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16 AGs urge Biden to reinstate Keystone XL pipeline

April 19, 2022 - Sixteen Republican attorneys general, led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, have called on President Joe Biden to reinstate the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline after learning that his administration wants to increase oil imports from Canada. “The oil you now want to import from Canada is the same oil that would have flowed...

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Attorney General Neronha announces multi-million dollar settlement with three major oil and gas companies over MTBE contamination; litigation against others continues

April 11, 2022 - Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that his office has resolved Rhode Island’s lawsuit against three of the nation’s largest refiners of gasoline. The State’s case, filed in September 2016, alleged that Shell, Sunoco, and CITGO – along with several other refiners – caused pollution of Rhode Island’s soil and groundwater with...

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Ashley Moody Gets Ready to Battle Walgreens Over Opioids

April 3, 2022 - Following more than $3 billion in recoveries from defendants in Florida’s opioid litigation, one remains—Walgreens. Last week, state Attorney General Ashley Moody announced that the state of Florida will be in trial this week to hold Walgreens accountable for its role in helping create and fuel the deadly opioid crisis devastating Florida...

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Attorney General Todd Rokita wins historic settlement to combat robocalls

March 30, 2022 - Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita today announced an historic settlement with Piratel, LLC to help combat the plague of robocalling. Attorney General Rokita filed suit in October 2021 against Startel, LLC, an Indiana company, and several other defendants for allegedly assisting and facilitating foreign robocallers in India, the...

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Yost opens investigation into PBM maneuver

March 19, 2022 - Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has launched an investigation into an obscure drug-pricing maneuver that could be both illegal and costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Yost's top assistant for health and human services issues, Ara Mekhjian, sent a series of "investigative requests" seeking information for a probe of pharmacy benefit...

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Ohio city sues Netflix and Hulu for piece of streaming pie

March 15, 2022 - A small, Cleveland suburb has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and Hulu, trying to force the streaming companies to pay a franchise fee typically applied to cable providers. The lawsuit is part of a growing national trend of cities in at least 13 states, often pinched by shrinking budgets, targeting the nascent streaming industry for new...

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Iowa Attorney General examines huge increase in fertilizer prices for farmers

March 10, 2022 - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller is focusing on unprecedented increases in fertilizer prices affecting farmers. Since January 2021, anhydrous ammonia has increased 315%. Urea has increased by 214%, liquid nitrogen by 290%, monoammonium phosphate (MAP) by 171%, and potash by 213%, according to the most recent data supplied by USDA’s...

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Carr Urges FTC to Adopt National Rule Outlawing Impersonation Scams

February 24, 2022 - Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general in urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt a national rule to outlaw impersonation scams and better protect consumers, businesses and charitable organizations. “Criminals continue to employ new methods in an attempt to steal personal or...

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