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Moody shares resources to help veterans, service members, families

By Chris Dickerson |
November is Military Family Appreciation Month, and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office is sharing resources to help veterans, service members and their families avoid falling victim to scams and other fraudulent schemes.

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Moody leads push to stop feds' effort to prosecute Trump

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is co-leading a multi-state effort with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit to affirm the dismissal of U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of former President Donald Trump.

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Florida AG joins coalition supporting opt-out rights for parents regarding school books

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has joined a 25-state brief in support of parental rights in a U.S. Supreme Court case.

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Moody warns residents to be wary of price gouging, disaster-related scams following Hurricane Milton

By Chris Dickerson |
State Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning Floridians to be vigilant for price gouging, disaster scams and fraud in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton.

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Moody leads coalition asking Congress to protect AM radio access

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is co-leading a multistate coalition urging Congress to pass the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024.

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Moody again warns residents to be wary of price gouging, disaster-related scams

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has extended the state’s Price Gouging Hotline following another state of emergency declaration for areas of the state preparing for Hurricane Milton.

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Former Florida official urges 'national catastrophic insurance fund' to spread out storm risks

By Michael Carroll |
In the wake of extensive damage from Hurricane Helene, a Florida congressman’s proposal to spread out insurance risks associated with major storms and wildfires has gained renewed attention on Fox news and other media outlets.

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AG Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit nabs $700K from toxicology lab

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has secured more than $700,000 in a multistate action against a toxicology lab.

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Moody warns residents to be wary of price gouging, disaster-related scams

By Chris Dickerson |
State Attorney General Ashley Moody is warning Floridians to be vigilant for price gouging, disaster scams and fraud in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

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Moody joins amicus brief supporting victims of Hamas terrorism

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and 21 other state AGs have filed a brief urging a federal court to deny requests to dismiss a lawsuit brought under the Anti-Terrorism Act by survivors and family members of those murdered during the Hamas terrorist attack last October.

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AG activates price gouging hotline as Helene develops

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has activated the state’s Price Gouging Hotline following a state of emergency declaration for areas of the state preparing for a potential hurricane developing in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Google privacy settlement a $62M windfall for trial lawyers, left-wing groups: Court filings

By Jonathan Bilyk |
Twenty GOP state attorneys general have filed a brief in the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of a group of objectors, seeking to undo approval of a settlement that would steer most of $62 million from Google to trial lawyers and the ACLU and other groups to advance left-wing social and political causes

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Moody wants FBI, DOJ to not ‘frustrate’ Florida’s probe into Trump assassination attempt

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding the FBI and U.S. Department of Justice formally declare if they plan to cooperate with the state’s investigation of the second assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

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Moody, other AGs want Surgeon General warning on social media

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and 41 other AGs are calling on congressional leaders to pass legislation requiring a U.S. Surgeon General warning on all algorithm-driven social media platforms.

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DeSantis wants Fla. AG to investigate second Trump assassination attempt

By Chris Dickerson |
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has assigned state Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office to investigate the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.

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Georgia Insurance Commissioner: ‘Lawsuit abuse reform is needed’

By M. N. Tirado |
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King stated on August 22 that Georgia needs to enact tort reform measures to address "lawsuit abuse" in order to maintain its competitive business environment.

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Class action lawyer defends his actions after suing the wrong company and being sued himself

By John O'Brien |
TALLAHASSEE - The class action lawyer who has angered judges with his hundreds of novel theories of consumer deception at grocery stores and elsewhere is asking a Florida court to dismiss a lawsuit filed against him for suing the wrong company.

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Federal, state, local officials criticize plan for multiple golf courses at Florida park

By Michael Carroll |
Teed-off community members and elected leaders have apparently convinced Florida officials to shelve a plan to build three golf courses on state park property in Martin County.