LEGAL NEWSLINE

HELENA-WEST HELENA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - An Arkansas woman says her son's organs were donated without consent and is suing under the tort of outrage.

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - Class action lawyers have targeted La-Z-Boy with a false pricing case, claiming discounts for home decor products aren't as big as the company claims.

New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a statement following the United States Supreme Court's decision in U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s decision that would have significantly limited access to mifepristone, a drug commonly used in medication abortions:

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Blackbaud, a South Carolina-based software company, for violating consumer protection and privacy laws due to its data security practices. Blackbaud provides data management software to nonprofit organizations that store sensitive information such as names, Social Security numbers, bank account details, and medical information. The company's failure to implement adequate data security measures led to a breach in 2020. Following the breach, Blackbaud made misleading statements regarding its data security efforts...

The Justice Department issued a statement from Attorney General Merrick B. Garland on the Supreme Court’s decision in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine:

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin announced the arrest of Kaylee Slaughter, 25, of Lepanto on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B Felony. In his statement, Griffin said: “Committing Medicaid fraud is an egregious affront to the hardworking taxpayers, but using a minor client as a vehicle to bilk Arkansans for thousands of dollars is despicable. I thank Special Agent Blake Hudson in my office’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for his diligence to bring about this arrest. I am also grateful to the Poinsett County Sheriff’s Office for its assistance in bringing her to...

LANSING – Yesterday, Yulonda Eckel, 56, of Ann Arbor, was arraigned in the 15th District Court in Washtenaw County for fraudulently obtaining two Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the federal government totaling over $41,000, announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Eckel is charged with two counts of False Pretenses $20,000-$50,000, two counts of Using a Computer to Commit a Crime, and one count of Taxes – Making/Permitting a False Return.

LANSING, MI, June 13, 2024 – For the third consecutive year, the State Court Administrative Office (SCAO) is accepting applications for its legal self-help center grant program. The program will disburse $500,000 appropriated by the state legislature for Fiscal Year 2025 to expand legal self-help center services across Michigan. The application period ends on July 14.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 42 state attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. As part of the settlement, which is pending judicial approval, Alabama will receive $13,458,975.

The Justice Department announced today the repatriation of an additional $156 million in misappropriated 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) funds to Malaysia, bringing the total returned by the department to approximately $1.4 billion.

Attorney General Josh Stein has called on the Supreme Court to approve state regulation of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), arguing that prescription drug costs are excessively high. "Too many prescription drugs are simply too expensive," said Attorney General Stein. "I am urging the court to take this action to better protect North Carolinians from these high costs."

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Michelle Henry announced that a Northampton County man was sentenced to 81 to 162 years in prison for sharing several videos of child sexual abuse material using the KIK social media application and possessing over 50 images on his cellphone. Zebbelin Standish, 36, was sentenced Wednesday in Northampton County Court. Sentencing Judge Paula A. Roscioli said in court that she wanted to ensure Standish could never victimize another child.

June 13, 2024 (DENVER)—Attorney General Phil Weiser released a statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to reject a lawsuit aimed at restricting access to the abortion pill mifepristone.

The founder and CEO of a California-based digital health company, along with its clinical president, were arrested today for their alleged involvement in a scheme to distribute Adderall over the internet and commit health care fraud by submitting false claims for reimbursement.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, alongside a coalition of attorneys general, has endorsed a new rule proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) aimed at identifying and deterring corporate offenders who violate consumer protection laws. The rule mandates that nonbank entities offering consumer financial products must notify the CFPB if they become subject to an order issued by federal, state, or local regulators or courts for violations of consumer protection laws. This information will be made accessible through a searchable online registry.

Boston — Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued a statement in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Food and Drug Administration (FDA) v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, which upheld access to mifepristone, an FDA-approved medication used for abortion.

A federal judge has sided with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill and the State of Louisiana, issuing a preliminary injunction against President Joe Biden’s Department of Education's new Title IX rules.

America First Legal Files Federal Civil Rights Complaint and Request for Investigation with the VA Attorney General Regarding Alleged Racial and Sex Discrimination by Smithfield Foods, Inc.

Boston — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO), along with the attorneys general of Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, has led a multistate coalition of 14 attorneys general advocating for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to reduce barriers to HUD-assisted housing for people with criminal records.

A Minnesota man was sentenced to 120 months in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. Based on the defendant’s cooperation, the government asked the court to give the defendant credit for providing substantial assistance.