News from December 2023
Application process begins for $23 million in opioid abatement grants
The Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board approved launching the application process for eligible political subdivisions to pursue $23 million in grant awards aimed at combating opioid abuse.
Drummond commends Corporation Commission for halting AOG rate increase
Attorney General Gentner Drummond commended the Oklahoma Corporation Commission (OCC) today for supporting his effort to halt a residential utility rate increase requested by Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corporation (AOG).
Kershaw County Man charged with possessing and distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material*
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Damiean Vincent Hall, 22, of Elgin, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.
Attorney General Rosenblum Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store.
Attorney General’s Office Investigators charge Massachusetts man in scheme to fake residency to purchase multiple assault-style weapons in RI
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Massachusetts man has been charged in Second Division District Court in Newport by Attorney General’s Office Investigators with illegally purchasing eight assault-style weapons from licensed firearms dealers in Rhode Island following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General and law enforcement partners in Massachusetts.
Attorney General Alan Wilson joins in $10 million multistate settlement with Robinhood for failing investors
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that South Carolina has joined a multi-state settlement with Robinhood Financial LLC, which will pay up to $10.2 million in penalties for operational and technical failures that harmed investors.
Tennessee Leads Bipartisan Coalition of States Urging Congress to Pass NCAA Accountability Act of 2023
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023.
Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct
Attorney General Skrmetti and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store.
NIBIN Database, Coupled with DNA Technology, Paying Early Dividends for Ohio Law Enforcement
Six months after the expansion of digital ballistic testing, Ohio law enforcement agencies are receiving investigative results that are making a difference in solving gun crimes, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.
Judge Upholds Utah’s Death Penalty Statute
Utah Third District Court Judge Coral Sanchez upheld Utah’s Death Penalty statute by granting a motion to dismiss filed by the Utah Attorney General’s Office.
Attorney General Miyares Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct
Attorney General Jason Miyares and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store.
Attorney General Miyares Announces Norfolk Ceasefire Conviction
Attorney General Jason Miyares announced that a federal jury convicted a Norfolk man on charges of conspiracy to commit robbery, robbery, using a firearm in relation to a crime of violence, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
AG Ferguson statement on trial verdict in the death of Manuel Ellis
Attorney General Bob Ferguson offered the following statement on the trial verdict in the death of Manuel Ellis.
AG Reyes Joins Coalition Demanding Biden Drop ATF Rule Violating Second Amendment
Attorney General Sean D. Reyes is joining Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, and Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, 23 other state attorneys general and the Arizona State Legislature in a public comment letter demanding that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms drop a proposed rule that violates the Second Amendment.
John Bradley Contributes Introductory Note to the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships
Global Transportation Finance Shareholder John Bradley has authored the introductory note to the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships to be published in an upcoming issue of International Legal Materials (ILM).
Greenberg Traurig Named in Bloomberg Law’s “Pro Bono Innovators” 2023 Edition
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP was selected as one of Bloomberg Law’s 2023 Pro Bono Innovators, which are firms recognized “for their work successfully handling impactful legal matters from across the globe.”
Lawsuit filed over death of inmate in Merced County
FRESNO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - A lawsuit blames the drug-related death of an inmate on Merced County, Calif.
Lawsuit alleges Enfamil formula is dangerous for premature babies
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The maker of baby formula faces a federal lawsuit that alleges premature babies are being harmed.
Illinois city, cops sued after woman shot in face
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - The City of Morris, Ill., and its police officers have been sued over the fatal shooting of a woman
Thompson Coburn Attorneys Contribute to ABA Book on Commercial Lending Law
A team of Thompson Coburn attorneys served as the New York State contributors for the American Bar Association's (ABA) Third Edition of Commercial Lending Law.