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New Mexico AG sues Dollar General over oil
June 6, 2017 - State Attorney General Hector Balderas has teamed with a New Orleans law firm in a lawsuit against Dollar General stores, alleging the discount chain stocked a store brand of motor oil that was obsolete and not suitable for modern engines. With the lawsuit, New Mexico joins in a flood of litigation nationwide against Dollar General over the...
Ohio Attorney General sues prescription drug manufacturers
May 31, 2017 - The Ohio attorney general on Wednesday sued five drugmakers for their alleged role in perpetrating the state's addiction crisis, accusing the companies of intentionally misleading patients about the dangers of painkillers and promoting benefits of the drugs not backed by science. Attorney General Mike DeWine said the companies created a...
$33M Awarded In Settlement Over Adulterated Tylenol, Motrin, Other OTC Drugs
May 26, 2017 - The state of California will receive $2.3 million of an announced $33 million settlement with drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson after it violated federal regulations for certain medicines, including those consumed by kids, officials said Friday. Several popular medicines were found to fall short of quality control standards between 2009...
Target Pays Millions to Settle State Data Breach Lawsuits
May 23, 2017 - Retailer Target Corp reached an $18.5 million settlement with 47 states and the District of Columbia over a massive data breach in late 2013. The investigation — led by the Attorneys General of Connecticut and Illinois — found that cyber attackers had accessed Target's gateway server through credentials stolen from a third-party vendor, NY...
Democratic attorneys general seek to intervene in Obamacare case
May 18, 2017 - More than a dozen Democratic attorneys general on Thursday sought to intervene to defend a key part of the Obamacare healthcare law - subsidy payments to insurance companies - which is under threat in a court case. The 16 attorneys general, led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman,...
Former Oklahoma AG Scott Pruitt to recuse himself from lawsuits against EPA
May 8, 2017 - EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt is recusing himself from lawsuits he was previously involved in as attorney general of Oklahoma, including litigation over the Obama-era Clean Power Plan and Waters of the United States rule. An official told CNN on Saturday that Pruitt is recusing himself only from litigation, not regulations. “I am profoundly...
LePage sues Maine’s attorney general, alleging abuse of power
May 1, 2017 - Gov. Paul LePage sued Maine Attorney General Janet Mills on Monday, accusing her of abusing her power by refusing to represent him in federal lawsuits. The Republican governor and Democratic attorney general long have clashed over legal issues, with Mills declining on several occasions to represent LePage in the lawsuits that he frequently...
AG Sues Feds for Unpaid Oil and Gas Royalties
April 26, 2017 - New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas sued the federal government on Wednesday over unpaid oil and gas royalties, while also announcing a new investigation into “anti-competitive practices” in the cattle industry Balderas and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra jointly filed suit in U.S. District Court in California against...
Attorneys General to Trump: Don’t Cut Drug Treatment Funds
April 21, 2017 - The top government lawyers from 19 states are telling President Donald Trump and the Republican leaders of Congress not to pass health insurance changes that would stop the flow of federal drug treatment money. A letter sent Friday by a group of attorneys general for 19 states plus Washington D.C., is the latest in a series of actions from...
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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.