AUSTIN - A court would likely conclude that a volunteer fire department organized as a nonprofit entity is not a political subdivision, according to an opinion released by the Office of the Attorney General today.
AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General has reached a $5 billion multistate settlement with CVS for the company’s role in the national opioid epidemic, including inadequately monitoring opioid prescriptions, a press release states.
AUSTIN - An opinion issued by the Office of the Attorney General today found that one individual may not simultaneously serve as a school board trustee and board member of the irrigation district.
AUSTIN — The Office of the Attorney General of Texas has issued an opinion after Cameron County District Attorney Luis V. Saenz asked several questions about attorney-surety bonds.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton announced a $5.7 billion settlement with Walgreens, with over $340 million designated for Texas, for their role in the nationwide opioid epidemic, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has agreed to a settlement agreement in principle with Volkswagen and Audi after the car manufacturers purportedly employed the use of illegal emission-evading technology in violation of Texas environmental laws, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton filed another lawsuit against a global hotel chain for allegedly misleading consumers about the true costs of hotel rooms in violation of Texas consumer protection laws, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate amicus brief that is in support of a U.S. Army veteran seeking full access to the educational benefits earned from his patriotic service to the country and multiple tours of duty, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton filed a lawsuit against Hyatt Hotels, one of the largest hotel operators in the country, for violating Texas consumer protection laws by marketing hotel rooms at prices that were not available to the public as advertised.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton announced an $8 million settlement with Google for its deceptive advertisements that promoted the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. Paxton sued Google to protect Texas’s consumer marketplace against false and misleading advertisements by the technology giant, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that $141 million will be distributed to Intuit TurboTax customers who were allegedly misled into paying Intuit to file their federal tax returns, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has secured a $1.4 million settlement in an environmental enforcement action against a Port Arthur refinery operated by TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton joined a multistate cert-stage amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to defend states’ sovereign immunity, which, among other protections, generally prevents individual states from being sued in the courts of other states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has announced the conclusion of an investigation that led to the conviction and sentencing of Anthony Obute, the owner and pharmacist in charge of Keystone Pharmacy in Houston.
AUSTIN - In an opinion request on dual office holding, Attorney General Ken Paxton has opined that the Texas Constitution does not prohibit a criminal-law magistrate appointed under Government Code chapter 54 from also serving as staff legal counsel to the judges appointing the magistrate.
AUSTIN – A trial court has halted Google’s efforts to dismiss a Texas lawsuit against it, ensuring the Big Tech leviathan stays in a Texas court and litigates claims alleging it broke Texas consumer protection laws.
AUSTIN – There is no constitutional barrier prohibiting school choice in Texas, according to a legal opinion issued by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton won judgments shutting down a massive robocall operation involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner, Jakob Mears, a press release states.
AUSTIN - Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion yesterday finding that a hospital district located within a county where a taxpayer resides is “of no legal consequence” when it comes to spending property tax revenue.
