LEGAL NEWSLINE

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in Gulkarov v. Plum, PBC, a case alleging unfair and deceptive practices after Plum failed to disclose that its baby food products contained trace amounts of heavy metals and perchlorate. The brief, submitted to the Ninth Circuit, defends consumers' rights under California’s consumer protection laws and supports the plaintiffs’ motion to bring the issue before the California Supreme Court.

A California man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for his role in a $2.8 million fraud scheme in which Medicare was billed for hospice services that the patients did not need.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Attorney General Ashley Moody announced today that Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will be the keynote speaker for the 2024 Human Trafficking Summit. Sheriff Judd has served as Polk County’s sheriff for nearly 20 years, leading several successful sting operations to dismantle human trafficking rings and rescue victims. In one year alone, Sheriff Judd’s operations resulted in the rescue of 58 human trafficking victims.

A federal grand jury in Greensboro, North Carolina, has returned an indictment charging a former Raleigh man with 27 counts of preparing and filing false tax returns and obstructing the IRS.

Attorney General Liz Murrill’s Cyber Crime Unit arrested a man from Lacombe on Tuesday, August 27, on multiple charges.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Mead Johnson Nutrition Co. and Mead Johnson & Co., LLC, resolving allegations that the company sold infant and toddler formulas without the required warnings for lead exposure, in violation of Proposition 65 and the Unfair Competition Law. As part of the settlement, Mead Johnson will pay nearly $2 million, which includes payments for violations, reimbursement of costs to the People’s and a private enforcer's expenses, and funding for a supplemental environmental project aimed at reducing other sources of lead...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that his office, along with 16 other states, has filed a lawsuit against the Biden-Harris Administration’s “parole in place” (PIP) rule. The rule would allow millions of illegal immigrants to bypass existing laws and obtain permanent residency. Last night, the Court ruled against the program, pausing its implementation while litigation continues.

The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that public utility regulators cannot issue orders to grant themselves extensions for deciding applications for rehearing. This decision directly impacts the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO), which had a practice of extending its decision-making period beyond the statutory 30 days.

The City of Atlanta’s former chief financial officer (CFO) was sentenced today to 36 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay restitution amounting to $177,197.48 and a fine of $10,000 for abusing his position to steal public money and obstruct the IRS.

The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

The Justice Department announced today that it has reasonable cause to believe that the Commonwealth of Kentucky is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro area by unnecessarily segregating adults with serious mental illness in psychiatric hospitals, rather than providing care in integrated community settings.

The Clerk of Court Office in Devils Lake, ND, has announced a job opening for the position of Deputy Clerk of District Court. The annual salary for this full-time, regular position is $51,900.00. Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM Central on September 18, 2024.

An Oklahoma City man has been charged with defrauding clients out of more than $39,000 for construction work that was never completed, according to the Office of the Attorney General.

The chief executive officer of Minerco Inc. (stock ticker MINE) was arrested last week on charges of securities fraud related to a scheme to defraud investors in Minerco.

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 New York City Police Department (NYPD) in East Harlem on August 25, 2024.

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a motion to hold Red Rose Rescue, an anti-abortion extremist group, in contempt for defying a court order that prohibits the group and its members from blocking access to reproductive health care clinics. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) had previously filed a lawsuit against Red Rose Rescue in June 2023 for invading clinics, threatening staff, and terrorizing patients. In December 2023, OAG secured a preliminary injunction prohibiting the group from coming within 15 feet of reproductive health care clinics in specific...

Austal USA LLC, a Mobile, Alabama-based company, has agreed to pay $811,259 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly supplying valves that did not meet military specifications.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) announced a settlement with Allied Recycling Center, Inc. (Allied) to resolve allegations that Allied committed a series of violations of the Federal Clean Water Act over a period of years, resulting in numerous illegal stormwater discharges.

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 the Nebraska antitrust laws.

Fourth Judicial District Circuit Court Judge O. Duane Slone died in a traffic accident on Aug. 25, 2024, in Jefferson County. He was 61 years old.