LEGAL NEWSLINE

The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil Company for Clean Air Act violations at the company's oil and gas production operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The settlement mandates that Marathon pay a civil penalty of $64.5 million, the largest ever for such violations at stationary sources like oil and gas tank systems. Marathon is also required to implement extensive compliance measures aimed at significantly reducing harmful emissions from over 200 facilities across...

Attorney General Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit Secures Half a Million Dollars for Florida Medicaid Program

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden administration’s recent regulatory changes concerning residential washing machines. The new rule aims to impose stricter energy efficiency standards, which critics argue will lead to increased costs for consumers and contribute to inflation.

Chicago – Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced that a Brighton, Illinois man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to the dissemination of child sexual abuse material. The case is part of Raoul’s ongoing work, in collaboration with federal law enforcement agencies and local law enforcement officials throughout Illinois, to apprehend offenders who download and trade child sexual abuse material online.

The Trial Court Vacancy Commission convened in Sevierville to evaluate eight candidates for a circuit court judge vacancy in the 4th Judicial District, encompassing Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties.

The Judicial Nominating Board is seeking applicants for three new Superior Judge positions created during the recent legislative session and enacted into law effective July 1, 2024. The Chief Superior Judge will assign one judge to the Northeastern area of the North Region of the Superior Court, with primary assignments to the Washington, Lamoille, Caledonia, Essex, and Orleans units. The successful candidates for the second and third positions will be assigned to the Northwest area of the North Region of the Superior Court, with primary assignments to the Chittenden,...

A Long Island fisherman was sentenced to 30 months in prison and two years of supervised release for his involvement in a fisheries fraud conspiracy linked to his tenure as captain of the trawler New Age from 2014 to 2017. Christopher Winkler, from Montauk, was convicted by a jury in October 2023 on charges including one count of federal criminal conspiracy, two counts of mail fraud, and two counts of obstruction of justice.

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrest of a Montgomery County man on a charge of human trafficking in the first degree for commercial sex acts involving a juvenile. Terrell Bailey, 27, of Montgomery, was arrested today by Special Agents of the Attorney General’s Office with assistance from the United States Marshals Service and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. He was taken to the Montgomery County Jail.

The New York Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation (OSI) has initiated an investigation into the death of a civilian following an encounter with members of the Buffalo Police Department (BPD) on July 10, 2024.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office has filed felony charges against Andrew Hall, 42, for allegedly defrauding consumers through his business, Trophy Contracting. Hall faces two counts of Deceptive Business Practices for activities in the City of St. Louis.

The Eddy County Clerk of Court office will be closing at 10:30 am on Monday, July 15, 2024. If assistance is needed, please contact the Wells County Clerk of Court office at 701-547-3122.

Attorney General Russell Coleman released the following statement regarding the passing of David Hocker, of Owensboro.

Holland & Knight advised Savara Inc. (Nasdaq: SVRA), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on rare respiratory diseases, in connection with a $100 million underwritten common stock offering.

New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the arrests and indictments of Daler Yuldashev and Damir Yuldashev, their company DYD Universe, Inc. (DYD), and Nigina Iskandarova for their roles in a scheme that stole over $2.3 million from Medicaid and paid illegal kickbacks to Medicaid recipients. Daler and Damir Yuldashev operated DYD.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 25 other state attorneys general have filed a challenge to the Biden Administration’s latest attempt to drive gas-powered cars off the road.

The New Mexico Department of Justice Sends Cease and Desist Letters to Several Hotels for Alleged Price Gouging

SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - An Oregon multimedia company has gone to court to stop a law firm from filing arbitration claims against it in California.

LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) - A customer unhappy with the gluten-free bagels at Trader Joe's has filed a class action lawsuit.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO), along with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office and the Seattle Office of Labor Standards, has spearheaded a coalition of 27 labor enforcement agencies, including state attorneys general and other state and local entities, in calling on 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 the current two years to a minimum of four years in order to better support labor rights enforcement efforts.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns—untraceable weapons often made at home from kits—like other firearms.