An accomplished assembly of survivor-focused and commercial litigation law firms have jointly filed a class action lawsuit against MindGeek, the parent company of Pornhub. The representative class members are two survivors of childhood sex trafficking whose videos and images of their sexual abuse were posted on Pornhub and other MindGeek-owned sites. The case Doe #1 […]

Photo: Kenneth Nixon hugs his mother after being released from prison after 16 years.   Today, Wayne County Judge Bruce Morrow set aside the conviction of Mr. Kenneth Nixon. Nixon was wrongfully convicted of murder, attempted murder and arson in 2005. Assistant Prosecutor Valerie Newman, Director of the Wayne County Prosecutor Office’s Conviction Integrity Unit, moved […]

Amazon Refused to Put Adequate Safety Measures in Place, Retaliated Against Workers Who Reported Safety Concerns New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon over its failures to provide adequate health and safety measures for employees at the company’s New York facilities and Amazon’s retaliatory actions against multiple employees amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. In failing to maintain a […]

Defendants Diverted Investor Monies to Pay Off Other Investors, Subsidize Luxury Travel and Purchase Ferrari New York Investors Alone Invested More Than $150 Million NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against a New York private equity fund manager and five co-defendants for defrauding investors across the country out of […]

AG James’ Legal Fight Against NRA to Continue Undeterred New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the National Rifle Association (NRA) declared it would seek bankruptcy protections in federal court, as well as sought to reincorporate its nonprofit status in the state of Texas: “The NRA’s claimed financial status has […]

New Yorkers with Student and Medical Debt Referred to AG’s Office Will Have Payments Automatically Frozen Through January 31, 2021 New York Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that the state will renew, for the ninth time, an order to halt the collection of medical and student debt owed to […]

New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued an alert to warn New Yorkers about potential scams offering early access to a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine. While New York has begun the process of vaccinating nursing home residents, nursing home staff who regularly interact with patients, and high-risk medical workers, the vaccine will not […]

Dear Mr. President, My dear Donald, Being about the same age, I’ll be 80 soon, I take this opportunity to salute you as you are leaving the White House. Boy, you’re the champion bluffer. You used bluff to the very last minute. I command you for this. You never never despair, success is your rule. […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2020 Attorney General’s Press Office/212-416-8060 nyag.pressoffice@ag.ny.gov Attorney General James Sues to End Google’s Illegal Monopolies AG James Helps Lead Bipartisan Coalition of 38 AGs Alleging Google Illegally Maintained Monopolies, Created Insurmountable Barriers to Entry for Competitors NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her work fighting for […]

AG James Leads Bipartisan Coalition of 48 Attorneys General Charging Anticompetitive Conduct Facebook Thwarted Competition, Reduced Consumer Privacy for Profits New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against Facebook Inc., alleging that the company has and continues today to illegally stifle competition to protect its monopoly power. The lawsuit alleges that, over the last decade, the […]