On August 10, Michigan Attorney General (AG) Dana Nessel issued a press release to report the success of the new Unlicensed Builders Pretrial Diversion Program that was launched in February. AG Nessel launched the new program...more
On August 15, New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James announced a settlement with Avis Budget Group Inc. (Avis Budget), for allegedly denying car rentals to customers who did not possess a credit card. Under the terms of...more
8/18/2023
/ Automobile Passengers ,
Automotive Industry ,
Car Rentals ,
Credit Cards ,
Employee Training ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Motor Vehicles ,
New York ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General
On August 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta led a coalition of five state attorneys general (AGs) in filing an amicus letter concerning a proposed class action settlement between DuPont, Chemours, and Corteva, and...more
8/14/2023
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Class Action ,
Class Action Settlement ,
Contamination ,
Drinking Water ,
DuPont ,
Environmental Protection Act ,
Manufacturers ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta is asking the Los Angeles County Superior Court to enter a civil forfeiture order allowing the state to collect unpaid taxes and fees from an unlicensed marijuana business by seizing...more
A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general (AGs) from 22 states is urging the federal district court in South Carolina to reject a proposed $12.5 billion settlement between 3M and a group of public water utilities, who are...more
7/31/2023
/ 3M Company ,
California ,
Drinking Water ,
Environmental Policies ,
Manufacturers ,
Motion To Intervene ,
PFAS ,
Public Health ,
Public Utility ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General
A bipartisan coalition of Attorneys General (AGs) representing each state and Washington D.C. joined forces with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ). They have announced their unified...more
On July 6, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a $950,000 settlement concerning the Illinois Wage Payments and Collection Act, marking the conclusion of an investigation into GrapeTree Medical Staffing...more
7/25/2023
/ Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Illinois ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
Staffing Agencies ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Deductions ,
Wage Payment and Collection Act
As a result of legislation passed this month, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed lawsuits against two companies, The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and NaturaLawn of America, for allegedly violating the...more
Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti is suing more than 20 per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) manufacturers, including 3M and DuPont, seeking injunctive and monetary relief under the state’s public nuisance and uniform...more
7/21/2023
/ 3M Company ,
Chemicals ,
Contamination ,
DuPont ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Manufacturer Liability ,
Manufacturers ,
Negligence ,
PFAS ,
Public Nuisance ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General ,
Supply Chain ,
Tennessee ,
Toxic Chemicals
On July 6, North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley announced a settlement of an administrative complaint, accusing Western Distributing Company and affiliate companies Plains Gaming Distributing Inc. and Midwest Gaming...more
On June 5, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) in Texas v. Google, LLC ruled that the State Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2021 applies to pending state antitrust enforcement actions, including to actions the...more
7/13/2023
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Forum ,
Google ,
Monopolization ,
Multidistrict Litigation ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Platforms ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Stays ,
Venue
On June 6, Alabama, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Jersey, South Carolina, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin each filed enforcement actions against leading cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase and its parent,...more
7/12/2023
/ Cease and Desist Orders ,
Coinbase ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
SIPC ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trading Platforms ,
Unregistered Securities
In the latest episode of Regulatory Oversight, the National Association of Attorney General (NAAG) Executive Director Brian Kane joins co-host Ashley Taylor to discuss the role that NAAG plays among attorneys general. NAAG...more
The New York and Pennsylvania state attorneys general recently led a bipartisan coalition of 26 state AGs in a letter, supporting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)’s proposed rule amending the Negative Option Rule....more
On June 27, Illinois AG Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 13 Democratic attorneys general nationwide in submitting a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), supporting more stringent regulation of ethylene oxide...more
On June 13, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra provided the CFPB’s semiannual report to Congress, which included concerns about predatory house-flipping practices by companies like HomeVestors....more
On June 12, a bipartisan group of 23 attorneys general wrote a letter to the chief counsel for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), recommending a risk-based approach to a regulatory...more
A bipartisan coalition of 23 state attorney generals led by Virginia AG Jason Miyares recently went up in arms about a products liability ruling they believe will threaten state consumer protection laws. On May 30, the...more
6/16/2023
/ Life Sciences ,
Merck ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Preemption ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Product Defects ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Sovereignty ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On June 8, a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general issued a letter, supporting the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) proposal to close a “loophole” that currently allows lead generators to collect and sell...more
6/16/2023
/ Consumer Information ,
FCC ,
Information Sharing ,
Lead Generators ,
Marketing ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Right to Privacy ,
Robocalling ,
State Attorneys General ,
Text Messages ,
Third-Party Service Provider
On June 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a request for information (RFI) to gain additional insight into how it can optimize joint enforcement with state attorneys general (state AGs) to protect consumers from...more
On May 10, SoLo Funds, Inc. (Solo), one of the largest community lending platforms in the United States, entered into a settlement with the District of Columbia attorney general (OAG). The settlement resolves claims that the...more
6/5/2023
/ Attorney General ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
Loans ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Usury
On May 16, California Attorney General Rob Bonta held a press conference, supporting California Senate Bill 478 (SB 478) to prohibit “junk fees” or hidden fees that a seller may add on top of an advertised price. The bill is...more
Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry announced a settlement with New York-based Fluent LLC and its subsidiaries over allegations that they engaged in deceptive and misleading business practices by placing millions of unwanted...more
North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced that he reached a $150,000 settlement with Rockingham health care provider Compassionate Counseling Services (Compassionate) for allegedly submitting false claims to the...more
On May 23, 49 state attorneys general sued Avid Telecom, its owner, and vice president for allegedly facilitating billions of robocalls in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. The AGs requested civil penalties...more