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Deceptive Trade Practices — A Texas No-Damages Model for Toxic Tort Litigation

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State and local governments have long participated in toxic tort litigation against manufacturers whose products are claimed to have driven up government healthcare costs. Now, the Texas attorney general has staked out a new...more

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Alaska Obtains Six-Figure Civil Penalty in Product Labeling Case

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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

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New York State Proposes Consumer Protection Reforms through FAIR Business Practices Act

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What Happened? On March 13, New York state legislators introduced new legislation called the Fostering Affordability and Integrity Through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act. The bill, supported by New York Attorney...more

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Massachusetts Secures Record Judgment Against Insurance Companies

On the brink of the new year, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (MA AGO) secured a landmark $165 million judgment, including civil penalties and restitution, against three UnitedHealth insurance companies:...more

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Connecticut Continues Streak of Solar Settlements

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Connecticut AG William Tong has reached a settlement with Vision Solar, LLC to resolve allegations that the company violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act through its marketing, sales, permitting, and...more

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California Sues Exxon for Allegedly Fueling Plastics Pollution Crisis

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California AG Rob Bonta sued global energy giant ExxonMobil Corporation for allegedly deceiving the public about the recyclability of plastic products and creating a global plastics pollution crisis in violation of state...more

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Utah AG Secures $42.5 Million Judgment in Real Estate Investment Fraud Case

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Utah AG Sean Reyes has secured a $42.5 million judgment against Real Estate Workshop and associated individuals and entities (collectively, “REW”) for their involvement in an alleged real estate investment fraud scheme that...more

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AGs in Solar-darity in Fight Against Allegedly Deceptive Solar Panel Sales Practices

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Florida AG Ashley Moody brought lawsuits against two solar energy companies, SetUp My Solar, Inc. and Vision Solar FL, LLC, and related individuals for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection law and home...more

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DNA Testing Firm Hit with $700K Fine for Alleged Deceptive Ads

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California AG Rob Bonta and the FTC settled with CRI Genetics, LLC to resolve allegations that the DNA testing firm violated the FTC Act and California’s Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law by making...more

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CFPB and NY AG Reach $4 Million Settlement with Debt Collectors

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On May 23, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the New York Attorney General (NY AG) announced that they have settled a case filed against six New York debt collection companies and affiliated...more

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Auto Dealer Pays $10 Million in Record-Setting Settlement with the FTC and Illinois

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The FTC and Illinois AG Kwame Raoul reached a settlement with multistate auto dealership Edward Napleton Automotive Group and affiliate persons and dealerships (collectively, “Napleton”) to resolve allegations that Napleton...more

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Opioid Fallout: Ad Agency Sued For Allegedly Helping Purdue Deceptively Market OxyContin

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Massachusetts AG Maura Healey sued healthcare marketing company Publicis Health, LLC (“Publicis”) under a theory of public nuisance and for violations of Massachusetts’s consumer protection law over Publicis’s alleged role in...more

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Debt Collection Agency Hit With $1.3 Million Default Judgment Over Unlicensed Collections Activity

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita obtained a default judgment and a permanent injunction against debt collection agency New Britain Financial, LLC (“NBF”) and its owner Nelson Macwan for allegedly acting as a collector without a license...more

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1st Amendment Win For Credit Card Surcharges| Texas Sues Over Electricity Bills | Dodgy COVID Fees

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2022 AG Elections- Former South Dakota Attorney General Steps Back into Contention for AG’s Office- •Marty Jackley, who formerly served as U.S. Attorney for South Dakota, South Dakota AG, and President of the National...more

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Unprecedented: COVID-19 Litigation Trends - Issue 16, 2020

This 16th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, discusses claims ranging from insurance coverage disputes to prisoners’ rights. The top story this week, however, is undoubtedly a Michigan...more

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CFPB announces proposed consent order with companies alleged to have collected loans void under state law

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a proposed consent order with Think Finance and six subsidiaries (collectively, the “Think Entities’) to settle the Bureau’s lawsuit filed in November 2017 that alleged the Think...more

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New Jersey files lawsuit against two buy-here pay-here used car dealers

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On March 7, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced the filing of a lawsuit against two “Buy Here-Pay Here” auto dealerships and their owner for allegedly unconscionable and...more

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