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Attorney General Brown joins $22.5 million settlement with crypto asset platform Nexo

Posted on September 13, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown’s Securities Division announced that it has joined a $22.5 million multistate settlement with Nexo Capital, Inc. In September 2022, Maryland filed an action against Nexo in connection with its Earn Interest Product (EIP) accounts. The Securities Division had alleged that the EIP accounts enabled customers to deposit crypto assets with Nexo. In exchange, […]

Gunpowder Riverkeeper reaches proposed settlement with EPA on PCBs in the Gunpowder River, Bush River

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

NOTTINGHAM, MD—In accordance with the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator’s March 18, 2022, memorandum regarding “Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements to resolve Environmental Claims Against the Agency,” a proposed settlement has been reached that would resolve Gunpowder Riverkeeper v. Regan, et al., No. 1:20–cv–02063 (D.D.C.). On July 29, 2020, Gunpowder Riverkeeper filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the […]

Attorney General Brown sues 3M, Dupont, and other chemical manufacturers for PFAS contamination of Maryland’s waters

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown on Tuesday announced two lawsuits, filed on behalf of the State of Maryland, the Maryland Department of Environment, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, and the Maryland Department of Health, seeking to hold multiple chemical manufacturers accountable for widespread and continuing contamination of Maryland’s natural resources and harm to public health. The lawsuits […]

Attorney General Brown sues Avid Telecom over illegal robocalls

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown this week announced that, along with 48 other Attorneys General’s Offices, the Consumer Protection Division has filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, alleging that Michael D. Lansky, LLC, which does business under the name Avid Telecom, and the company’s owner, Michael Lansky, and Vice President, Stacey […]

NOW YOU KNOW: End-of-session review part II

Posted on May 17, 2023 by News Desk

The following is an op-ed piece from Delegates Kathy Szeliga and Ryan Nawrocki. Welcome back to the 2023 End of Session Review, a continuation of last week’s article! This article outlines additional measures that took place during the Annapolis legislative session – some good and others not so much. In March, Governor Moore announced that Maryland would move to electric […]

NRA sues Maryland after Governor Moore signs gun control bils, carry restrictions into law

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—The National Rifle Association’s Institute for Legislative Action sued the state of Maryland on Tuesday after Governor Wes Moore signed a pair of gun control bills into law. The NRA says the new laws will “prevent law-abiding citizens from carrying for self-defense purposes.” Governor Moore signed SB 1 and HB 824 into law on Tuesday after Democrat lawmakers championed […]

Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office resolves disability discrimination lawsuit against developer overseeing Perry Hall senior apartment complex, other housing communities

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division this week announced that Maryland-based developer Stavrou Associates, Inc. and related entities have agreed to pay $185,000 to settle claims that they violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act […]

Attorney General Frosh announces $1.25 million multistate settlement with Carnival Cruise Line over 2019 data breach

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Chris Montcalmo

BALTIMORE, MD—Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday announced that Maryland, along with 45 other states, has obtained a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 180,000 Carnival employees and customers nationwide. In March 2020, Carnival publicly reported a data breach in which an […]

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