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States oppose Google’s motion to dismiss Texas-led antitrust case, argue company ‘suppressed consumer choice’
NEW YORK - Yesterday, Texas and the other states pursuing an antitrust lawsuit against Google responded to the company’s motion to dismiss four counts of allegations made in the litigation. -
Google seeks to dismiss Texas-led antitrust case, argues states failed to show company engaged in anti-competitive conduct
NEW YORK - Google recently filed a motion to dismiss four counts of allegations made in an antitrust lawsuit brought by “Texas Attorney General (Ken Paxton) and his allies.” -
TEXAS OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: AG Paxton Leads 14-State Brief Challenging Constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Leading a coalition of 14 states, Attorney General Ken Paxton today filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, challenging the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). -
States against climate change lawsuits ask for dismissal of NYC's
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The top lawyers of 15 states are again asking a federal judge to reject the legal strategy used by public officials and the private attorneys with whom they’ve teamed to sue the energy industry over alleged effects of climate change. -
Amicus brief filed in support of Exxon's Mobil's right to defend position on climate change policy
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton recently filed an amicus brief in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of Exxon Mobil Corp. and an 11-state coalition accusing the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York of using governmental power to silence the views of those who oppose their personal views on climate change policy. -
SCOTUS denies Apple’s request to review E-books price-fixing case
AUSTIN— On March 7 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the U.S. Supreme Court denied Apple’s request to review a lower court decision, clearing the way for the distribution of $400 million to U.S. consumers who paid artificially-inflated prices for e-books. -
Chevron fraud trial set to begin
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — On Tuesday, a federal judge will begin hearing testimony that a $19 billion judgment against oil giant Chevron Corp. was the product of fraud. -
GM class actions transferred to multidistrict litigation court
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – The multiple class action lawsuits that were brought against General Motors for its allegedly defective key systems have been transferred to multidistrict litigation court. -
Senate confirms Sotomayor to U.S. Supreme Court
Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, making her the nation's first Hispanic justice. -
Sotomayor hearings to begin Monday
Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)- Judge Sonia Sotomayor's U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings begin Monday, with legal grillings from members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. -
Senate Republicans question Sotomayor's views on racial bias
Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-Republicans on Capitol Hill say they are wondering what role U.S. Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor played in lawsuits filed by a Latino legal advocacy group when she sat on the group's board. -
Axelrod: Sotomayer criticism a 'sideshow'
Sonia Sotomayor WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)-A senior adviser to President Barack Obama said Sunday that criticism of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor's comments are being used as a distraction from her 17-year judicial record. -
Obama chooses replacement for Souter
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - President Barack Obama chose federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor on Monday to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.