News from 2024
Justice Department updates depository agreements to safeguard bankruptcy funds
The Justice Department’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) has updated safeguards for bankruptcy funds by introducing a revised and modernized depository agreement for banks and financial institutions that accept bankruptcy estate deposits.
California man convicted for threatening emails referencing 'Unabomber
A federal jury has convicted a California man for sending threatening emails to the FBI, including threats to bomb its Los Angeles Field Office and references to the notorious "Unabomber." Mark William Anten, 52, of Sun Valley, was found guilty of two counts of threats by interstate communication. He has been in federal custody since December 2023.
Attorney general contests consumers energy's proposed $303M annual electric rate increase
LANSING – Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a notice of intervention this week in Consumers Energy Company’s latest electric rate case (U-21585) before the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC), filed on May 31, 2024. Consumers Energy seeks a rate hike of approximately $303 million annually which, if approved, would take effect in March 2025. Only three months ago, the MPSC approved a $92 million electric rate hike for Consumers, which took effect this March.
Attorney General Raoul calls for increased oversight on private equity healthcare transactions
Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a multistate coalition of 11 attorneys general, submitted a comment letter in response to the Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services’ request for information regarding consolidation in health care by private equity. In their letter, the attorneys general outline possible enforcement and regulatory actions to address the detrimental effects of private equity health care transactions that have harmed patients and undermined the financial viability of health care providers.
Providence man convicted on multiple felony charges after shooting incident
Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that a Providence man has been found guilty by a Providence County Superior Court jury of felony assault and firearms charges for shooting a 32-year-old male victim in 2022.
Attorney general highlights efforts against violent crime at police forum
Attorney General Delivers Remarks at ATF’s Third Annual Chiefs of Police Executive Forum on Crime Guns
Tanya A. Bovée Receives Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity Edwin Archer Randolph Award
Nationwide employment law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. is pleased to announce Tanya A. Bovée has been named a 2024 recipient of the Edwin Archer Randolph Award by the Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity (LCD).
Attorney General Brown Calls for DOJ Investigation into Murder of Garrett Foster Following Texas Pardon
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 13 attorneys general urged the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the July 2020 murder of Garrett Foster.
Peckar & Abramson Represents Contractor in Achievement of $48 Million Award and Successful Defense of $135 Million Claim
Peckar & Abramson is proud to have represented one of the nation’s largest general contractors in the achievement of a $48 million award in its favor and the denial of a $135 million claim against it in Federal Court in the Middle District of Florida on May 3, 2024 arising out of the FDOT’s $2.3 billion reconstruction of I-4, a P3 project and the Department’s largest project ever in the State of Florida.
AGO Honors Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
This month, the Utah Attorney General’s Office honors Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Secures 84-Month Prison Sentence for Clinic Owner in $15 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Gwendolyn Gibbs, 72, owner of the Houston-area Daybreak Rehabilitation Center, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison for orchestrating a $15 million health care fraud and kickback scheme.
AG Campbell's Office Enters Agreement To Help Remediate And Revitalize Former Oil Tank Site In Everett; Expected To Create Jobs, Housing
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has entered into an agreement that will allow for the environmental remediation and redevelopment of a contaminated property in Everett formerly owned by Exxon Mobil at 52 Beachman Street, 51 Robin Street, 0 South Tank Farm Road and 211 Wharf Area.
Benesch Adds Colette DeRiso to Real Estate Team in New York
Benesch, one of the fastest-growing firms on the AmLaw 200 list, is pleased to welcome Associate Colette DeRiso to the Real Estate Practice Group in New York.
Cozen O’Connor Continues its Boston Expansion adding Veteran Labor and Employment Lawyer Walter M. Foster
As part of its ongoing effort to bring a full-service office to the Boston/New England market, Cozen O’Connor today welcomed one of the country’s leading labor and employment attorneys, Walter M. Foster, to its Boston office.
Fox Rothschild Represents Jackpot.com in Its New Jersey Expansion
C.J. Fisher, Co-Chair of our Gaming Law Department, represented Jackpot.com in expanding its lottery courier operations to New Jersey, enabling users in the Garden State to order official state lottery tickets on their mobile phone, tablet or desktop.
Vedder Price Represents Raptor Scientific, an L Squared Capital Partners portfolio company, in pending $655 Million Sale to TransDigm
Vedder Price is pleased to announce that it is representing Raptor Scientific, a portfolio company of L Squared Capital Partners, in its pending $655 million sale to TransDigm Group, a leading global designer, producer and supplier of highly engineered aircraft components.
Suzannah Overholt Selected as a 2024 Leadership in Law Honoree
Congratulations to Suzannah Overholt, who was recently selected as an Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law honoree in the Distinguished Barrister category.
Attorney General James Appoints New York City Public Health Advocate Tracie M. Gardner to Opioid Settlement Board
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced her appointment of Tracie M. Gardner of Brooklyn, New York to the state’s Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Board, which provides recommendations for how New York’s opioid settlement funds should be used in communities across the state.
Attorney General Wrigley Issues Statement on Supreme Court’s Nra V. Vullo Decision
The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the National Rifle Association in its case against a New York state official for allegedly coercing regulated financial entities to terminate their relationships with the NRA to suppress the NRA’s pro-firearm advocacy.
Seton Hall sued after student dies in COVID isolation
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - An epileptic woman living in COVID isolation at Seton Hall University died from a seizure, leading to a lawsuit against the school.