Washington AG Bob Ferguson announced that his office has recovered an additional $9.3 million in money stolen as part of a nationwide pandemic unemployment fraud scheme perpetrated against the state’s Employment Security...more
A coalition of 22 Democrat AGs filed an amicus brief in support of the federal government in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the government’s plan to cancel certain student loan debt in order to address the...more
Minnesota AG Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against Minnesota nonprofit ThinkTechAct Foundation and three associated individuals for allegedly violating state nonprofit and charitable organization laws by defrauding a federal...more
The FTC settled a lawsuit with Michael and Valerie Rando and affiliated entities for allegedly violating the FTC Act, the Credit Repair Organizations Act, the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule, the COVID-19 Consumer Protection...more
In a letter to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a bipartisan coalition of 38 AGs urged Congress to...more
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
AG James Calls For Action on Flight Delays,...more
A group of 23 AGs led by Florida AG Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit arguing that the CDC did not have the statutory authority to impose a nationwide transportation mask...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
Massachusetts AG Healey Negotiates Relief for...more
In a complaint filed March 29 in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Florida, AGs from 21 states are seeking a declaration that the Centers for Disease Control’s COVID-19 mask mandate for public transportation...more
New York AG Letitia James joined with 1199SEIU President George Gresham in calling for stronger protections for New York nursing home workers who have been among the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed the...more
New York AG Letitia James issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to solicit comments, information, and data that will assist the AG in creating regulations preventing price gouging under New York General Business Law...more
New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with private health labs ClearMD Health and Sameday Health to resolve allegations that they misrepresented turnaround times for COVID-19 test results in violation of New York’s...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
Baby Food Manufacturer Agrees to Reduce...more
2/15/2022
/ Baby Products ,
Canada ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Crowdfunding ,
Dietary Supplements ,
False Statements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Manufacturers ,
Franchises ,
Internet Lenders ,
Lead ,
Lenders ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Elections ,
Vaccinations
Texas AG Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act to crowdsourcing platform GoFundMe Inc. over GoFundMe’s removal of a fundraising campaign for the Canadian truckers...more
Over the next six months, the Cozen O’Connor State AG team will provide guidance on what corporate America needs to know in planning legal, regulatory and political strategies to anticipate and react to shifts in the AG...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: 51 Attorneys General Urge FCC to Implement...more
11/23/2021
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Divestiture ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Home Health Care ,
Robocalling ,
State Attorneys General ,
TRACED Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Vaccinations ,
Wage and Hour
A group of ten AGs, led by Missouri AG Eric Schmitt and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson, sued the Biden administration over the legality and constitutionality of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) Omnibus...more
Florida AG Ashley Moody reached a settlement with online travel agency BookIt Operating LLC, the operator of BookIt.com, (“BookIt”) to resolve allegations that it knowingly collecting money from consumers for travel made...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Republican Attorneys General Send Letter...more
11/9/2021
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Automatic Renewals ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Education ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Election Results ,
Employer Mandates ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Personal Information ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subscription Services ,
Title IX ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Vaccinations
A group of 20 Republican AGs led by Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch and Alabama AG Steve Marshall sent a letter to the Biden Administration expressing their concerns about the federal government’s mandatory vaccination requirement...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Democratic Attorneys General Ask FDA to Set...more
Washington AG Bob Ferguson obtained a court ruling ordering TD Bank to transfer funds stolen from the Washington Employment Security Department back to the state, marking the first instance in which the state’s asset...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Republican AGs Object to Biden Administration’s...more
9/30/2021
/ American Airlines ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Mergers ,
NHTSA ,
OSHA ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
A group of 24 Republican AGs, led by South Carolina AG Alan Wilson, sent a letter to President Joe Biden objecting to the Biden administration’s proposed issuance of an emergency temporary standard pursuant to the...more
A bipartisan group of 11 AGs, led by Maryland AG Brian Frosh, reached a settlement with online ticket reseller StubHub, Inc. to resolve allegations that StubHub violated state consumer protection laws by refusing to issue...more