Recent Filings of Interest
Fisk University
The Attorney General intervened to represent the public interest in Fisk University’s cy pres court action seeking approval to transfer half of its interest in the Stieglitz Collection, an art and photography collection...Fisk filings.
Green Party of Tennessee
Green Party of Tennessee, Constitution Party of Tennessee v. Tre Hargett in his official capacity as Tennessee Secretary of State, and Mark Goins in his official capacity as Coordinator of Elections for the State of Tennessee...Green Party filings.
Michael Sneed
Tennessee filed suit against Michael Sneed contending that he had misrepresented himself as a lawyer licensed to practice within the State and had accepted money for legal services in violation of the unauthorized practice of law statutes and Tennessee Consumer Protection Act...Michael Sneed filings.
United States Benefits
This action was filed jointly by the State of Tennessee and the Federal Trade Commission as part of Operation Health Care Hustle. UBA allegedly engaged in numerous unfair and deceptive acts and practices in connection with the sale of products which are represented to be major medical health insurance but are really only memberships in various benefits associations that do not provide major medical health insurance coverage...United Benefits case filings.
Wachovia
This case is a $58.75 million agreement with Wachovia Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation of alleged anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.
Wachovia has agreed to pay $54.5 million in restitution to affected state agencies, municipalities, school districts and not-for-profit entities nationwide that entered into municipal derivative contracts with Wachovia between 1998 and 2004. Wachovia also agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty and $3 million to the participating states for costs of the investigation. The distribution of the agreement dollars has not been determined...Wachovia filings.
