fourteenth Amendment to block "insurrectionists" from seeking federal office

Litigation financing transparency bill fails to pass Florida Legislature

By Michael Carroll |
Tort reform supporters are expressing disappointment over the failure of the Florida Legislature to pass a bill that would have shed more light on third-party litigation financing agreements and their potential relationships with foreign entities.

Bankruptcy plan to avoid asbestos lawsuits approved despite company's massive value

By John O'Brien |
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - The contested strategy of a Georgia-Pacific unit created to clear asbestos claims will continue in bankruptcy court, a judge has ruled much to the dismay of plaintiff lawyers hoping to get their clients bigger paydays in civil courts.

It's raining asbestos: Court rejects case over steam line explosion in Tennessee

By John O'Brien |
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A Tennessee woman's lawsuit over an explosion of an Eastman Chemical Company steam pipe has failed, as an appeals court has ruled that it is basically an asbestos case.

IL Supreme Court: Hockey club that rents ice arena can be sued under IL human rights law for 'banishing' teen diagnosed with depression

By Jonathan Bilyk |
The Illinois Supreme Court says the teen's mental health diagnoses mean she could be protected by the IL Human Rights Act's anti-discrimination provisions protecting access to "places of public accommodation." Objectors contended such reasoning could open broad range of private organizations to lawsuits, violating First Amendment

Houston-area chiropractors get good news in RICO case alleging they ripped off insurance companies

By John O'Brien |
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) - Insurers who footed the bill for personal injury settlements shouldn't succeed in recouping their losses from health care providers they alleged conspired to inflate the cost of care, a federal magistrate judge says.

Law passed to help with medical malpractice insurance rates struck by Washington justices

By Daniel Fisher |
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Answering a question posed by a federal court, the Washington Supreme Court said an eight-year time limit for filing medical malpractice suits passed by state legislators in 2006 is unconstitutional because it takes away the right to sue from some plaintiffs while leaving it in place for others.