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ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS: U.S. Attorney's Office Recovers Nearly $70 Million in 2020
Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei announced that the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Texas (EDTX) collected $68,064,639.91 in criminal, civil, and asset forfeiture actions in 2020. -
ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS: FAUSA departs, criminal chief appointed 2nd in command
The former criminal chief of the U.S. Attorney’s Office has been named First Assistant U.S. Attorney (FAUSA), announced U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. -
Texas AG targeting Google with antitrust suit, taps Lanier Law Firm to handle case
AUSTIN – Texas looks to be following the U.S. Department of Justice and targeting Google with an antitrust lawsuit, according to media reports. -
Torts report: cruise lines boarded by most COVID-19 cases, NCAA hit with hundreds of concussion suits
HOUSTON - Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company, today releases its first ever Torts Litigation Report looking at trends and insights in federal district court. -
AG Paxton sues Google for illegally maintaining monopolies in Internet search and search advertising services
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced today that Texas is suing Google for engaging in anticompetitive and exclusionary practices that eliminate competition for internet searches and search advertising. -
AG Paxton slams staffers he calls 'rogue employees' who impeded investigation of investigators; Says he won't resign
AUSTIN - More than a year has passed since FBI agents raided the home and offices of area businessman Nate Paul, yet no apparent criminal charges have materialized. -
Former college admissions director claims he was fired for not participating in scheme to defraud federal student loan program
HOUSTON — The former director of admissions for the Pennsylvania-based The Art Institutes International, claims he was fired in retaliation for not participating in a scheme to defraud federal student loan and grant programs. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: Thompson Coburn’s Management Committee welcomes three new members
Thompson Coburn is proud to welcome three new members to its Management Committee in 2020: D.C. partner Adrienne Clair, Chicago partner Rob Lang and Dallas managing partner Nicole Williams. -
Texas AG believed to be investigating federal and state agents involved in 2019 Austin raids
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office is neither confirming nor denying an investigation of officials with the FBI, Department of Justice, and Texas State Securities Board in relation to search warrants executed in Austin last August. -
GREENBERG TRAURIG LLP: Christopher L. Bell Completes Five Years as Independent Monitor for Duke Energy
Christopher L. Bell, of the global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, is pleased to announce the completion of his five-year appointment as Independent Monitor overseeing Duke Energy’s compliance with a complex set of debarment and other agreements arising from Duke’s guilty plea to criminal misdemeanor violations of the Clean Water Act. -
Justice at Last for Michael Flynn
When the U.S. Department of Justice—at the direction of Attorney General Bill Barr—announced on May 7 that it was dropping all charges against Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the former National Security Advisor’s years-long legal nightmare finally ended. The nightmare began on January 24, 2017, when hyper-partisan FBI agent Peter Strzok (subsequently fired), acting on the instructions of FBI Director James Comey (subsequently fired), improperly met with the newly-appointed National Security Advisor at the White House—without counsel and on a pretense—to conduct an “ambush” interview lacking any legitimate investigatory predicate. Comey later acknowledged that the FBI took advantage of “chaos” in the early days of the Trump administration by deciding not to coordinate with the White House Counsel or the DOJ before conducting Flynn’s interview. -
THOMPSON COBURN LLP: National law firm Thompson Coburn lands four heavy hitters in new Dallas office
The national law firm Thompson Coburn is proud to announce the firm’s new office in Dallas, its sixth nationwide. -
County Attorney Ryan sues generic drug manufacturers over massive price fixing scheme
HOUSTON - Harris County Vince Ryan today sued generic drug manufactures over a massive price fixing scheme that cost Harris County millions and the US healthcare system billions in inflated drug prices. -
The ERA Is Back?
The Equal Rights Amendment, a topic I’ve previously discussed in the form of a retrospective on Phyllis Schlafly, is back in the news. The occasion for this déjà vu is the newly-woke Virginia legislature’s recent ratification of the measure, which was proposed by Congress way back in 1972. The ERA pre-dates Saturday Night Fever, Charlie’s Angels, and the death of Elvis! In January, the Democratic majorities in the Old Dominion’s statehouse purported to give the ERA—long thought to be moribund—a new lease on life when Virginia became the 38th state to ratify it. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight Propels National Expansion of Healthcare Practice with Partner Hires in Dallas and Houston
Holland & Knight issued the following announcement on Feb. 20.Holland & Knight has expanded its national healthcare practice into Texas with the hiring of three new litigation partners. -
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: Texas Health and Human Services Commission Agrees to Pay Over $15 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Deficient SNAP Quality Control
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (THHSC) has agreed to pay the United States $15,294,360 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the Department of Justice announced. -
MCGUIREWOODS LLP: McGuireWoods’ Elizabeth Redpath a Finalist for BEQ Pride 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40 List
McGuireWoods Richmond associate Elizabeth Redpath is a finalist for the Business Equality Network’s BEQ Pride 40 LGBTQ Leaders Under 40 list. -
Inspector general examines DEA’s role in opioid epidemic
The U.S. Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General analyzed the Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) role in preventing a prescription opioid abuse epidemic in a report released last week, discovering that the agency has failed to protect many American citizens from fatally overdosing over nearly two decades. -
State of Florida sued for trafficking and abuse of elderly under guardianship
SAN ANTONIO - A group of adult children sued the state of Florida’s governor and attorney general in Florida Northern District Court, alleging that, under court appointed guardianship, their parents’ estate, assets, 401k funds, social security money, jewelry, cars and homes are being stolen. -
BAKER HOSTETLER LLP: Leading White Collar and Litigation Partner Shawn Cleveland Joins BakerHostetler in Texas
BakerHostetler announced today that Shawn Cleveland has joined the firm as a partner on its White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team.