News from November 2024
Attorney General warns against price gouging amid Western New York snowstorm
New York Attorney General Letitia James has issued a warning to businesses regarding price gouging as a significant snowstorm impacts Western New York.
Colorado contractor found guilty of defrauding elderly woman, exposing public to asbestos
A Jefferson County district court jury yesterday found Lance Slayton guilty of defrauding an elderly woman and exposing a neighborhood to hazardous asbestos materials, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced.
Alabama Attorney General Marshall Files Third 24-State Brief Urging the U.S. Supreme Court Preserve Opportunities for Girls’ and Women’s Sports
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed a 24-state amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision that the Constitution prohibits States from restricting girls’ sports teams to biological females.
Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Other State Attorneys General Propose Remedies to End Google’s Search Engine Monopoly
Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 52 attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice to propose a robust package of remedies to end Google’s unlawfully maintained search engine monopoly and revive competition for the benefit of consumers.
Union City Man Convicted of Criminal Enterprise, Embezzlement Charges Against Family Trust
David White, 67, of Union City, was found guilty by an Oakland County jury of felony charges of criminal enterprise, embezzlement, and tax evasion, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. He was found guilty of.
Attorney General Brown Announces Guilty Plea of Baltimore Woman for Operating Sex Trafficking Ring Across Maryland Human Trafficking Indictment in Washington County Stemmed from Two-Year, Multi-Agency Investigation Led by AG’s Organized Crime Unit
Wilson of the Circuit Court for Washington County. Ms. Leach pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, distribution of a controlled dangerous substance– cocaine, and receiving the earnings of a prostitute.
Washington, D.C. Senior Policy Advisor Liz Demaree Receives Order pro Merito Melitensi Silver Medal
Washington, D.C. Senior Policy Advisor Liz Demaree was honored with the Order pro Merito Melitensi silver medal by the Order of Malta on Nov. 15 for her pro bono work and volunteer contributions to Malta Camp USA.
Sheppard Mullin Advised Sotheby’s in $100 Million Purchase of 945 Madison Avenue Property
Sheppard Mullin’s New York Real Estate team advised Sotheby’s, the world's premier destination for art and luxury, with the real estate purchase of 945 Madison Avenue (Breuer Building) located in the Upper East Side of New York for $100 million.
OVW acknowledges tribal efforts during Native American Heritage Month
The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) commemorated Native American Heritage Month by acknowledging the resilience and leadership of American Indian and Alaskan Native victims and survivors.
Reed Smith honored among Bloomberg Law’s Pro Bono Innovators of the Year
Reed Smith is pleased to announce that Bloomberg Law featured the firm among its top 10 Pro Bono Innovators for 2024.
Attorney General Griffin Announces Hiring of Jeff Chandler as Deputy AG to Lead Special Prosecutions Division
Griffin: ‘As a longtime prosecutor, Deputy AG Chandler understands the unique needs and challenges of prosecuting attorneys’.
Attorney General Mayes, Justice Department seek limits to Google business practices to end search engine monopoly
Attorney General Mayes and other state attorneys general along with the Justice Department late yesterday proposed a robust package of remedies to end Google’s unlawful monopoly over internet search engines and to restore competition to benefit consumers.
PitchBook ranks Reed Smith among most active law firms in private equity transactions in nine categories for the third quarter of 2024
Global law firm Reed Smith has continued to operate as one of the most active law firms for private equity transactions, having posted standout results in the third quarter of 2024, according to research and analysis firm PitchBook’s Global league tables: Q3 2024.
Clark Hill’s Richard Scharlat Secures Anti-Suit Injunction for Insurance Client
New York Labor and Employment Member Richard Scharlat obtained an “anti-suit” injunction on Nov. 8 from the New York Supreme Court on behalf of Creative Insurance Group LLC (“Creative”) and Mordechai Kliger.
New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Announces 3rd Quarter 2024 Total Gaming Revenue Results
Based upon filings from the casino licensees made with the Division of Gaming Enforcement, the casino licensees reported 3rd Quarter 2024 Net Revenue of $943.2 million, reflecting a 2.9% decrease over the same quarter last year.
Three Pocatello Men Arrested for Child Enticement During Undercover Operation
Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced investigators with his Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Pocatello Police Department, working in conjunction with the FBI, arrested three (3) men in Pocatello on Thursday November 07, 2024.
Attorney General Bird Calls on Biden-Harris Administration to Drop Last-Ditch Effort to Push Woke Agenda Out the Door
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced that she is calling on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to end his last-ditch effort to push the Biden-Harris Administration’s woke agenda through the door before Biden leaves office.
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Names Richard Coughlin and Jeffrey MacHarg Managing Partners to Watch
Fox Rothschild congratulates our Greensboro and Charlotte Office Managing Partners, Richard A. Coughlin and Jeffrey P. MacHarg, who were featured on North Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s Managing Partners to Watch list.
Sheppard Mullin is Representing Tex Tech Industries in $165 Million Acquisition
Sheppard Mullin is advising Tex Tech Industries, Inc. (Tex-Tech) in its contemplated acquisition of Fiber Materials Inc. (FMI) from Spirit AeroSystems (NYSE: SPR) for a purchase price of $165 Million.
AGs file suit accusing investment firms of coal market conspiracy
CHARLESTON – West Virginia has joined Texas and nine other states in a antitrust lawsuit against three of the world’s largest institutional investment firms for actions regarding the coal market.