LEGAL NEWSLINE

Attorney General Charity Clark announced today that Vermont has joined an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster. The lawsuit, originally filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and state partners, accuses Live Nation and its subsidiary, Ticketmaster, of forming an illegal monopoly and engaging in anti-competitive practices to maintain that monopoly. Attorney General Clark’s office has been investigating Live Nation-Ticketmaster since May.

New Mexico has joined nine other states in a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against Live Nation-Ticketmaster. The suit, which now includes 40 co-plaintiffs, alleges monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

Former U.S. Representative George Anthony Devolder Santos pleaded guilty today to committing wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.

New York Attorney General Letitia James, along with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, has filed an amended complaint against Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (Live Nation) and its subsidiary Ticketmaster. The action seeks additional relief for American consumers harmed by these companies.

Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined the U.S. Justice Department’s lawsuit against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act and Nebraska antitrust laws.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Office of Statewide Prosecution secured 40-year prison sentences for three members of a Romanian crime ring that stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from schools and churches. A Fort Myers jury found Panait Dumitru, Catalin Trandafir, and Simona Trandafir guilty of racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, grand theft, money laundering, aggravated white-collar crime, and unlawful possession of personal identification information. According to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement investigation, the crime ring stole...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sent a letter to Congress expressing concerns over the Securing and Enabling Commerce Using Remote and Electronic (SECURE) Notarization Act, which aims to preempt state notarization laws. In his letter, Bonta argues that any federal law on remote online notarization should allow states to monitor and prevent data breaches, fraud, and other abuses by allowing more robust state notarization laws to coexist.

Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 21-state coalition in demanding answers from online retailer Temu regarding its alleged ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), data collection and sharing practices, and possible violations of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA).

Today, the Attorneys General of Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, Utah and Vermont joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department, 29 other states and the District of Columbia against Live Nation-Ticketmaster for monopolization and other unlawful conduct in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is praising a recent ruling by the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in favor of Oklahoma, a 25-state coalition and other plaintiffs fighting to block a new Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) rule to reclassify pistols equipped with stabilizing braces as National Firearms Act-regulated short-barreled rifles.

Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe.

In an expedited opinion aimed at ensuring schools have the necessary resources for enhanced security, Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued a formal directive today to the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) to distribute long-overdue security funds to school districts.

Sheppard Mullin advised Care Connectors Medical Group in its acquisition by private equity firm Epilog Partners.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Picturesque Bucks County, Pa., decided to do something about climate change itself earlier this year when it hired private lawyers on a contingency-fee basis to sue 14 of the world’s largest oil companies.

Georgia Lawyers for the Arts (GLA), a nonprofit organization that provides legal assistance and educational programming to artists and arts organizations, recently announced the appointment of Michael Hobbs, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, to its Board of Directors.

Clark Hill announced that Richard I. Scharlat has joined the firm’s labor and employment practice as a Member in New York.

Attorney General Raúl Labrador announced that investigators with the Idaho Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Daniel DeKruyf, 56, in Twin Falls County on Thursday, August 15, 2024. DeKruyf faces 20 counts of sexual exploitation of a child.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, along with attorneys general from twenty-three other states, has filed an amicus brief supporting an Arizona law that mandates proof of citizenship for voter registration. The coalition is requesting the Supreme Court of the United States to issue an emergency stay on a federal district court's injunction against the law.

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to be vigilant and take measures to protect their identity following reports that billions of records, including social security numbers and other sensitive information, may have been compromised.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a 24-state brief before the U.S. Supreme Court defending election integrity in Arizona. The case, Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, involves federal courts enjoining an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship for anyone registering to vote in state or presidential elections. The RNC and members of the Arizona legislature intervened when it became clear that Arizona’s Attorney General would not defend the law's enforcement for this election cycle. The emergency applicants have asked the Supreme Court to...