LEGAL NEWSLINE

PORTLAND, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - A COVID vaccine worker had no business being behind the wheel, says a wrongful death lawsuit over the killing of a pedestrian.

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Fox Broadcasting’s Tubi unit has sued Keller Postman, accusing the law firm of filing thousands of fraudulent arbitration claims in an effort to extort a $71 million settlement.

JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi law gives Yazoo City absolute immunity against claims its firefighters mishandled a house fire and the resulting damage caused a property owner to suffer a stroke.

The U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota is announcing a Continuing Legal Education (CLE) webinar on veterans’ legal issues scheduled for Thursday, June 27, 2024.

Marking the first week of Pride Month, the Justice Department convened its quarterly interagency meeting with LGBTQI+ community stakeholders. Acting Associate Attorney General Benjamin C. Mizer addressed attendees, emphasizing the Department’s commitment to supporting LGBTQI+ communities through enforcement and grantmaking activities. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Civil Rights Division and the division’s LGBTQI+ Working Group outlined several civil and criminal enforcement efforts.

Attorney General Charity Clark issued a statement in response to Governor Scott’s veto of H.645, an act relating to the expansion of approaches to restorative justice.

Fourteen indictments were unsealed today, charging 47 alleged members of an Imperial Valley, California-based drug distribution network linked to the Sinaloa Cartel with offenses including drug trafficking, firearms violations, and money laundering.

ATLANTA, GA – Attorney General Chris Carr announced today that Julian Cubillos, Jayden Brown, Dakious Echols, and Desmontrez Mathis have been indicted by an Athens-Clarke County Grand Jury on charges of Malice Murder, Felony Murder, Aggravated Assault, and Violation of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. The charges are related to the March 8, 2024 shooting at Hallmark Mobile Home Park, which resulted in the death of three-year-old Kyron Santino Zarco Smith and the injury of a nine-year-old male. The defendants are alleged members of a local gang known as “Everybody...

The Department of Justice is in the process of drafting an Environmental Justice Strategic Plan, aimed at outlining the department's vision, goals, priority actions, and metrics to advance environmental justice. This initiative follows Executive Order 14096, titled "Revitalizing Our Nation's Commitment to Environmental Justice for All."

Attorney General Josh Stein announced the launch of DOJ Delivers, an online tool designed to enable North Carolinians to view the work of the North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) in their communities. This initiative aims to demonstrate how taxpayer investments are being utilized by the department.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks at the ATF’s Third Annual Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns, emphasizing the Department of Justice's commitment to reducing violent crime.

Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco discussed the Justice Department’s efforts to combat violent crime, including the use of advanced crime gun intelligence technology, during remarks at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)’s third annual Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns. The event convened police chiefs from across the country.

PHOENIX – Attorney General Kris Mayes issued a statement today in response to a motion filed by Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell seeking a death warrant in the Gunches case.

Jason Allen Miller was sentenced to life without parole for running over and seriously injuring Montana Highway Patrol Trooper Lewis Johnson in February 2023. In April, Miller was found guilty on all counts, including attempted deliberate homicide, criminal endangerment, criminal mischief, criminal possession of dangerous drugs, aggravated kidnapping, and a sentencing enhancement for the use of a weapon.

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that the parents of a newborn baby who died in Sullivan County in 2022 have pleaded guilty. The baby boy died two days after birth, and the parents, along with a third person, were charged based on failures to take reasonable action to summon medical assistance.

New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the arrests and indictments of 17 individuals involved in loansharking and illegal gambling operations on Staten Island, controlled by members of the Gambino organized crime family. The individuals face an 84-count indictment for their roles in a sports gambling operation that handled over $22.7 million in illegal bets and a loansharking operation involving weekly payments on approximately $500,000 in usurious loans. Additionally, four individuals were charged with an illegal mortgage fraud scheme to purchase a...

The Justice Department has initiated a civil forfeiture action to recover approximately $5,315,746.29 in funds alleged to be proceeds from a business email compromise (BEC) scheme and property involved in laundering these proceeds.

The Iowa Supreme Court has approved $870,244 in grants to nonprofit programs that provide legal assistance to low-income Iowans with civil legal problems. The court awarded grants to 13 different organizations throughout Iowa. The grants are funded by the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program. With this year's grants, the supreme court has awarded more than $26 million in IOLTA grants since the program began on July 1, 1985.

The Attorney General’s Office announced that Jason Muxlow, 45, of Westminster, Vermont, was sentenced today in Vermont Superior Court, Windham Criminal Division, after pleading guilty to three felony counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. The court, with Judge John Treadwell presiding, sentenced Mr. Muxlow by plea agreement to 22 months in jail, with credit for time served, and a 15-year term of probation with conditions that he complete sex offender programming, have no contact with minors, and restrict his access to the internet. If Mr. Muxlow violates the...

A federal grand jury charged a New York man today in a three-count indictment alleging he illegally shipped eastern box turtles and three-toed box turtles, both protected wildlife species, from the United States to China for the global pet trade black market.