The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) recently announced an Airline Passenger Protection Partnership with state attorneys general (AGs), marking a significant expansion of AGs’ regulatory reach. This partnership, formed...more
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On October 17, following Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson’s unsuccessful consumer protection action against thrift store chain, Savers Value Village Inc. (Savers), the Washington Superior Court of King County...more
Stephen Piepgrass, Ryan Strasser, and Matt Hoekstra discuss how law firms can work with firms like Matt's on behalf of clients during congressional inquiries with parallel AG investigations or consumer litigation....more
On June 23, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that his office had reached a settlement with Red Rocks Credit Union to refund Colorado consumers more than $300,000 after the credit union failed to refund unearned...more
On March 25, the Illinois State Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 18 other state attorneys general (state AGs), provided comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) related to the CFPB’s inquiry into...more
Advertisements are everywhere. As we are constantly bombarded with information about the latest trends in every area from health and nutrition to finance and technology, it can be difficult to determine what information we...more
On January 13, District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the False Claims Amendment Act of 2020 (the Amendment), which expanded liability under the D.C. False Claims Act (D.C. FCA) to encompass tax-related claims. The...more