LEGAL NEWSLINE

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) - A woman injured during liposuction will get an extra million dollars because she traveled to Virginia for the procedure, thanks to Maryland Supreme Court justices tasked with finding out where her lawsuit began.

Holland & Knight's Transportation & Infrastructure Industry Group invites you to join us for an insightful webinar delving into the transformative regulatory changes triggered by the recent Supreme Court decisions in Loper Bright Enterprises, which overturned the Chevron deference doctrine, and Corner Post, which extended the time period to bring challenges to a regulation under the Administrative Procedures Act.

Global law firm Reed Smith has been shortlisted by LMG Life Sciences as one of only eight firms to be finalists for Product Liability Firm of the Year at the publication’s 2024 Americas Awards.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird co-led a 20-state coalition in a letter to the Biden-Harris administration, demanding it stop its fearmongering attempt to block state laws that protect Americans from discriminatory debanking.

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) extending the Deferred Action Program’s period of protection from deportation for noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from two years to four years.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland addressed the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa on August 6, 2024, highlighting both ongoing and recent developments in law enforcement efforts.

A federal judge has ruled in favor of the State of Nebraska and other state enforcers, finding that Google violated antitrust laws by maintaining an illegal monopoly over the search engine market. The decision is expected to result in more options for consumers and is seen as a significant victory against Big Tech's dominance of the Internet.

On August 5, 2024, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser released a statement in response to the court ruling that found Google guilty of abusing its monopoly power in the search engine market.

Today, Deputy Attorney General delivered the keynote address at the 2024 Women in Federal Law Enforcement Annual Leadership Training.

Wisconsin Department of Justice Working to Protect Fair Elections

Shujun Wang, 75, a naturalized U.S. citizen of Chinese descent, an academic and author who helped start a pro-democracy organization in Queens, New York, that opposes the current communist regime in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), was convicted today on all four counts of an indictment charging him with acting and conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government without prior notification to the U.S. Attorney General, criminal use of identification and making false statements to law enforcement.

As the East Coast of the United States prepares for potentially hazardous weather from Tropical Storm Debby, Attorney General Jason Miyares announced today that Governor Glenn Youngkin’s declaration of a state of emergency has triggered Virginia’s anti-price gouging statutes. These measures are designed to protect consumers from paying exorbitant prices for necessities during an emergency event.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a significant victory against Google, with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruling that the company’s anticompetitive business practices and monopoly violate the Sherman Act, a federal antitrust law.

The Court ruled two Cincinnati city workers should receive a hearing to contest being placed on leave during the COVID-19 pandemic.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning Floridians to be cautious of price gouging, disaster scams, and fraud in the aftermath of Hurricane Debby. The hurricane affected millions of Floridians, bringing catastrophic storm surge along Florida’s west coast while making landfall in the Big Bend region early Monday morning. Many residents may now be seeking food, shelter, debris removal, or home repairs. Attorney General Moody’s Price Gouging Hotline remains activated for consumers to report allegations of extreme price increases and scams related to recovery...

New York Attorney General Letitia James’ Office of Special Investigation (OSI) released a report on the death of Michael Dotel, who died on December 23, 2023, following an encounter with New York City Police Department (NYPD) officers in the Bronx. The investigation included interviews with officers and civilian witnesses, review of body-worn camera footage, and comprehensive legal analysis. OSI concluded that a prosecutor would not be able to disprove beyond a reasonable doubt that the officer’s actions were justified under New York law.

Northridge Construction Corporation was sentenced today in federal court for violating a worker safety standard, which caused the death of one of its employees, and for making two false statements obstructing a federal agency’s subsequent investigation.

Aug. 6, 2024 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser is informing consumers about their new rights under the law if they purchase a new motor vehicle that turns out to be defective. Weiser issued a public advisory, designed to help consumers understand their rights and provide guidance to dealers to understand their responsibilities.

The Justice Department issued a statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the 59th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act:

A New York man pleaded guilty today to failing to collect and pay over employment taxes from wages of his company’s employees.