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California Announces Investigative Sweep of Location Data Industry

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On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting the location data industry, emphasizing compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This announcement follows...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

California AG Announces Investigative Sweep Targeting Geolocation Data

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On March 10, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep of the location data industry for potential noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

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Online Ticket Exchange Sued for Alleged “Drip Pricing” and Hidden Fees

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​​​​​​​On June 30, 2024, the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed an action against an online ticket exchange and resale website alleging violations of the District of Columbia’s Consumer...more

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Ad Law Resolutions for 2022

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‘Tis the season for retailers to set best practices to avoid class actions, regulatory enforcement actions, and competitor claims. Ring in the new year with these top five U.S. advertising and marketing law takeaways. 1....more

Rivkin Radler LLP

CBD Health Claims Raise FTC’s Hackles (And Prompt Class Action Suits)

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Near the end of 2020, in mid-December, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched what it referred to as “Operation CBDeceit,” a law enforcement sweep challenging allegedly unproven representations that CBD products could...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report Weekly Update - August 2019 #5

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2019 AG Elections- Lynn Fitch Secures Republican Nomination for Mississippi Attorney General in Runoff Election- Mississippi held a runoff election for the Republican AG primary race on August 27, 2019....more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update April 2019 #2

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Consumer Protection- 21 Democratic Attorneys General Urge U.S. Department of Education to Continue Sharing Student Loan Information- 21 Democratic AGs, led by Colorado AG Phil Weiser, New Jersey AG Gurbir Grewal, and...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update February 2019 #2

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Charities- Pennsylvania Attorney General Files Petition to Modify Consent Decrees with Health Care Provider and Insurer for Allegedly Violating State Charity Laws- Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro filed a petition to modify...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update November 2018 #3

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Breaking News- Missouri Governor Announces Appointment of State Treasurer Eric Schmitt as Attorney General- Missouri State Treasurer Eric Schmitt, a Republican, has been appointed to serve as AG by Governor Mike Parson....more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update May 2018 #4

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2018 AG Elections- Arkansas and Georgia Primaries Confirm Nominations of Uncontested Candidates- Arkansas and Georgia both held primaries on May 22, 2018, for federal and statewide offices, including state attorney...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Florida AG Files Complaint Against Restaurant for Allegedly Deceptive “Locally Sourced” and “Sustainable” Claims

Florida attorney general Pam Bondi filed a complaint last week against Icebox Cafe, L.C. alleging that the restaurant violated Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by making misleading claims that its food...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Social Media Bots Are Here

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Social media bots may seem like a futuristic phenomenon or something belonging only in the TV series “Homeland,” but they’re already here affecting businesses and individuals online. Last month, the New York Times reported...more

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The State AG Report Weekly Update

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AG Elections- Democrat Peter Neronha Declares Candidacy for Rhode Island Attorney General- Democrat Peter Neronha formally announced his bid to become Rhode Island AG in 2018. Neronha served as U.S. Attorney for the...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Gatorade Lands in Hot Water by Encouraging Others to Avoid Water

This week, the California Attorney General announced a settlement involving allegations that Gatorade made misleading claims about the relative performance benefits of Gatorade and water in a mobile game that was targeted to...more

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Back in February, VIZIO, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of “smart” televisions, reached a $2.2 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the New Jersey attorney general’s office. The company had...more

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Antitrust Suit Against Michigan Hospital Moves Forward As Both Sides Denied Summary Judgment

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A federal district court denied summary judgment motions brought by both sides in the government’s antitrust suit against a Michigan hospital alleging an agreement not to compete in violation of Section 1 of the Sherman Act....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Dietary Supplement Advertising - April 2017

State Regulation - CWAG Talks Dietary Supplements - At a gathering of the Conference of Western Attorneys General, a panel on “Regulatory Models and Transparency” focused on enforcement against USPlabs as a case...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Mississippi AG Sues Google for Collection of Student Data

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a Complaint against Google last week for alleged violations of the state’s Consumer Protection Act for its collection and use of students’ personal information and search history....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

NY Attorney General Announces Infomercial Settlements

This week, the New York Attorney General announced that it had settled investigations with two companies for deceptive sales practices related to infomercials. One company agreed to pay $700,000 to settle the investigation...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Recent Privacy Developments: California AG Continues to Lead on Mobile with New Recommendations and FTC Amends COPPA

Nearly all businesses today are involved in some way in the development or distribution of mobile applications. The first part of this Client Alert highlights recent activities of the California State Attorney General to...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

A CFPB Christmas carol: first coordinated action with states

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In the first action of its kind since the agency’s creation, the CFPB, Attorneys General from New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, and Wisconsin, and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection joined forces to enjoin a...more

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