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State Attorneys General Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) Investment Firms

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

A Cautionary Tale - State AGs Prevail with a Lump of Coal for Major Investment Firms

In November 2024, a Texas-led coalition of thirteen states sued three of the world’s largest investment firms, BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard Group, claiming the firms violated antitrust and consumer protection laws by...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs Combat ESG: Multistate Coalition Sues BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard for Alleged Antitrust & Consumer Violations...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, joined by ten other Republican-led states, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. Eastern District of Texas against BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard, accusing them of illegally conspiring to...more

Cozen O'Connor

In 2022, Opioids, Data Privacy, and ESG Dominated the State AG Landscape

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2022 was a landmark year for state attorneys general. From billion-dollar global settlements with players in each link of the opioids distribution chain to record-setting settlements with a tech giant, this past year AGs...more

Mintz

Louisiana and Indiana Attorneys-General Issue Guidance That Investment Firms Incorporating ESG Factors Violate Their Fiduciary...

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Recently, both the Louisiana Attorney-General and the Indiana Attorney-General issued legal guidance that the consideration of ESG factors by investment firms likely would, in the absence of full disclosure, violate the...more

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