On June 4, 2026, Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul announced a settlement with Rushmore Energy, LLC (Rushmore), resolving allegations that the company violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business...more
6/11/2026
/ Administrative Consent Order (ACO) ,
Clean Energy ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fraud ,
Investigations ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Utilities Sector
On Monday, Andy Wilson began serving as Ohio’s 52nd attorney general (AG), following his appointment by Governor Mike DeWine to serve the remainder of former AG Dave Yost’s term. His selection comes after Yost resigned to...more
6/9/2026
/ Attorney General ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Executive Appointments ,
Executive Authority ,
Government Agencies ,
Investigations ,
Law Enforcement ,
Political Campaigns ,
Public Policy ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Elections
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight’s “AI State Regulatory Frontiers” series, co-host Ashley Taylor is joined by colleagues Gene Fishel and Dan Waltz to examine how AI is reshaping expectations for attorneys, clients, and...more
On May 26, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general (AGs) issued a letter opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757. The AGs assert that the KIDS Act would preempt their...more
6/1/2026
/ Algorithms ,
Bipartisan Agreement ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Digital Platforms ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Government Agencies ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Social Media ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
Trump Administration
On May 20, the Missouri attorney general (AG) filed suit in Missouri state court against the cryptocurrency ATM operator GPD Holdings LLC, which does business as CoinFlip. The AG alleges that CoinFlip violated Missouri’s...more
5/28/2026
/ ATMs ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fees ,
FinTech ,
Fraud ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Injunctions ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On May 11, 2026, the Washington attorney general (AG) settled with Homeaglow Inc. d/b/a Dazzling Cleaning (Homeaglow), a cleaning service company, and related parties, for $2.25 million over alleged violations of the...more
5/21/2026
/ Advertising ,
Automatic Renewals ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Negative Option Rule ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subscription Services ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On May 15, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit partially blocked Maryland’s new “greenwashing” law for retail electricity suppliers. Holding that the statute’s core advertising restriction likely violates...more
5/21/2026
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Commercial Speech ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Electricity ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
First Amendment ,
Greenwashing ,
Marketing ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Renewable Energy ,
State and Local Government
The New York Attorney General’s (AG) Office announced a $5 million settlement with Uphold HQ Inc. (Uphold), a cryptocurrency platform that allows users to buy, sell, and trade digital assets. The settlement resolves...more
5/20/2026
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Misleading Statements ,
New York ,
Registration Requirement ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Management ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Unregistered Securities
When a client receives a civil investigative demand, or CID, or equivalent subpoena from a state attorney general, the first question is always some version of “how can we move to quash this subpoena?”
Our team’s reaction...more
5/20/2026
/ Abstention ,
Appellate Courts ,
CID ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
First Amendment ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Judicial Review ,
Jurisdiction ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Preemption ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subpoenas
Alaska has a new acting attorney general (AG) after state lawmakers refused to confirm Governor Mike Dunleavy’s appointment of Stephen Cox, who has been serving as AG since August 2025. The new acting AG is Cori Mills, a...more
5/19/2026
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Alaska ,
Confirmation Proceedings ,
Executive Appointments ,
Government Agencies ,
Governors ,
Political Appointments ,
Senate Confirmation Hearings ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures
On May 12, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Rohit Chopra to lead California’s Business and Consumer Services Agency. The new state agency will officially begin operations on July 1, 2026.
Chopra previously served in...more
5/19/2026
/ California ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Agencies ,
Governor Newsom ,
Regulatory Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government
On May 7, 2026, Ohio Attorney General (AG) Dave Yost announced his resignation after having served in the role since 2019.
Yost’s resignation is effective at midnight on June 7, 2026. Yost is vacating his position to join...more
5/11/2026
/ Administrative Resignation ,
Affordable Care Act ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) ,
Opioid ,
Public Health ,
Robocalling ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Veterans
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor continues the multipart series on artificial intelligence with colleagues Ghillaine Reid, David Stauss, and Matt Berns for a practical look at how states are...more
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor continues the multipart series on artificial intelligence with colleagues Ghillaine Reid, David Stauss, and Matt Berns for a practical look at how states are...more
On April 27, 2026, Washington’s attorney general (AG) filed suit against Albertsons and Safeway, accusing the grocery chains of inflating prices before “buy one, get one free” (BOGO) promotions — allegedly pocketing nearly...more
5/5/2026
/ Consumer Protection Act ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Grocery Stores ,
Penalties ,
Price Transparency ,
Product Pricing ,
Retailers ,
State Attorneys General ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In a series of recent rulings, a New Jersey trial court imposed more than $10 million in penalties against an auto dealer found to have committed more than 500 violations of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act in a case filed...more
5/5/2026
/ Appeals ,
Automotive Industry ,
CARS Rule ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Jersey ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, host Ashley Taylor continues his multipart series on artificial intelligence (AI) with returning guests Gurkan Ay and Andrew Coles of Resolution Economics. Together, they move beyond...more
On April 13, 2026, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed SB338 into law, amending Virginia’s Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) to prohibit controllers of personal data from selling consumers’ precise geolocation...more
4/28/2026
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Selling ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Location Data ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Virginia
On April 20, 2026, Attorney General (AG) Brian Schwalb announced that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, will pay $9.9 million to resolve allegations of deceptive ticket pricing and hidden fees affecting District of...more
4/24/2026
/ Advertising ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Event Tickets ,
Hidden Fees ,
Marketing ,
Refunds ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Ticket Pricing ,
Ticketmaster ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On April 13, a bipartisan coalition of more than two dozen state attorneys general (AGs) submitted a comment letter supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed rule targeting so-called “junk fees” in the...more
4/21/2026
/ Competition ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hidden Fees ,
Landlords ,
Proposed Rules ,
Rental Property ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Illinois attorney general (AG) recently filed a brief defending the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) in an appeal arising out of litigation captioned Illinois Bankers Association v. Raoul. The AG asked the...more
4/17/2026
/ Appellate Courts ,
Banking Sector ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Financial Institutions ,
Illinois ,
Interchange Fees ,
New Legislation ,
Payment Systems ,
Preemption ,
State Attorneys General
In its recent decision in Office of the Attorney General v. PFLAG, Inc., the Texas Supreme Court addressed the scope of the attorney general’s (AG) authority to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) under the Deceptive...more
4/17/2026
/ Civil Investigation Demand ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Discovery ,
Government Agencies ,
Government Investigations ,
Judicial Authority ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Texas ,
TX Supreme Court ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
“Junk fees” have become a central political and regulatory buzzword in recent years. The term generally refers to extra charges tacked onto purchases — such as convenience, service, resort, or handling fees — that are either...more
4/16/2026
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Event Tickets ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Goods or Services ,
Hidden Fees ,
On-Demand Services ,
Price Transparency ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, co-host Ashley Taylor, co-leader of Troutman Pepper Locke's State Attorneys General team, kicks off a multipart series on artificial intelligence (AI) with guests Gurkan Ay and Andrew...more
A federal court in Michigan significantly narrowed Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel’s privacy and consumer protection case against Roku, Inc. (Roku) dismissing all non-Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more
4/8/2026
/ COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Court Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Information ,
Roku ,
Standing ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws