New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia challenged a federal rule imposing additional proof requirements on some medically frail Medicaid recipients. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment, declaring a central provision of the rule illegal and blocking it.
The court granted summary judgment and blocked a central provision of the rule that imposed additional requirements on medically frail Medicaid recipients.
This press release concerns Medicaid eligibility litigation, not a privacy enforcement action, so it does not identify privacy or data-processing contract clauses that need updating. Healthcare organizations should nevertheless review agreements governing Medicaid eligibility support, enrollment administration, and benefits operations for clear responsibility over documentation requests, eligibility determinations, accessible processes for people with disabilities or serious medical conditions, and continuity of coverage when rules are challenged or change.
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"October 29, 2026"
"required some “medically frail” Medicaid recipients to jump through burdensome administrative hoops to prove they were sick enough to justify that designation."
"Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the motion for summary judgment, declaring a central provision of the new, more restrictive definition of “medical frailty” illegal"
"a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia"
"https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/decisions/massachusetts-et-al-v-mehmet-oz-et-al-memorandum-2026.pdf"
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 11 other attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and DOGE unauthorized access to the Treasury Department’s central payment system, exposing Social Security numbers, bank account information, and other private data of tens of millions of Americans. A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order on February 8, 2025, blocking access and ordering destruction of all obtained records, with the coalition seeking a preliminary injunction to continue the bar on unauthorized access.
New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 19 states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration for illegally granting Elon Musk and DOGE access to the Treasury's payment system, exposing Americans' sensitive personal information. The lawsuit seeks an injunction to halt this policy and a declaration that it is unlawful and unconstitutional.
$220.0M
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition secured a $220 million settlement from General Motors LLC for selling drivers’ personal driving and location data to data brokers without adequate disclosure or consent. GM must limit the driving data it collects and implement privacy assessments and dealership oversight and training.
$24K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Frank W. Cawood & Associates, Inc. over mailers that advertised books as free or no-risk while obscuring payment and return terms. The company must end the program in New York, pay $23,500, and provide refunds to eligible consumers.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert about fire risks from e-bike and other lithium-ion batteries and shared safety and disposal recommendations. The release describes no privacy enforcement action, monetary penalty, or remedy.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and 20 other attorneys general sued to block a Treasury Department rule that exempts domestic companies and U.S. owners of foreign companies from Corporate Transparency Act ownership disclosures. The coalition alleges the rule is unlawful and unconstitutional, including because Treasury plans to delete information collected from companies now exempted, and seeks a court order blocking its implementation.