LEGAL NEWSLINE

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $2.5 million multi-party settlement with AB&I Foundry, which manufactured cast-iron and metal pipe fittings in East Oakland. The settlement resolves two consolidated Proposition 65 lawsuits filed against AB&I and its parent company, McWane, Inc., by the environmental justice organization Communities for a Better Environment (CBE) and the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Environmental Justice. Both lawsuits alleged that AB&I unlawfully emitted hexavalent chromium into the air without providing clear and...

The Justice Department's Civil Rights Division held an event to honor the 70th anniversary of the United States Supreme Court's Brown v. Board decision.

Attorney General Raúl Labrador has announced that Douglas Keith Stuhlberg, 52, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Child by Possession of Sexually Exploitative Material. This felony is punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Stuhlberg was sentenced on June 28, 2024, by Ada County District Judge James Cawthon.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has successfully blocked the Biden Administration’s indefinite ban on approving applications to export liquefied natural gas (LNG). Texas, along with Louisiana and fourteen other states, filed a lawsuit challenging the LNG export ban, arguing that it disregards the Natural Gas Act's presumption in favor of exports and contradicts decades of Department of Energy policy. The plaintiffs also emphasized the economic reliance on these exports by states and private entities.

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO), in collaboration with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards, has led a coalition of 27 labor enforcement agencies in urging the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to extend the protection period of the Deferred Action Program for noncitizen victims and witnesses of labor violations from two years to a minimum of four years.

America First Legal (AFL), along with co-counsel Jonathan F. Mitchell and Stone Hilton PLLC, has filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University. The suit alleges that the university discriminates against white men in faculty hiring and that the Northwestern University Law Review engages in similar discriminatory practices when selecting articles, editors, and members.

(DELAWARE, Ohio) — With a trial date approaching, the former marketing director for the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium pleaded guilty today to 16 felony counts and one misdemeanor, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

Attorney General Aaron M. Frey today announced a partnership with the Catherine Cutler Institute’s Substance Use Research and Evaluation (SURE) Resource Center at the Muskie School of Public Service at USM to support municipalities and counties receiving opioid settlement funds. The Institute will establish a Resource Center to assist Maine’s counties and municipalities in identifying local needs and designing evidence-based strategies to address those needs using their share of the opioid settlement.

America First Legal (AFL) has filed a lawsuit against CBS Broadcasting Inc. on behalf of its client, alleging discrimination based on race, age, and sexual orientation. The plaintiff, an Emmy Award-winning white male with over 30 years of experience in broadcast journalism, claims he was terminated for being a white, straight, older male. AFL asserts that this termination violates Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act.

Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after securing a preliminary injunction halting President Biden’s latest attempt to cancel student loans without authorization from Congress.

Attorney General John M. Formella announces a lawsuit against TikTok, Inc. in Merrimack County Superior Court for violating the State’s consumer protection statute and other laws.

As Benesch continues to add to its roster of exceptional legal talent, the firm is pleased to welcome Paralegal Cornelius Bradley to the Litigation Practice Group in New York.

Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following statement in response to today’s ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in Moyle v. United States dismissing the case as improvidently granted and lifting its stay of an order by the U.S. District Court of the District of Idaho.

In response to United States Supreme Court’s 5- 4 ruling in Harrington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement.

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) - A class action lawsuit says the maker of a kids swallowable toothpaste neglects to mention the presence of chemicals known as PFAS.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida man accuses a teacher at school of racist comments toward his seventh-grade son, including use of the N-word.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Whatever savings he thought he'd accumulated were offset by fine-print fees at Whole Foods, a New York man says in a recent class action lawsuit.

NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) - President Biden's Securities Exchange Commission was wrong to undo rules passed during Donald Trump's time in office, a federal appeals court has ruled.

In recognition of his 18 years of service as pro bono counsel to the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA), Troutman Pepper Senior Counsel George Lehner has received the association’s President’s Award for Exceptional Service.

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR has filed a complaint in Superior Court against Ironworkers Local 11, a New Jersey labor union that operates a hiring hall, for allegedly violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by creating and maintaining a hostile work environment and by systematically bypassing Black union members for jobs and giving such workers less desirable assignments.