Announcements, information & updates from
the Attorney General Alliance Members and Associates
May 5, 2023.
AG ALLIANCE ANNUAL MEETING
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AGs IN THE NEWS
Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a constitutional challenge to Indiana’s Sex Offender Registration Act.
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced a $1.1M settlement with a hospital system for violating the Medicaid False Claim Act.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a Los Angeles-based plastic surgeon will pay nearly $500,000 in restitution for defrauding California's Medicaid program.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody educated seniors about consumer-related resources offered by her office and her Senior Protection Team.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced the conviction of the last of four defendants in the death of George Floyd in 2020. AG Ellison has served as the lead prosecutor in these cases.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced a $1.4M settlement in an environmental enforcement action against a Port Arthur refinery who was in violation of the Texas Clean Air Act.
HEALTHCARE
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison co-led a 26-state letter to the leadership of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration related to the approval of a treatment using "monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against amyloid to help Alzheimer’s patients."
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with certain insulin manufacturers related to pricing of insulin for uninsured New Yorkers.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James co-led a 24-state amicus brief "in support of reproductive healthcare provided by the Title X program" in Deanda v. Becerra.
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a 24-state coalition in writing an amicus brief in in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA in a case related to the regulation of mifepristone.
RELIGIOUS & POLITICAL AFFILIATION
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron led a 19-state letter to a major financial institution "urging the company to stop discriminating against customers due to their religious beliefs or political affiliations."
FIRST AMENDMENT
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin led a 22-state coalition with the Colorado Supreme Court in Scardina v. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Inc.
OPIOIDS
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced the Kansas Fights Addiction (KFA) Grant Review Board will make an $2 million available in a second round of grants to support substance abuse and addiction services in Kansas.
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin announced Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced "all 21 counties and all 241 municipalities in New Jersey eligible for direct distributions have joined the State in signing onto the nationwide settlement agreements with pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart, and drug makers Teva Pharmaceuticals and Allergan, to resolve claims involving their alleged roles in fomenting the country’s opioid crisis."
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a joint investigation "into allegations of employment discrimination and a hostile work environment at the National Football League."
AG HIGHLIGHTS
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry spoke to Widener University School of Law’s Civil Law Clinic where she once served as a student intern.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta was recognized by Gold House as an "Asian Pacific leaders who made the greatest impact on culture and society over the past year."
Michigan Assistant Attorney General John Pallas was named International Prosecutor of the Year by the International Association of Prosecutors. Congratulations!
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