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OAG briefs panel on Meta settlement, outside counsel payments and litigation strategy amid questions on nonprofit investigations
Summary
First Assistant Attorney General Brent Webster outlined major litigation wins and an outside counsel payment process tied to large settlements, while members questioned the office's treatment of charities and the role of outside firms.
Brent Webster, first assistant attorney general, told the appropriations subcommittee the OAG has litigated thousands of matters and recently secured large recoveries for the state, including what he described as a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta. Webster said settlement funds reside in an OAG suspense account and include funding specifically earmarked to pay outside counsel who aided the litigation.
Why it matters: Webster urged the committee to let the agency use an LBB approval mechanism between legislative sessions so payments tied to statutory contingency…
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