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Week 6

Syllabus: Role of the State Attorney General: Week 6: Multistate Advocacy & Private Counsel

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Week 6 – October 22, 2018

Multistate Advocacy & Private Counsel

Syllabus: The Role of the State Attorney General


  1. State v. Lead Industries Association, Inc. 951 A.2d 428 (R.I. 2008) (Edited)

  2. Private Attorney General Retention Sunshine Act (ALEC)

  3. Ryan Luby, Attorney general [Hector Balderas] unveils changes on hiring private lawyers, KOB Eyewitness News 4, March 30, 2015

  4. Eric Lipton, “Lawyers Create Big Paydays by Coaxing Attorneys General to Sue,” New York Times, Dec. 18, 2014

  5. The Tobacco Settlement, StateAG.com

  6. Standard and Poor’s Articles, 2013-2015

  7. In re Standard and Poor's Rating Agency Litigation, June 3, 2014

  8. Justice Department and State Partners Secure $1.375 Billion Settlement with S&P for Defrauding Investors in the Lead Up to the Financial Crisis, Department of Justice (Press Release), February 3, 2015

  9. "Moody's to pay $864 million for pre-2008 ratings deception," Deutsche Welle, Ja. 14, 2017


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