Wells Fargo Agrees to $65 Million Settlement with New York Attorney General over Cross-Selling
October 22, 2018 - Wells Fargo & Co. has agreed to pay a $65 million fine to settle claims brought by the New York Attorney General’s office that the bank misled investors about its cross-selling tactics. The fine is the most-recent penalty the bank has faced over its sales practice scandal, where bank employees made as many as 3.5 million “potentially...
Washington Attorney General Ferguson says opioid abuse a frequent factor in child-welfare cases
October 10, 2018 - The nationwide opioid epidemic is becoming a common factor in child-welfare cases across Washington, according to new internal data from the Washington State Attorney General’s Office. Nearly half of the office’s child-dependency cases, which involve children who are abused, neglected or abandoned, involve opioid abuse, according to a...
Attorney General Wants Climate Suit Against Oil Companies Thrown Out
October 5, 2018 - Twelve states, including Indiana, are asking a federal district court to throw out a climate lawsuit against oil giants. The states’ attorneys general filed a brief in the case this week. King County in Washington is suing BP, Exxon Mobil, and other major oil companies for flooding and other damages caused by climate change. Damages from...
Uber Agrees to $148M Settlement with States over Data Breach
September 26, 2018 - Uber will pay $148 million and tighten data security after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information, according to a settlement announced Wednesday. Uber Technologies Inc. reached the agreement with all 50 states and the District of Columbia after a massive data...
Attorneys General From Nebraska, Other States Asking DEA to Tighten Manufacture of Opioids
September 24, 2018 - Attorneys general from Nebraska and 10 other states are asking the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to further tighten the manufacture of opioids. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office says the DEA's preliminary quotas for 2019 don't reflect the federal agency's position that demand shouldn't be equated with...
State Attorneys General and Their Influence on Merger Enforcement
September 12, 2018 - Although the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are the principal merger enforcers in this country, state attorneys general (state AGs) can, and often do, play a major role in merger review as well. State AGs have the authority to challenge mergers and acquisitions under federal antitrust laws and most...
New York Attorney General Subpoenas Every Catholic Diocese in the State
September 6, 2018 - New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood has issued subpoenas to every catholic diocese in the state as part of an investigation into how the church reviewed and possibly covered up allegations of sexual abuse of minors. Local district attorneys would potentially prosecute any alleged crimes. The Archdiocese of New York and the...
How State Attorneys General are Driving Tech Policy
August 31, 2018 - State attorneys general (AGs), for better or worse, are increasingly important actors in tech policy. As political scientist Paul Nolette explains in “ Federalism on Trial: State Attorneys General and National Policymaking in Contemporary America,” many AGs, no longer content to police garden variety consumer protection issues, now drive...
Net Neutrality Fight Continues for State AGs, Other Supporters of Obama-Era Rules
August 22, 2018 - Some supporters of so-called net neutrality rules are not ready yet to give up the fight. State attorneys general in 22 states and the District of Columbia, in a new filing Monday, want a federal appeals court to reinstate the rules passed under President Obama that prevent Internet Service Providers (ISPs) from blocking, throttling or...
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Events & Programs
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.