News & Analysis as of

State Attorneys General Settlement Corporate Counsel

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Connecticut AG Announces First Settlement Under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act

On July 8, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with TicketNetwork, Inc. for alleged violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act (CTDPA). The settlement is the first publicly announced...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

State AGs, and Mark Twain, Hold Companies Accountable for AI Use

This week, two state attorneys general on very different ends of the political spectrum announced separate actions related to purported discrimination by AI services. Missouri sent inquiry letters to four Big Tech companies...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

What the Latest CCPA Settlement Means for Your Compliance Strategy

On July 1, 2025 the California Attorney General announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, totaling $1.55 million. The settlement, which is awaiting court approval, was the result of an investigation by the California...more

Baker Donelson

California AG Secures Landmark Privacy Settlement Over Tracking: What It Means for Your Website

Baker Donelson on

In a record-setting enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Attorney General (AG) announced a $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media, a popular online publisher of health...more

Fisher Phillips

Healthline to Pay $1.55M for Alleged CCPA Violations: Key Lessons for Businesses from Largest Settlement Yet

Fisher Phillips on

Healthline Media has agreed to pay $1.55 million to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – which is the largest settlement to date under the state’s landmark privacy law. The...more

BakerHostetler

Record-Breaking $1.55M CCPA Settlement Against Health Information Website Publisher

BakerHostetler on

On July 1, the California attorney general (CA AG) announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, $1.55 million, and the first settlement against a website publisher, Healthline Media LLC (Healthline)....more

Wiley Rein LLP

State Privacy Enforcement Ramp-Up Continues with New Actions in California and Texas

Wiley Rein LLP on

State enforcement agencies are keeping the pressure on businesses, with two new enforcement actions announced this week in California and Texas. This activity signals to companies – both within and outside of the United...more

WilmerHale

Texas Attorney General’s Office Reaches Settlement with AI Company Over Deceptive Claims

WilmerHale on

On September 18, the Texas Attorney General (AG) announced a settlement agreement with Pieces Technologies, Inc. (“Pieces”), a Dallas-based healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) research and development firm, resolving...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

California Attorney General Announces Third Public CCPA Enforcement Settlement

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Keypoint: The settlement, which includes a $500,000 fine and injunctive relief, arises out of alleged violations of the CCPA’s children’s privacy provisions and COPPA. On June 18, 2024, the California Attorney General...more

Benesch

Google Faces Eight-Figure Settlements Following Data Privacy Claims

Benesch on

Google has agreed to pay a whopping $155M to resolve a government investigation and a class action lawsuit stemming from its use of location data, including claims that it stored and collected consumers’ location-related...more

BakerHostetler

Endorsements and Actual Usage - A Deep Dive into the FTC and State Attorneys General Lawsuits Against Google

BakerHostetler on

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently announced his office has reached an $8 million settlement with Google of its lawsuit alleging deceptive radio disc jockey advertisements for the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. You might...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

California Announces Increased Scrutiny on CCPA Violations with Latest $1.2 Million Enforcement Action Settlement

California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta has made clear that California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement is going to be a priority for the AG’s office. On Friday, the California AG’s office announced a $1.2 million...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

State AGs Fail in Objections to Proposed Settlement in Class Action Challenging Godiva’s Labeling Practices

The last thing the parties to a class action settlement want to see is an objection from state Attorneys General (AGs).  AG objections to class action settlements are relatively rare and courts tend to give AG objections more...more

WilmerHale

California Settles with Glow App Over Alleged Privacy and Security Violations

WilmerHale on

In September, the California Attorney General (the “AG”) reached a settlement with Glow, Inc. (“Glow”), a technology company that is responsible for an ovulation and fertility-tracking mobile application called the Glow app....more

Poyner Spruill LLP

HIPAA Breach Settles for $1M in First Settlement Involving State Attorneys General

Poyner Spruill LLP on

Last week, Indiana based Medical Informatics Engineering, Inc. (MIE) agreed to pay $100,000 to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (OCR). MIE provides electronic health record and related...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2019

In this month's edition, we examine cybersecurity-related state Supreme Court rulings in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Illinois; the Department of Health and Human Services' cybersecurity guidelines for the health care industry;...more

16 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide