AG Paxton: Settlement Agreement Against Tobacco Companies Must Be Enforced
Attorney General Ken Paxton applauded a ruling from the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, holding that a 1998 comprehensive settlement agreement with R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and other tobacco companies stands and the agreed payments to the state for smoking-related healthcare costs must be enforced.
AG Paxton Co-Leads Letter Opposing Exorbitant Attorneys’ Fees Request by Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in Opioid Litigation
Attorney General Ken Paxton today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 36 states in filing an amicus letter, arguing that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio should reject a request by a few plaintiffs’ lawyers to get paid a disproportionate amount of attorneys’ fees in the opioid litigation that will result in a reduction of funds available to provide treatment and relief to victims of the opioid crisis.
AG Paxton Announces Bipartisan, Multistate Investigation into JUUL’s Marketing Practices
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that his office is leading a bipartisan, 39-state investigation into JUUL Labs, which manufactures and markets e-cigarettes.
AG Paxton Applauds $1.6 Billion Global Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, local subdivisions, and Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries, and certain other affiliates.
AG Paxton Leads 42 States in Support of the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act
Attorney General Ken Paxton led a letter signed by 42 attorneys general in support of the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2019.
Law & Liberty: Election Integrity
In this episode, Jonathan White, Chief of the Election Fraud Section of the Texas Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Division, joins us to discuss voter fraud, how it impacts the democratic process, and what Texas can do to keep our elections secure, free, and fair.
AG Paxton Urges Court to Protect Baby Girl’s Right to Life
On behalf of Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Solicitor General Kyle Hawkins today argued before the Second Court of Appeals, fighting to protect baby T.L.’s life and halt a Texas law that allows physicians, along with an ethics or medical committee, to cease life-sustaining treatment against a patient or caregiver’s wishes.
AG Paxton Files Brief Supporting Fifth Circuit’s Obamacare Decision
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a brief with the United States Supreme Court today, arguing that the Fifth Circuit’s decision to declare Obamacare’s individual mandate unconstitutional and remand the case to the district court does not require review by the Supreme Court at this time.