News & Events
Following letter from AG Moody, FCC is taking action against foreign robocalls
May 26, 2022 - The Federal Communications Commission is taking action to decrease illicit, foreign robocalls following a request from Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and other state attorneys general. In January, Moody sent a letter to the FCC urging the agency to implement new measures that will help prevent foreign-based illegal robocalls used to...
Attorneys general warn families about fraud related to baby formula shortage
May 20, 2022 - The attorneys general of Kentucky and Illinois are warning parents and guardians of infants about scams targeting them because of the national baby formula shortage. They're warning that scammers may use tactics similar to those used by online marketplace scammers by posing as a legitimate seller and claiming to sell scarce products. They...
Attorney General Moody Urges Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Implement Measures to Help Human Trafficking Survivors Rebuild Credit
May 11, 2022 - Attorney General Ashley Moody is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to enact measures to help human trafficking survivors rebuild credit after escaping captivity. Attorney General Moody and 40 other state attorneys general wrote to the CFPB urging support of the intent of the Debt Bondage Repair Act in the agency’s rulemaking...
Attorney General Jennings Announces $141 Million TurboTax Settlement
May 4, 2022 - Attorney General Kathy Jennings today secured over $400,000 for low-income Delawareans from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for deceiving Delaware consumers into paying for tax services that should have been free. As a result of a multistate agreement, Intuit will pay $141 million in restitution to millions of consumers across...
Virginia attorney general opens inquiry into NFL’s Washington Commanders
April 26, 2022 - Virginia’s attorney general has launched an inquiry into the Washington Commanders following allegations of financial improprieties raised by a congressional committee. Attorney General Jason Miyares, a Republican, disclosed his office’s investigation in a letter to a team lawyer on Monday, saying he viewed it as his “responsibility to...
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...
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...
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...
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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2023 AGA Annual Meeting: An Ethics Conversation With the “Wise Ones” Panel
Bruning Law Group Partner Katie Spohn participated in a panel of former Deputy Attorneys General at the June 2023 Attorney General Alliance Annual Meeting in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. She was joined by Paul Connell (WI), Stephen Cobb (VA), and Kyle George (NV) to discuss Attorney Generals’ Offices’ opinions and ethical guidelines.
Bruning Lecture Series: District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine spoke at this year’s Attorney General Jon Bruning Lecture Series at the University of Nebraska College of Law. AG Racine’s presentation, “Using the Law in Public Interest,” discussed his nearly 30-year legal and leadership career and how current and aspiring lawyers can use the law to uplift vulnerable residents.
The Bruning Lecture Series offers students an opportunity to consider the significance of dedicating one’s legal career, wholly or in part, to public service.