James Uthmeier

The suit, filed by new Attorney General James Uthmeier, alleges that national chain violated the Securities Exchange Act by failing to disclose “the known risks” of the diversity initiatives.

The case focused on records requests that could provide information about communications by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ then-chief of staff, James Uthmeier, related to the flights from Texas to Martha's Vineyard.

Gov. Ron DeSantis hands the state’s top law enforcement role to his former chief of staff, a trusted aide who has helped orchestrate and defend some of his most divisive initiatives.