Editors’ Note: This is the fifth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed False Claims Act trends in 2020. Up next: a look...more
1/22/2020
/ Climate Change ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Government Investigations ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Misrepresentation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Prioritized Examination ,
State Attorneys General
On October 24, 2019, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey filed a 200-page complaint against Exxon in Suffolk Superior Court, alleging violations of G.L. c. 93A, the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit...more
1/17/2020
/ Climate Change ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Government Investigations ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Material Misrepresentation ,
Misrepresentation ,
Oil & Gas ,
Popular ,
Proxy Statements ,
Securities Violations ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Violations
On June 15, 2016, Exxon sued Massachusetts AG Maura Healey in federal court in Texas, seeking to bar the enforcement of AG Healey’s April 19, 2016 civil investigative demand, issued pursuant to M.G.L. c. 93A, the...more