Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•FTC Targets Optometrists, Ophthalmologists Suspected of...more
5/2/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Protection ,
Discrimination ,
Employment Contract ,
False Billing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicare ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
State Attorneys General
New York AG Letitia James released a guide for businesses with tips to keep consumers’ personal data secure based on common data security failures that the OAG identified in recent investigations....more
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•Google and iHeartMedia Settle with Multistate...more
A group of 33 AGs wrote a letter to the FTC urging it to implement rules to prevent harm caused by companies’ online surveillance of consumers in response to the FTC’s August 2022 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on...more
In its recent Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-04 and accompanying press release, the CFPB affirmed the agency’s position that entities can violate the Consumer Financial Protection Act’s (CFPA) prohibition on...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•AG Bonta Shares Proposed Regulations For...more
6/7/2022
/ Charitable Donations ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Pyramid Schemes ,
Solicitation ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Elections ,
TRO ,
Twitter ,
Unemployment Benefits
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•Bipartisan AG Coalition Investigates...more
The FTC announced a settlement with WW International, Inc. (f/k/a Weight Watchers) and its subsidiary Kurbo Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by marketing a...more
On November 8, 2021, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its Fall Consumer Protection Conference in person for the first time in two years with more than 170 attendees at the live program and...more
11/11/2021
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Protection ,
FBI ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Opioid ,
Ransomware ,
State Attorneys General ,
Third-Party
New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with online water filtration retailer Filters Fast LLC to resolve allegations that it failed to protect customers’ payment card information in a 2019 data breach in violation of...more
2020 AG Elections-
Indiana GOP Chooses AG Candidate for 2020; Virginia Looks Ahead to 2021-
•Todd Rokita, former Indiana Secretary of State and U.S. Congressman, has won the Republican nomination for Indiana AG over...more
7/17/2020
/ Attorney General ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discontinuance ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Marketing ,
Safe Harbors
COVID-19-
Attorneys General and Federal Agencies Battle a Flood of COVID-19-Related Fraud, Fake Medicines, and Price Gouging-
State and federal law enforcement agencies are stepping up their efforts to protect the...more
Data Privacy & Security-
How Did A Hacker Allegedly Access A Million Customers’ Personal Data? Let the FTC Count the Ways.
The FTC has reached a settlement with technology company InfoTrax Systems, L.C. and its CEO...more
11/15/2019
/ Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hackers ,
Mergers ,
Personal Data
2019 AG Elections-
Republican Andy Taggart Announces Bid for Mississippi Attorney General-
Andy Taggart, a Republican, announced his candidacy for Mississippi AG in 2019.
...more
3/8/2019
/ Attorney General ,
Contamination ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
E-Cigarettes ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gramm-Leach-Blilely Act ,
Groundwater ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
Robocalling ,
State and Local Government ,
Telemarketing