Healthcare Co.’s Coding Error Allegedly PHI-cilitates PHI-shing for PHI

A bipartisan coalition of 33 AGs settled with health care clearinghouse Inmediata Health Group, LLC and an affiliated entity to resolve allegations that Inmediata violated state consumer protection and data breach notification laws, as well as HIPAA, when its failure to implement reasonable data security measures led to the potential exposure of protected health information.
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Louisiana AG Jeff Landry Elected Governor; AG Race to Proceed to November Runoff

Republican Liz Murrill and Democrat Lindsey Cheek will face off in a November runoff election to replace current Louisiana AG Jeff Landry, who won the state’s governor’s race.
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This is Not a Drill: Payment Software Testing Inadvertently Led to $2.3 Billion in Real Account Withdrawals

A coalition of fifty AGs settled with payment processor ACI Payments, Inc. and its parent company to resolve allegations that ACI violated state consumer protection laws and regulations when a testing error led to the attempted unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from the accounts of almost half a million mortgage borrowers.
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CFPB Chimes in on Alleged Remittance Transfer Falsehoods

The CFPB issued a consent order against fintech company Chime, Inc. d/b/a Sendwave to resolve allegations that it violated the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and related regulations, as well as the Consumer Protection Act of 2010, by deceiving consumers about the speed and cost of its international money transfer services—“remittance transfers”—through its mobile app, Sendwave.
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AGs Defend Borrower Defense Rule

A group of 23 Democratic AGs, led by Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit case Career Colleges and Schools of Texas v. U.S. Department of Education, et al., urging the court to uphold the Department of Education’s Borrower Defense Rule, which provides protection for student loan borrowers who are victims of fraud or financial wrongdoing by educational institutions.
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Energy Department’s Proposed Standards Leave Republican AGs Boiling

A group of 21 Republican AGs filed a public comment letter criticizing the Department of Energy’s proposed Energy Policy and Conservation Act efficiency standards for consumer boilers—appliances that supply steam or hot water for residential space-heating—arguing that the standards would impose significant hardships.
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