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September 15, 2021 - New York state Attorney General Letitia James on Tuesday led a coalition of 20 fellow state attorneys general from around the country calling on Congress to included funding for environmental and climate change fighting efforts in a major domestic spending bill now under negotiation. The James-backed coalition of state AGs called for...

September 10, 2021 - State Attorney General Letitia James notched another settlement in her ongoing pursuit of justice against opioid manufacturers. This time, she announced a $50 million settlement against Endo International, a specialty pharmaceutical company. Endo settled three cases pending in Suffolk County Supreme Court. Plaintiffs in these cases...

September 1, 2021 - In the largest settlement of its kind, national subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) will pay more than $27 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey over a variety of alleged unfair practices relating to the company’s role in the origination, collection, and securitization of...

August 26, 2021 - Attorney General Derek Schmidt has demanded the Biden Administration continue to prohibit illegal reentry following deportation. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt says he demands confirmation from the Biden Administration that it will faithfully defend a long-standing federal immigration statute that prohibits illegal reentry. On...

August 19, 2021 - Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that as a result of his January coal ash settlement with Duke Energy, electricity customers will save approximately $215 million in future energy costs. These funds are a result of 14 settlements that Duke Energy reached with 23 insurance companies over coal ash coverage policies, the last of...

August 11, 2021 - Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and Treasurer Tobias Read today announced a settlement with L Brands, Inc. (NYSE: LB), owner of Victoria’s Secret, PINK and Bath & Body Works, that commits $90 million of company funds to (1) protect employees from harassment and discrimination and (2) require accountability from executives when...

August 3, 2021 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, along with 21 other attorneys general, on Monday sent a letter to bipartisan congressional leaders urging them to pass legislation protecting against both voter suppression and election subversion and possibly reform the filibuster. “Following the 2020 presidential election, we witnessed something...

July 28, 2021 - State attorneys general who accused Facebook of illegal monopolization will fight a court’s dismissal of their claims, according to a Wednesday court filing. AGs from 48 states and territories filed the notice of appeal one month after a judge dismissed their complaint and that of the Federal Trade Commission. “We filed this notice of...

July 21, 2021 - States unveiled a historic $26 billion settlement with drug companies to resolve thousands of opioid-crisis lawsuits, paving the way for communities across the country to secure a jolt of funding to address an epidemic in painkiller addiction that hasn’t abated. The nation’s three largest drug distributors— McKesson Corp. ,...