AG Paxton: Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada and Puerto Rico Join Texas-Led Bipartisan Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an amended complaint alleging antitrust violations and deceptive acts by Google in its lucrative online display advertising business. Attorneys General from Alaska, Florida, Montana, Nevada, and Puerto Rico joined the lawsuit originally filed by a coalition of 10 states, led by Texas, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to 15 states and territories in this landmark case.
AG Paxton: Fifth Circuit Issues Sanctions Against Perkins Coie
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered sanctions against Marc Elias and other attorneys at Perkins Coie.
AG Paxton Announces Multistate Settlement with AMCA Over 2019 Data Breach
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas joined a coalition of 41 attorneys general in an Agreed Judgment against Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), resolving an investigation of AMCA’s 2019 data breach that exposed the personal information of over 7 million individuals, including approximately 1.4 million Texans.
AG Paxton: Environmental Protection Division Recoups Over $2.4 Million
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Environmental Protection Division has already recovered a staggering $2.4 million in civil litigation for the 2021 Fiscal Year.
AG Paxton Expands Winter Storm Investigation into Natural Gas Price Increases
Attorney General Ken Paxton today issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to Intercontinental Gas Exchange, a natural gas exchange that saw massive price increases during the February winter storm that swept through Texas.
Texas Shuts Down Fraudulent Nationwide Telephone Scam
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 38 states and the District of Columbia, stopped a massive telefunding operation by Associated Community Services (ACS) and a number of related defendants that bombarded over 67 million Americans with 1.3 billion deceptive calls falsely purporting to raise money for charity.