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 April 13, 2018, Massachusetts’ highest court ended a significant chapter in Exxon’s long-running dispute with Attorney General Maura Healey. In 2015, Healey issued a Civil Investigative Demand regarding Exxon’s knowledge...more