Nashville- The powerful storm that moved through Middle Tennessee early Tuesday morning has been devastating, claiming the lives of our neighbors, and destroying personal property and businesses.
“We are obviously pleased; a lot of hard work went into drafting and passing this statute that has been so helpful in giving businesses some certainty and yet another reason to bring jobs to Tennessee. Successful plaintiffs still get 100% of their economic damages like lost wages and medical expenses. The caps address the subjectivity, risk, uncertainty, and inconsistency associated with awards of noneconomic damages like pain and suffering. We also appreciated Federal Judge Eli Richardson taking the reasonable and wise step of certifying the issue to our highest state court for its interpretation and guidance. When the Tennessee Constitution is at issue, it is the Tennessee Supreme Court who should have the final say.”
Nashville, TN— Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced that Tennessee has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of electronic cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content, and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness as a smoking cessation device.
(Nashville) — Tennessee has joined Alabama, Louisiana, Nebraska, and South Dakota in a motion to intervene in litigation over whether the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) can be placed into the Constitution more than forty years after the 1979 deadline for ratifying the proposed amendment expired.
Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has filed a lawsuit against Walker Stalkers, LLC and James Frazier in the Chancery Court of Davidson County. The State brings this civil enforcement action after the Defendants engaged in unfair or deceptive trade practices prohibited by the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general renewing their request to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to discharge the federal student loans of all students enrolled in schools operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC. In Nashville, Dream Center operated The Art Institutes and Argosy University, both of which closed in December 2018.
Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III applauds the passage of new federal legislation known as the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED).
Nashville – The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals declared the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) individual mandate unconstitutional. Whether any part of the ACA can remain considering the mandate’s unconstitutionality is now up to the district court.
Nashville- The State’s complaint against AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation has been released by Judge Kristi M. Davis in the Circuit Court of Knox County.
Nashville – Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III recently joined a bipartisan coalition of all 56 attorneys general calling on Congress to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs.
Nashville- As you consider end of year contributions to charitable causes, the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General and the Tennessee Secretary of State are providing donation guidelines to avoid charity scams.
Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and a bipartisan coalition of twenty-four State Attorneys General today submitted a comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) asking the agency to strengthen its rules prohibiting websites, mobile applications, and other digital marketing companies from collecting personal information from children under the age of 13 and using that information to track children across the internet.
Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing an attempt to prevent the Minnesota Attorney General from obtaining restitution for consumers.
Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is encouraging Tennesseans to take their unused prescription drugs, including opioids, and dispose of them at collection sites around the state this Saturday, October 26th, during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Nashville- Attorneys General Josh Stein (NC), Herbert H. Slatery III (TN), Josh Shapiro (PA), and Ken Paxton (TX) released the following statement in response to news of an opioid settlement with two Ohio counties and McKesson, Cardinal Health, AmerisourceBergen and Teva: “This is an important step that allows us to move forward toward the global settlement and ensure people struggling with opioid addiction across the country get the help they need as soon as possible. The global resolution on the table will distribute funds fairly between states, counties and cities while also ensuring that these companies change their business practices to prevent a public health crisis like this from ever happening again. We will continue to work with all parties over the coming weeks to find a resolution and recover for the millions of Americans impacted by this epidemic.”