The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter on behalf of a coalition of 51 AGs supporting an FCC proposal meant to cut down on the number of unwanted text messages received by consumers....more
Illinois AG Kwame Raoul and New York AG Letitia James wrote a letter to the Commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the CEO and President of the U.S. Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer), expressing...more
A group of 16 AGs submitted amicus briefing to the U.S. Supreme Court in Glacier Northwest, Inc. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local Union No. 174, urging the Court to find that the National Labor Relations Act...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 James Inks Deal with Home Healthcare...more
Hawaii Governor-Elect Josh Green announced the nomination of Anne E. Lopez as the state’s next AG.
Lopez is currently the chief operating officer and general counsel of the Hawaii Health Systems Corporation, a...more
New York AG Letitia James announced an agreement with Marks Homecare Agency Inc. and one of the company’s agents (together, “Marks Homecare”) regarding an allegedly anticompetitive agreement with a competitor in the homecare...more
The CFPB announced a proposed settlement with My Loan Doctor, LLC and its founder (together, “Loan Doctor”) over allegations that the company advertised a high-yield savings product but instead invested consumers’ funds in...more
Kansas AG Derek Schmidt sued insulin manufacturers Eli Lilly and Company, Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLC, and Novo Nordisk Inc. and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) CVS Health Corporation, Express Scripts, Inc., OptumRx, Inc., and...more
Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum and Insurance Commissioner Andrew Stolfi announced a $17 million settlement with health care company Centene Corporation in connection with alleged overcharges by the company to Oregon’s Medicaid...more
A bipartisan group of 27 AGs submitted amicus briefing to the U.S. Supreme Court in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, urging a narrow interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which protects internet companies...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
Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced the appointment of Andrew Bailey as AG, filling the vacancy created when former AG Eric Schmitt was elected to the U.S. Senate. Prior to his appointment, Bailey served as the General...more
A group of 6 AGs and the FTC settled with Google LLC and iHeartMedia, Inc. over the companies’ alleged violation of the states’ consumer protection laws and the FTC Act by airing false endorsements of Google’s Pixel 4 cell...more
A group of 8 AGs reached agreements with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Allergan Limited, as well as their respective affiliated entities, to resolve allegations regarding the companies’ roles in contributing to the...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
A group of 16 AGs filed a brief in the D.C. Court of Appeals arguing that the EPA did not have the authority to promulgate substantially more stringent greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicle carbon dioxide emissions....more
A group of 16 AGs reached a settlement with Walmart Inc., pending approval by the full coalition of 43 states, to resolve allegations regarding the company’s role in contributing to the nationwide opioid crisis....more
The CFPB published a complaint bulletin analyzing consumer complaints it recently received related to crypto-assets. It highlights predominant consumer issues including fraud, theft, hacks, scams, transaction issues, customer...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
A group of 40 AGs reached an agreement with Google LLC over the company’s allegedly violation of each state’s consumer protection laws by misleading consumers about when it was recording their movements....more
District of Columbia AG Karl A. Racine sued Pro-Football d/b/a Washington Commanders and the team’s owner, Daniel Snyder (collectively, “the Commanders”), as well as the National Football League and its commissioner, Roger...more
A bipartisan coalition of 23 AGs filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit arguing that student loan trusts are “covered persons” under the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA)....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 Sends Letters to Plastic Bag...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
California AG Rob Bonta and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) have reached a settlement with German multinational engineering electronics company Robert Bosch LLC and its parent company (collectively, “Bosch”) to...more