State AGs File Another Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google -
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia filed the fourth antitrust lawsuit against Google since October 2020, claiming that Google’s Play store unlawfully...more
7/12/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Spending Clause ,
State Attorneys General ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Racine Sues Amazon -
On May 25, 2021, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine sued Amazon in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for alleged antitrust violations under...more
6/4/2021
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Instagram ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Pipelines ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Policy ,
Ransomware ,
Restraint of Trade ,
SCOTUS ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vertical Agreement
The Washington State Legislature enacted legislation increasing civil penalties under the state’s consumer protection law. By substantially raising civil penalties, the new law provides the Attorney General significantly more...more
5/6/2021
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Big Tech ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Facebook ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Policy ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Federal Law Challenges by State Attorneys General -
Attorneys General Challenge “Tax Mandate” Portion of American Rescue Plan -
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan...more
4/7/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Biden Administration ,
Boston Scientific ,
Electricity Costs ,
Federal Land ,
Mineral Leases ,
Moratorium ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Policy ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tax Cuts ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals later this year will hear oral arguments in an important case deciding whether a lower federal court correctly enjoined the Kentucky Attorney General from applying the State’s price gouging...more
11/12/2020
/ Amazon Marketplace ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Commerce Clause ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
E-Commerce ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Internet Retailers ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Price Gouging ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On October 20, the U.S. Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust complaint against Google, joined by 11 state Attorneys General (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,...more
Over the past few weeks, the Orrick State Attorney General Practice Group has highlighted the numerous ways in which state Attorneys General are enforcing state laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With some states...more
5/20/2020
/ Antitrust Violations ,
CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Testing ,
Eviction ,
Liability ,
Marketing ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Neglect ,
Nursing Homes ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Price Gouging ,
Refunds
Twenty-one state Attorneys General, along with the AGs for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, have sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) urging withdrawal of CFPB’s guidance relaxing...more
State Attorneys General throughout the country enforce their states’ price gouging and consumer protection laws during a state or national emergency. ...more
In a previous post, we reported that state Attorneys General are actively pursuing investigations into alleged price gouging under state consumer protection laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
...more
In the wake of the passage of the EU's General Data Protection Rule (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), state policymakers throughout the U.S. are focusing their attention on consumer privacy in the digital...more
5/13/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
In the 2018 midterm elections, 30 states had contested Attorneys General elections, producing the largest class of new state AGs in many years - 18 in all, including new AGs in states where they are appointed rather than...more
In 2018, 31 elected Attorneys General seats were on the ballot, including 30 states and the District of Columbia. Of those 31, 18 were held by Republicans and 13 by Democrats, going into the elections. ...more
Forever renowned as the first company to mass-produce the automobile, Ford was not the first disruptor when it came to autonomous vehicles (AVs). By the time the company opened its Palo Alto R&D center in 2015, several other...more
For everyone who makes a living trying to influence – or just to understand – state public policy, the most important Supreme Court decision of the year may have been one of the last decisions it issued.
On the last day...more
Recent media reports have expressed alarm at the use of “designated lender counsel” in private equity-sponsored leveraged loan transactions. The phrase refers to the practice of a private equity firm instructing the...more
Recent media reports have expressed alarm at the use of "designated lender counsel" in private equity-sponsored leveraged loan transactions. The phrase refers to the practice of a private equity firm instructing the...more
On July 20, the Department of the Treasury published a Notice and Request for Information (“RFI”) seeking comment on various aspects of online marketplace lending, including –
- the business models and products offered...more
7/22/2015
/ Automotive Loans ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
BSA/AML ,
Cloud Computing ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Debt Collection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
FDIC ,
FHFA ,
Financial Crimes ,
Financial Institutions ,
HUD ,
Lending ,
Midland Funding ,
National Bank Act ,
OCC ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Payday Loans ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Risk Retention ,
RMBS ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Usury
When a blogger revealed that Facebook tracked users even after they had logged off from Facebook’s service, the company thanked him and promised an immediate fix. But plaintiffs’ attorneys socked the company with a class...more