LEGAL NEWSLINE

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.

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.

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 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.

Congratulations to Suzannah Overholt, who was recently selected as an Indiana Lawyer Leadership in Law honoree in the Distinguished Barrister category.

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.

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.

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.

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.