AUSTIN - A court would likely conclude that the Texas Tax Code does not authorize a county attorney to serve as legal counsel to the tax appraisal district, according to a recent opinion by Attorney General Ken Paxton.
AUSTIN - The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has submitted a request of the Office of the Attorney General seeking approval for a securities class action against Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
AUSTIN - Under the Penal Code, it is unlikely that a court would conclude that an amusement machine is a gambling device, according to a recent opinion by Attorney General Ken Paxton.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has joined two Montana-led cert-stage amicus briefs before the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing against advocacy groups receiving large funds in settlement cases when the victims receive little or nothing, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has reached a settlement with Magellan Terminals Holdings, L.P. over violations of the Texas Clean Air Act that resulted from a large fire at its bulk petroleum terminal in Corpus Christi, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has announced an investigation of Home Title Lock for potentially violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading consumers with deceptive statements concerning the prevalence of home title theft and the need for Home Title Lock’s services.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has filed a lawsuit against the Biden Administration’s “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, which he asserts would allow federal control over Texas land.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has joined an Indiana-led brief that calls for the U.S. Supreme Court to take up a case that he believes has important implications for commerce, transportation, and the ability of local emergency services to carry out their duties in a timely manner.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton announced a settlement with iHeartMedia, Inc. over the company’s recording and broadcasting of radio advertisements that promoted the Google Pixel 4 smartphone, a press release states.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton announced a planned $3.1 billion settlement with Walmart, with more than $168 million designated for Texas, for Walmart’s role in the nationwide opioid epidemic.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that his office, along with a coalition of other state attorneys general, has obtained settlements totaling more than $16 million with Experian Data Corp., Experian Information Solutions and T-Mobile, a press release states.
AUSTIN – The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general announced lawsuits against Google and iHeartMedia for airing nearly 29,000 deceptive endorsements by radio personalities promoting their use of Google’s Pixel 4 phone in 2019 and 2020
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced an investigation into potential violations of law related to the pricing of the life-saving drug Insulin.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand to the Center for Tech and Civil Life as part of an investigation to determine whether the nonprofit solicited donations under the pretext of protecting voters from Covid-19 while instead using the funds to support partisan electioneering efforts or election oversight roles normally left to state and local officials.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton announced plans to enter into a $5.034 billion multistate settlement with CVS Pharmacy for its alleged role in the nationwide opioid epidemic, with over $276 million designated for Texas, a press release states.
AUSTIN - Yesterday, Attorney General Ken Paxton issued an opinion on the qualifications for a retired judge’s appointment as a visiting judge to a constitutional county court.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has sued Google, alleging that the tech giant has unlawfully captured and used the biometric data of millions of Texans without properly obtaining their informed consent.
AUSTIN – Attorney General Paxton has joined a multistate investigation into Bank of America Corporation, Wells Fargo & Company, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Citigroup Inc. for potential violations of consumer protection laws, a press release states.
AUSTIN - The Teacher Retirement System of Texas has submitted an approval request to the Office of the Attorney General, seeking to have the law firm of Fox Williams represent it in a class action against Glencore.