LEGAL NEWSLINE

Mayer Brown announced that Isaac Maron has rejoined the firm in Washington DC as a partner in the Tax practice and as a member of the global Projects & Infrastructure team. He was most recently at Latham & Watkins LLP.

CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the U.S. Supreme Court should hear a case filed by Mexico alleging U.S. gunmakers are partially responsible for cartel violence.

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has issued an updated Guide to Manufactured Housing Community Law (“Guide”), which provides guidance to owners, operators, and residents of manufactured housing communities regarding state laws and regulations governing manufactured housing, including the Manufactured Housing Act (“Act”) and the Attorney General’s Manufactured Housing Community Regulations (“AG’s Regulations”).

Mark Indelicato, managing partner of Thompson Coburn’s New York office, recently has been tapped by multiple publications as a key source for his insights into various bankruptcy topics, including Red Lobster’s bankruptcy filing and Johnson & Johnson’s third attempt to resolve talc claims via bankruptcy proceedings.

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On May 8, 2024, Cristian Bencomo shot his stepmother during a graduation ceremony at Albuquerque’s Convention Center.

Attorney General Aaron D. Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 13 other attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster who was protesting racial injustice when he was shot and killed by Daniel Perry in Austin, Texas.

Mergers and Acquisitions attorney Jonathan Wolcott will be speaking at the upcoming "GovCon C-Suite M&A Webinar: Middle Market M&A Growth Strategies."

Littler, the world’s largest employment and labor law practice representing management, has added Kelly M. Cardin as a shareholder in its New York City office.

CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - More than 30 lawsuits have now been filed after a controversial drug-testing lab with a mystery government contract claimed acne medicine turns into benzene.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - Asbestos lawyers found in contempt for fighting an order requiring them to turn over their clients' exposure histories have lost their latest legal battle.

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) - A West Virginia tort reform organization is calling on lawmakers to investigate $141 million in fees being distributed to private lawyers involved in government opioid lawsuits after one attorney sued to collect referral fees for connecting lawyers with municipal officials.

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and TennesseeAttorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a multi-state lawsuitchallenging a new rule recently promulgated by the U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services (HHS) that redefines the Affordable Care Act’sprohibition against discrimination on the basis of “sex” to include “genderidentity.”.

The Attorney General’s Office announced the sentencing of two defendants today in separate cases investigated by the Vermont Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (VT-ICAC). Jason King, 46, of St. Albans, Vermont, was sentenced today in Vermont Superior Court, Franklin Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to one felony count of luring a child and one felony count of promoting a recording of sexual conduct by a child. The court, Judge Alison Arms presiding, sentenced Mr. King by plea agreement to one year in jail and a 15-year term of probation with conditions that...

The South Central Judicial District Court in Mandan, North Dakota, has announced a job opening for the position of Law Clerk. The successful candidate will work within the District Court Judge Chambers and will receive an annual salary of $74,460.00.

The political action committee (PAC) Nevadans for Fair Recovery released a fact sheet in May detailing the group’s plan to cap attorney contingency fees at 20% and put more money in victims’ pockets.

The Justice Department announced today that it will monitor compliance with federal voting rights laws in Union County, New Jersey, for the June 4 primary election.

On June 3, 2024, Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim delivered remarks concerning a plea agreement in which Envigo admitted to criminally conspiring to violate the Animal Welfare Act and the Clean Water Act. The announcement was made following coordinated efforts between various law enforcement agencies and prosecutors.

America First Legal (AFL) has initiated legal action against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) concerning Matthew Colangelo, a central figure in the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in Manhattan.

Attorney General Todd Rokita has initiated legal action against an Indianapolis man and associated businesses for allegedly defrauding real estate investors. The lawsuit claims that Herbert Whalen continued to manage property investments without a required real estate broker license and concealed prior convictions.