The FTC and a group of 12 AGs filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of North Carolina against pesticide manufacturers Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, Syngenta’s related entities, and Corteva, Inc., alleging that they violated...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:
Epic Games Pays $520 Million to FTC to Settle...more
The FTC reached two separate settlements with Epic Games, Inc., the creator of the online video game Fortnite, for a combined total of $520 million. The first settlement resolves allegations that the company violated the...more
The FTC settled a lawsuit with Michael and Valerie Rando and affiliated entities for allegedly violating the FTC Act, the Credit Repair Organizations Act, the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, the COVID-19 Consumer Protection...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
The FTC issued a policy statement explaining that its authority to challenge unfair methods of competition under Section 5 of the FTC Act expands beyond the Sherman and Clayton Acts....more
California AG Rob Bonta sent letters to six manufacturers of plastic bags demanding that they substantiate express and implied claims that their reusable plastic bags are recyclable, as well as certified claims that the bags...more
The FTC reached a settlement agreement with internet phone service provider Vonage America LLC and affiliate entities (collectively, “Vonage”) to resolve allegations that the company failed to provide required disclosures and...more
California AG Rob Bonta and the FTC settled with Ygrene Energy Fund, Inc., a clean energy financing company, resolving allegations of misconduct relating to its administration of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)...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:
•Texas AG Paxton Sues Google For Unauthorized...more
11/2/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fake Reviews ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Opioid ,
State Attorneys General ,
Wal-Mart
The FTC has settled with online alcohol vendor Drizly, LLC and its CEO James Rellas (collectively, “Drizly”), to resolve allegations that Drizly violated the FTC Act by failing to employ reasonable security practices to...more
The FTC has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning a proposed Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Reviews and Endorsements. The proposed Rule is intended to buttress the FTC’s current limited remedial...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:
•James Leads Coalition of AGs Winning...more
A federal District Court awarded the FTC summary judgment in a lawsuit against F&G International Group Holdings, LLC; FG International, LLC and J. Glenn Davis (collectively, “FG”) that enjoins FG from making deceptive claims...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:
•Arizona AG Fines Google $85 Million Over...more
10/11/2022
/ Competition ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Debt ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Misrepresentation ,
S&P ,
Securities Fraud ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans ,
Surveillance ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The FTC and a bipartisan coalition of AGs from ten states sued pesticide manufacturers Syngenta Crop Protection and Corteva, Inc. over allegations that the companies paid distributors to block competitors from selling cheaper...more
In a recent report entitled Bringing Dark Patterns to Light, the FTC detailed how companies increasingly have used sophisticated design techniques to allegedly trick or manipulate online consumers into purchasing products or...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:
•AG Frosh Announces Settlement with Alleged...more
9/20/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ,
Car Dealerships ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Discharge of Pollutants ,
Email ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Nursing Homes ,
Poultry ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Licenses ,
Tobacco ,
Trafficking
AGs from 16 states, the District of Columbia, and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection submitted comments in response to the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning its proposed Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade...more
In a September 9, 2022 decision, Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed a complaint filed by the FTC alleging that the $7.1 billion acquisition of multi-cancer early detection (MCED) test maker Grail, Inc. by...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:
•AG Tong Settles with Frontier Over Slow...more
9/12/2022
/ Airline Passengers ,
Algorithms ,
Bias ,
Broadband ,
Deceptive Intent ,
Disclosure ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Healthcare ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Patent Trolls ,
Political Candidates ,
Poultry ,
State Attorneys General
FTC Chair Lina Khan submitted a comment letter in support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rule on transparency in poultry grower contracting and tournaments, which would require poultry corporations to...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:
•AG Bonta Settles With Sephora Over Online...more
The FTC and the AGs of six states have sued the online room and roommate finder platform Roomster, as well as corporate officers John Shriber and Roman Zaks (collectively “Roomster”), and also named Jonathan Martinez as a...more
The FTC has approved three procedural omnibus resolutions authorizing staff to utilize compulsory process in three categories of investigations: collusive practices; mergers, acquisitions and transactions; and the auto rental...more