News & Events
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announces her candidacy for Governor of Arkansas in 2022
July 1, 2020 - Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced her candidacy to become the next Governor of the great State of Arkansas. “Today I am announcing my candidacy for Governor of Arkansas in 2022. While this announcement is much earlier than I had originally planned, we must prepare for the future of our great State. I remain committed to...
Ellison announces lawsuit against ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, American Petroleum
June 24, 2020 - Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced on Wednesday he had filed a consumer protection lawsuit against oil companies that he claims defrauded Minnesotans about climate change. The lawsuit against ExxonMobil, Koch Industries and the American Petroleum Institute includes claims for fraud, failure to warn and separate violations of...
CCPA: California Attorney General Releases Final Proposed Regulations
June 18, 2020 - On June 1, 2020, the California Attorney General’s office released the third and final set of CCPA proposed regulations (available here). Below, we provide information about the final proposed regulations and enforcement actions. The CCPA, or the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, gives California consumers certain rights to learn...
Connecticut leads 51 states and territories in lawsuit against generic drug companies for ‘massive fraud’
June 10, 2020 - Alleging “a massive fraud on the American people,” 51 states and territories, led by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, are suing generic drug companies for price collusion. The nearly 600-page complaint, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Hartford, accuses 26 corporate defendants and 10 individuals of engaging in a broad...
Washington State Lawsuit Alleges Price-Fixing by StarKist and Rival Tuna Conglomerates
June 2, 2020 - Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is saying “Sorry Charlie’’ to StarKist tuna and the former CEO of competitor Bumble Bee, suing both for price-fixing he contends bilked consumers of millions of dollars. The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, alleges a three-company price-fixing scheme between 2004 and 2015 cost...
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt to U.S. Justice Department: Investigate Pricing in Beef Markets
May 29, 2020 - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate significant price swings in the cattle and beef markets to determine whether any illegal market manipulation has occurred, the attorney general’s office announced today. In a letter sent today to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, Schmidt joined the...
Car Loan Giant Santander Reaches $550M Settlement with Illinois, 33 Other Attorneys General
May 20, 2020 - Thirty-four attorneys general announced a $550 million settlement Tuesday with auto loan financing company Santander over allegations it knowingly targeted consumers who were likely to default on its loans. Consumers who defaulted on their loans from the company as of last year will be allowed to keep their car if it has not been...
Alabama Attorney General joins 21 states urging Congress to enact COVID-19 liability protections
May 13, 2020 - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has joined 20 other state attorney generals to ask Congress to enact liability protections from frivolous Covid-19 related lawsuits. Marshall, along with 20 other AG's, sent a letter on May 11 to Congressional leaders describing legal ramifications. The letter states: in the wake of this unprecedented...
11 attorneys general seek probe into meatpacking industry for price-fixing
May 6, 2020 - The attorneys general for 11 Midwestern states urged the Justice Department on Tuesday to pursue a federal investigation into market concentration and potential price-fixing by meatpackers in the cattle industry during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to U.S. Attorney General William Barr, the state attorneys general noted that 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.