Lawsuits

The decision is expected to be appealed to the Georgia Supreme Court and the ruling could have implications for the muni bond industry.

The lawsuit targets emails with the message "from our friends in DC" that relate to the treasurer's list of firms restricted from state business.

The state agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a sexual harassment suit against Treasurer Fiona Ma.

Lawsuits targeting validation lawsuits for pension obligation bonds in California generally stop issuers from considering issuance, but two cities have fought and, so far, won.

Oconee County using bond proceeds for a sewer that will benefit only some residents may violate the state constitution.

New York lawmakers are helping a coalition of legal experts, transit riders, and environmental and disability advocates sue the governor for stopping congestion pricing.

The California Supreme Court will hear a case challenging the state's 2013 pension changes, after seemingly settling the issue with a 2020 ruling.

The state Supreme Court ruled that prevailing wage rules for public projects don't apply to private entities that borrow using tax-exempt conduit bonds.

The Illinois Supreme Court upheld pension reform legislation championed by Gov. JB Pritzker that was challenged in court by first responder pension funds.

Georgia Power and Oglethorpe Power agreed to new terms for cost overruns on two new Plant Vogtle nuclear reactors.

With class certification now in hand, the cities that brought the lawsuit have two weeks to outline how other municipalities will be provided notice of the chance to join.

State Controller Malia Cohen said she stepped up to help draft audit guidelines following a charter school fraud case that cost the state $400 million.

The Illinois Attorney General maintains it is unclear whether the state was even defrauded by the Wall Street banks that are accused of rate-rigging by a whistleblower.

The decision to cut Build America Bond subsidies marks a "multi-billion-dollar broken promise by the federal government," said public power agencies that have sued the United States.

New Jersey sued the federal government to block a plan to charge drivers entering midtown Manhattan, claiming federal regulatory approval was ill-considered.

The decision signals the end of a legal saga that began last year when local residents opposed validation of $15 billion of municipal bonds.

Attorneys general from 16 states filed an amicus brief supporting Oakland and San Francisco's climate change lawsuit against oil companies.

Texas, Virginia, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, South Dakota and Utah, have all signed briefs urging the Court to take on the case.

President Biden has vetoed the recent congressional resolution that would have overturned protections provided by EPA's clean water rule.

"The derailment has caused substantial damage to the regional economy of the state of Ohio, its citizens, and its businesses," the lawsuit filed by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost charges.