AGs Go After Timeshare Exit Companies over Allegedly Fraudulent Marketing
Missouri AG Andrew Bailey filed a lawsuit against RSI, LLC and its owners, alleging that the timeshare-exit company violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by making false promises and misrepresentations in the marketing of its services to consumers.
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Decades of Alleged Pollution Leads to Largest Environmental Settlement in D.C. History
District of Columbia AG Brian L. Schwalb settled with Potomac Electric Power Company for $57 million, the largest environmental settlement in D.C. history, to resolve allegations that the energy company released toxic pollution into the Anacostia River system in violation of CERCLA and D.C. environmental laws.
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Federal Student Loan Repayment Resumption Sparks Democratic AG Concern
A group of 19 Democratic AGs wrote a letter to the President and the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education asking for stronger protections for borrowers as federal student loan payments resume following a three-and-a-half-year pause during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Democratic AGs Support CEQ Reinstatement of NEPA Regulations
A coalition of 18 Democratic AGs filed a comment letter in support of the U.S. Council on Environmental Quality’s notice of proposed rulemaking revising its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to conduct assessments of the environmental impacts of proposed actions, including energy and infrastructure projects and the management of public lands, before making decisions.
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Online Business Coach Lurns the Hard Way Not to Deceive Consumers
The FTC settled with Lurn, Inc. and affiliated individuals to resolve allegations that they violated the FTC Act and the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act by making deceptive marketing statements when promoting online business coaching services.
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Underpaying Workers Is a Bad Idea, says Massachusetts AG
Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell announced citations issued against Idea Painting Company and its owner for failure to pay employees sick or overtime wages and failure to keep or furnish accurate wage records, in violation of Massachusetts labor laws.
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