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AG Griffin Reaches $32 Million Monsanto Settlement Over Environmental Contamination

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has reached a settlement of at least $32 million and up to $80 million with Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc., and a predecessor entity resolving claims that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufactured by Monsanto caused environmental contamination. According to the announcement of the settlement, Monsanto stopped manufacturing PCBs in the late 1970s before…

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Arkansas AG Targets Roblox, Discord as States Level Up Child Safety Crackdown

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has become the latest state AG to file a lawsuit against Roblox Corporation and Discord Inc., alleging deliberate deception and reckless product design that is actively purring children at risk. The lawsuit, which follows similar actions by more than a dozen states to date against Roblox and other online companies that…

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Bipartisan AGs Tell Congress It’s High Time to Fix the Farm Bill’s Definition of Hemp

A bipartisan coalition of 39 AGs sent a letter to congressional leaders urging Congress to clarify the definition of “hemp” in the 2018 Farm Bill. The AGs stress that Congress never intended to legalize psychoactive or synthetic THC products and that clarification will ensure such products are recognized as illegal. According to the letter, certain…

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