September 20, 2017 - A coalition of 41 states' attorneys general have served five major opioid manufacturers with subpoenas seeking information about how these companies marketed and sold prescription opioids. The coalition is also demanding documents and information related to distribution practices from three drug distributors. The development was...
Massive Equifax Data Breach Prompts Outrage, Investigations, Bills to Ban Credit Freeze Fees
September 16, 2017 - Equifax is scrambling to contain the fallout from the disclosure that a massive data breach compromised the sensitive personal data of as many as 143 million consumers, leaving them at risk of identity theft. In the days since Equifax announced the hack, outraged consumers reported struggling to determine whether they'd been affected...
Attorneys General from 15 States, D.C. sue to save DACA
September 6, 2017 - A group of attorneys general from 15 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit Wednesday to stop the administration from winding down the DACA program, which granted a reprieve from deportation to undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. The suit, filed in federal court in the Eastern District of New...
U.S. Judge Strikes Down Obama Administration Overtime Pay Rule
August 31, 2017 - A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down an Obama administration rule that would have extended mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million U.S. workers, siding with business groups and 21 states that had challenged it. The decision came after the same judge last year blocked the rule from taking effect pending his final...
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