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On March 21, Florida Attorney General (AG) James Uthmeier’s Consumer Protection Division announced the resolution of ongoing litigation against a network of moving brokerage companies accused of misleading consumers. These...more
Alaska’s Department of Law’s Consumer Protection Unit recently announced it obtained a Superior Court order issuing a $250,000 civil penalty against B. Merry Studio, which the state alleged to have marketed products as being...more
On September 9, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser issued a public advisory warning voters about the dangers of election misinformation and disinformation in the form of realistic-looking images, videos, and audio...more
On September 23, 2024, the State of California filed a new greenwashing salvo against an oil major by filing a plastics-related lawsuit in the San Francisco County Superior Court. The lawsuit accuses the oil major of...more
In a recent amicus brief submitted to the Colorado Supreme Court, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) office has expressed its support for plaintiffs in a case that raises questions about the interplay between Colorado’s...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New Mexico Snaps at Snapchat for Allegedly Failing to...more
The FTC sent warning letters to 31 companies offering adoption intermediary services, warning them that misleading, unfair, or deceptive practices that harm prospective adoptive or birth parents may violate the FTC Act and...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •New Jersey AG Says Bumble Bumbled Background Check...more
While the federal government’s campaign against hidden “junk” fees intensifies, state attorneys general (AGs) have long been contesting concealed costs as unfair or deceptive — especially in the absence of sufficient...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •FTC and FDA Weed Out Misleadingly Marketed THC-Containing...more
On May 15, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry (AG Henry) announced an $11.4 million settlement against Snap Finance LLC and its affiliates (Snap RTO LLC, Snap Second Look LLC, and Snap Finance Holdings, LLC) (Snap)...more
24 Republican AGs, led by Kentucky AG Daniel Cameron, sent a letter to Yelp, Inc. in opposition to the company’s recently announced policy of issuing “Consumer Notices” on the pages of crisis pregnancy centers on Yelp’s...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 Racine settled a lawsuit with online delivery service Instacart to resolve allegations that Instacart misled customers in the District regarding service fees and failed to remit taxes on those...more
California AG Rob Bonta reached a settlement with Rent-A-Center—one of the nation’s largest rent-to-own companies—to resolve allegations of systematic violations of California’s Karnette Rental-Purchase Act, Automatic Renewal...more
California AG Rob Bonta released proposed regulations governing online charitable fundraising. The regulations implement California Assembly Bill 488, which provides for increased oversight of charitable fundraising on...more
Georgia AG Chris Carr reached a settlement with rent-to-own retailer Rent-A-Center, Inc. to resolve allegations that it violated the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act, the Georgia Lease-Purchase Agreement Act, and the...more
District of Columbia AG Karl Racine reached a settlement with online lender Elevate Credit, Inc. to resolve allegations it used misleading tactics to market loans with unlawfully high interest rates to consumers in violation...more
A bipartisan group of 27 AGs and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued precious metals trading company Safeguard Metals LLC and its owner (collectively, “Safeguard Metals”) over allegations that it fraudulently...more
The FTC and the U.S. DOJ reached a settlement with online consumer background report provider MyLife.com Inc. and its founder and CEO, Jeffrey Tinsley, to resolve allegations that MyLife used misleading tactics to sell...more
A group of 17 Democratic AGs, led by Washington AG Bob Ferguson, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in support of Minnesota’s position in Minnesota v. American Petroleum Institute et al....more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - AGs Submit Comment to FDA on Cannabis - A group of 38 state attorneys general have submitted a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in response to the agency’s...more