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Reed Smith’s J.P. Duffy receives a Burton Award for distinguished legal writing
Reed Smith is proud to announce that international arbitration partner J.P. Duffy has won a Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award from the Burton Awards.
Attorney General Miyares Urges Biden Administration to Stop Funding Iran's Terror Network
Attorney General Miyares has urged the Biden Administration to stop funding Iran's terror networks, joining a 12-state coalition in a letter demanding the halt of funding after the Administration renewed a sanctions waiver allowing Iran access to $10 billion in frozen assets. Miyares expressed concern over the decision, stating, "The Biden Administration’s decision to grant Iran access to $10 billion in frozen assets is a dangerous move that will only serve to embolden the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism."The coalition of attorneys general, including Miyares,...
Troutman Pepper Partner Andrea Rimer Brogdon Named President of Georgia Brownfield Association
Andrea Rimer Brogdon, a partner in Troutman Pepper’s Environmental and Natural Resources Practice, has been named President of the Georgia Brownfield Association (GBA). Brogdon began her 2-year term as President of GBA on January 1, 2024.
Attorney General Coleman Urges Franklin Circuit Court to End Its Death Penalty Ban
Attorney General Russell Coleman filed a motion with the Franklin Circuit Court seeking to end the nearly 15-year ruling that has blocked the imposition of the death penalty in Kentucky.
AG Moody’s Statewide Prosecutors Charge Couple Operating Massive Human Trafficking Ring Involving More Than 30 Victims
Attorney General Ashley Moody's Office of Statewide Prosecution has charged a Florida couple, Marquett James and Alyson Marquett, with human trafficking, RICO, sexual battery, money laundering, and other serious counts for operating a massive trafficking ring. According to a Homeland Security investigation, the couple recruited and forced victims to engage in commercial sex work in various locations in Florida and across the country.Attorney General Ashley Moody expressed, “Through coercion and violence, a Florida couple operated a massive human trafficking ring that...
AFL Lawsuit Against Biden Weaponized DOJ’s Produces Hundreds of Records on Radical Biden Appointees
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As a result of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, America First Legal (AFL) received a production from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) that exposed critical information on the political appointees in the Biden Administration that are working behind closed doors to implement Joe Biden’s extremist agenda—including at the weaponized Department of Justice.AFL obtained resumes, SF-50s, ethics pledges, and more as a result of this suit. These documents detail the appointees’ full names, salaries, titles, work histories, the agencies they work...
Officer Involved Critical Incident in Green Bay, Wis: Investigation Underway
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) is currently looking into an officer involved critical incident (OICI) that took place in Green Bay, Wis. on February 23, 2024.According to the report, during the incident, "Steve Evaristo Ventura, age 40, fired his weapon. Ventura and Officer Skenandore then exchanged gunfire." Unfortunately, Ventura sustained injuries and despite receiving medical attention, he later passed away. The cause of Ventura's injuries is still being investigated.Fortunately, "No law enforcement officers were...
America First Legal Exposes Internal USAID Disinformation Primer
America First Legal (AFL) has made headlines today after releasing documents from litigation against the U.S. Department of State's Global Engagement Center (GEC), revealing the existence of an internal "Disinformation Primer" within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).The Foundation for Freedom Online (FFO), founded by Mike Benz, analyzed these documents and highlighted the significance of AFL's lawsuit against the State Department. According to FFO, the documents exposed how the GEC utilizes state propaganda through cooperation with willing...
The Buckeye Institute Supports SCOTUS Brief for Small Business Protection
The Buckeye Institute, based in Columbus, Ohio, has recently joined the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) in an amicus brief aimed at protecting small businesses. The brief, filed in the case Metal Conversion Technologies v. U.S. Department of Transportation, urges the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and uphold the principle of "equitable tolling."According to David C. Tryon, the director of litigation at The Buckeye Institute, "Equitable tolling is available to plaintiffs in our constitutionally established federal courts." Tryon further emphasized...
Almost $1M taken off big verdict against former owner of Ashford University
SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) - The former owner of an online university's quest to reduce a $22 million verdict has barely made a dent.
New trial as widow claims ghost-hunting show defamed her late husband
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - A TV show-maker that insisted its ghost-hunting series wasn't serious journalism will get a new trial after a first one returned a $3 million verdict against it.
Sixth Circuit won't touch ruling that ended huge PFAS class action
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - The bold class action lawsuit that once hoped to include virtually every American has officially ended.
State Street fired me for complaining about corporate logo's ties to slavery, says man in lawsuit
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - State Street is accused of firing a Black employee who complained that its former logo had ties to the slave trade.
Lawsuit: Miles Morales Halloween costume overheated, burned child
ORLANDO, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Florida woman says her son was burned when the battery pack in his Miles Morales Halloween costume overheated.
Troutman Pepper Represents Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in Lordstown Motors’ Chapter 11 Plan
Troutman Pepper represented the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors in the high-profile Chapter 11 bankruptcy of electric vehicle maker Lordstown Motors Corp. Read a Law360 article about the ruling.
Locke Lord Named to BTI Consulting Group’s List of Law Firms Best at Meeting Novel, New and Strategic Needs
Locke Lord has been named by BTI Consulting Group to its list of Law Firms Best at Meeting Novel, New and Strategic Needs as part of its recently released report BTI Leading Edge Law Firms 2024: Law Firms Creating the Future with and for Clients.
Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Meta To Protect Users’ Accounts from Scammers
Attorney General Kris Mayes joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds.
Attorney General Griffin Announces Medicaid Fraud Guilty Pleas by Boone County Couple
Following guilty pleas entered by Daniel Caudle, 36, and Misty Berdine, 33, both of Omaha, Arkansas, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement.
AG Nessel Touts Success of the Consumer Protection Team, Shares Top Ten Complaints of 2023
To wrap up National Consumer Protection Week, AG Nessel is highlighting the accomplishments of the Department’s Consumer Protection Team.
Federal judge dismisses challenge to AG Ferguson-requested law to hold gun industry accountable
A federal judge agreed with Attorney General Bob Ferguson and dismissed a challenge to Washington’s new law that ensures gun manufacturers and dealers — like other purveyors of dangerous goods — must take reasonable steps to prevent their products from getting into the wrong hands.