A coalition of 18 AGs filed an amicus brief in National Shooting Sports Foundation v. James, a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in which a group of gun manufacturers and distributors are...more
A coalition of 22 Democrat AGs filed an amicus brief in support of the federal government in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the government’s plan to cancel certain student loan debt in order to address the...more
The CFPB has proposed a rule that aims to protect consumers from fine print in non-negotiable contracts with nonbanks that provide consumer financial services.
The proposed rule would require nonbanks that are subject to...more
A group of 22 AGs wrote a letter to proxy advisory firms International Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) and Glass, Lewis & Co. accusing the companies of potentially violating federal and state laws regarding the advice and...more
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to Maine’s Pro Rata Law in Spectrum Northeast v. Frey, securing Maine AG Aaron Frey’s win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit and allowing the law to remain...more
New York AG Letitia James and the CFPB sued Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) for allegedly violating New York usury limits and consumer and investor protection laws, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Act, by...more
New Jersey AG Matthew J. Platkin announced a $27.4 million settlement with Yellowstone Capital LLC and related entities (collectively, “Yellowstone”) to resolve allegations that Yellowstone’s offers, sales, servicing, and...more
New York AG Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, a co-founder and former CEO of Celsius Network LLC, for violating the Martin Act and New York’s Executive and General Business Laws by allegedly defrauding...more
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against Minnesota nonprofit ThinkTechAct Foundation and three associated individuals for allegedly violating state nonprofit and charitable organization laws by defrauding a federal...more
South Dakota AG Marty Jackley has been elected the new chairman of the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) and will serve a one-year term....more
Arizona Republican AG candidate Abe Hamadeh filed a new lawsuit after the results of a recount in the November AG election were announced. The complaint, filed in the Mohave County Superior Court, challenges the election...more
The CFPB issued an order against Servicio UniTeller, Inc., an international remittance company that helps consumers send money to their families overseas, for violations of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (EFTA) and the...more
A group of 19 AGs filed an amicus brief in support of Ohio’s petition for writ of certiorari in Ohio v. CSX Transportation, Inc. The case is before the U.S. Supreme Court on appeal from an Ohio Supreme Court decision holding...more
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
Indiana AG Todd Rokita and District of Columbia AG Karl A. Racine announced settlements with Google LLC over allegations that it utilized “dark patterns” and other deceptive practices to track consumers’ location data even...more
A group of 14 Republican AGs wrote a letter to Merrick B. Garland, the U.S. Attorney General, asking what steps the DOJ is taking to protect against potential threats posed by foreign entities funding civil litigation within...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
The U.S. Supreme Court granted a request from a group of 19 GOP AGs to extend Title 42 immigration authority that was set to expire December 21. The Title 42 restrictions were put in place by the Trump administration in March...more
Iowa AG Tom Miller announced a settlement with managed care company Centene Corp. in connection with allegations that the company, which operated as Iowa Total Care in the state, overbilled Iowa’s Medicaid program for...more
Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum settled with the Monsanto Company and affiliated entities for allegedly violating various state tort laws by releasing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) into Oregon’s environment for decades, despite...more
A group of 18 AGs reached agreements with CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and separately with Walgreens Co., to resolve allegations regarding the companies’ roles in contributing to the nationwide opioid...more
Ohio AG Dave Yost was elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) in an unanimous vote that took place during the NAAG Capital Forum in Washington, D.C....more
Indiana AG Todd Rokita filed two lawsuits against TikTok Inc. and an affiliated entity, alleging violations of the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act and seeking civil penalties and declaratory and injunctive relief....more