LEGAL NEWSLINE

New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a report on the potential benefits and risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, as this technology rapidly advances and becomes more embedded in New Yorkers’ daily lives.

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the New Jersey Racing Commission today announced results from the 99th Hambletonian Day held August 3, 2024 at the Meadowlands.

Respected across Ohio for her incredible success defending physicians and hospitals in medical malpractice, wrongful death actions and personal injury cases, Dinsmore and Shohl LLP announces today the addition of Bobbie Sprader to the Firm’s national Healthcare practice.

UB Greensfelder LLP is pleased to share that Cleveland Partner-in-Charge Patricia A. Shlonsky has been elected to the Board of Directors for Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio effective July 1.

Andrew (A.J.) Tibbetts, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Intellectual Property (IP) & Technology Practice, spoke at HealthTech Build’s interactive workshop, “It’s All About the Data: Building and Deploying AI in Healthcare,” held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 23.

SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) - Dozens of women accusing a Utah gynecologist of sexually abusing them have won a key ruling at the state's Supreme Court that reverses an order dismissing their lawsuit.

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - A personal injury law firm says a $300,000 settlement was stolen by unknown scam artists.

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - An online content trade group has gone to Texas federal court to challenge a law that would require its members to block certain things from minors' accounts.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued a statement on August 12, 2024, following the guilty verdict in the trial of Tina Peters. The case concluded with a Mesa County jury finding Peters guilty on multiple charges related to election tampering.

Attorney General Peter F. Neronha has submitted public comments to Rhode Island’s Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner in response to proposed health insurance rate increases by various companies operating in the state.

Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a judgment against two Florida-based companies and their owners for a business certificate scam targeting thousands of Wisconsin businesses. The judgment mandates that the defendants pay over $3.5 million, including more than $600,000 in refunds to affected businesses.

Attorney General Kwame Raoul today urged timeshare owners attempting to sell their properties to be vigilant against resale scams. Scammers often pose as escrow agents or representatives of brokerage firms, travel agencies, or title companies, making unsolicited contact with timeshare property owners and pressuring them into paying substantial upfront costs and fake processing fees for sales that never materialize.

Attorney General Mayes calls for updated environmental impact study on Pinyon Plain Mine

The Attorney General’s Office announced that Jason Benn, 35, of Derby, Vermont, was arraigned today on one felony count of luring a child and one felony count of possession of child sexual abuse material. Mr. Benn is alleged to have engaged in sexually explicit conversations with a 13-year-old child. That child disclosed the conversations to a third party, who then made a report to law enforcement. VT-ICAC also received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children relating to a suspect uploading a file of child sexual abuse material to...

The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court decision in United States v. Robert Wolter on Tuesday, August 13.

LANSING – On Friday, Cameron Alvarez, 34, of Livonia, pled guilty to two counts of First-Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct in the 9th Circuit Court in Kalamazoo. This cold-case prosecution was part of the Kalamazoo County Sexual Assault Kit Initiative (SAKI), announced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Alvarez was charged in 2022 for a sexual assault committed in January 2010 on the campus of Western Michigan University (WMU). According to the plea agreement, Alvarez is expected to serve 12 to 25 years’ incarceration and will be subject to lifetime electronic monitoring...

The deadline for counties and local municipalities to register for payments from the $1.2 billion national Kroger settlement has been extended to Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel urges local governments that have not yet enrolled in the settlement to complete and submit their participation paperwork by this new deadline. Local Michigan governments and the state will receive approximately $42 million from this settlement over an 11-year period to aid in their efforts to combat the opioid crisis.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in advocating for state and federal laws that regulate gun sales. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez, arguing that federal laws preventing individuals from transporting or receiving firearms from outside their state of residence, except through a federally licensed firearms dealer, are crucial for public safety. The brief, submitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, asserts that regulations on firearms dealers help reduce violent crime and...

The Justice Department’s U.S. Trustee Program (USTP) recently obtained a judgment of nearly $105,000 and a permanent injunction against bankruptcy petition preparers whose conduct led to a consumer losing his home of over 20 years to foreclosure.

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland recently delivered remarks at the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Idaho, highlighting the collaborative efforts between federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in combating violent crime.