LEGAL NEWSLINE

The chief executive officer of Minerco Inc. (stock ticker MINE) was arrested last week on charges of securities fraud related to a scheme to defraud investors in Minerco.

The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has initiated an investigation into the death of a civilian following an encounter with members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) in East Harlem on August 25, 2024.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a motion to hold Red Rose Rescue, an anti-abortion extremist group, in contempt for defying a court order that prohibits the group and its members from blocking access to reproductive health care clinics. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) had previously filed a lawsuit against Red Rose Rescue in June 2023 for invading clinics, threatening staff, and terrorizing patients. In December 2023, OAG secured a preliminary injunction prohibiting the group from coming within 15 feet of reproductive health care clinics in specific...

Austal USA LLC, a Mobile, Alabama-based company, has agreed to pay $811,259 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly supplying valves that did not meet military specifications.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced a settlement with Allied Recycling Center, Inc. (Allied) to resolve allegations that Allied committed a series of violations of the Federal Clean Water Act over a period of years, resulting in numerous illegal stormwater discharges.

Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and the Nebraska antitrust laws.

Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone died in a traffic accident on Aug. 25, 2024, in Jefferson County. He was 61 years old.

Retired Knox County Court of Criminal Appeals Judge Joe D. Duncan passed away on Tuesday, Aug. 20 in Farragut. He was 100 years old.

TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A dangerous CSX train crossing is to blame for a collision that killed five people, a Florida lawsuit says.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The rules for awarding tenure at the heart of a Florida lawsuit by professors upset with changes.

PORTLAND, Maine (Legal Newsline) - A ruling from the Maine Supreme Court sets the stage for a white woman to tell a jury she was fired because her husband, whose criminal problems caused her to miss three days of work, is Black.

Taking and defending the depositions of corporate designees can be challenging.

David Hirsch, who recently led the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit (CACU), has joined McGuireWoods’ growing securities enforcement and regulatory counseling practice as a partner in Washington, D.C.

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced that a Foster man has been sentenced in Providence County Superior Court to serve eight years at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) after a jury found him guilty of sexually assaulting two female victims under the age of 14 between 2012 and 2017.

Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that she has joined an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster.

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined the United States Department of Justice in welcoming the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah, and Vermont to our historic lawsuit against Ticketmaster-Live Nation.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a consumer alert on Women’s Equality Day, emphasizing the illegality of gender-based price differences under AB 1287. The law, effective since January 1, 2023, prohibits businesses from charging different prices for substantially similar goods based on the gender of the product’s target audience—a practice known as the “Pink Tax.” According to Bonta, products marketed to women typically cost 7% more than those marketed to men and up to 13% more for personal care products.

A federal judge in the Southern District of Georgia has granted a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of Labor, effectively halting a rule that would have provided unionization protections for H-2A visa holders—temporary foreign agricultural workers—impacting American farmers.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a statement today on the first day of trial in the state’s lawsuit challenging Kroger's $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons. The merger, involving two of the largest national supermarket chains, poses significant risks to competition and could lead to higher food prices nationwide. In Southern California, the consolidation is expected to reduce consumer choices and increase prices further.

On August 26, 2024, America First Legal (AFL), in collaboration with the States of Texas and Idaho, and a coalition of 14 Attorneys General, secured a significant legal victory against the Biden-Harris Administration’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas temporarily halted a new program that AFL claims unlawfully provides a pathway to citizenship for over one million undocumented immigrants.