The FTC issued a proposed order to settle allegations that online mental health counseling service BetterHelp, Inc. violated of Section 5 of the FTC Act shared sensitive mental health data with third parties in order to...more
The FTC finalized an order with Chegg, Inc. regarding alleged poor data security practices that lead to at least four separate data breaches at the education technology company in which users’ and employees’ personal...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•FTC Finalizes Consent Order with Drizly Following Security...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:
•AG Bonta Sends Letters to Plastic Bag...more
The FTC has settled with online alcohol vendor Drizly, LLC and its CEO James Rellas (collectively, “Drizly”), to resolve allegations that Drizly violated the FTC Act by failing to employ reasonable security practices 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 Coalition Challenges Proposed Emissions...more
10/25/2022
/ Anti-Manipulation Rule ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Contamination ,
Data Breach ,
Environmental Policies ,
Mental Health ,
Opioid ,
Personal Information ,
Pesticides ,
Safe Drug Disposal ,
State Attorneys General
New York AG Letitia James secured a $1.9 million settlement with online fashion retailer Zoetop Business Company, Ltd. – which owns and operates popular e-commerce brands SHEIN and ROMWE – and SHEIN Distribution Corporation...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:
•NAAG Taps Kane As Executive Director-...more
AGs from seven states reached an $8 million settlement with Wawa, Inc. to resolve allegations that the convenience store chain violated state consumer protection and personal information protection laws....more
New York AG Letitia James reached a $400,000 settlement with grocery store chain Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. to resolve allegations that the personal information of more than three million consumers nationwide was exposed,...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:
•Multistate Reaches Settlement with Carnival...more
7/1/2022
/ Baby Products ,
Data Breach ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food Contamination ,
Fraudulent Transfers ,
Lead ,
Misleading Statements ,
Money Transfer ,
Political Candidates ,
Right to Repair ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Elections ,
Wal-Mart ,
Wire Fraud
AGs from 46 states reached a $1.26 million settlement with Carnival Corporation and three of its subsidiaries (collectively “Carnival”) to resolve allegations that Carnival violated state consumer protection and personal...more
Washington AG Bob Ferguson announced that his office has recovered a total of $18.8 million in funds stolen as a part of a massive fraud perpetuated against the state’s Employment Security Department....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:
•Connecticut AG Tong Doesn’t Want to Hear...more
The FTC has reached a settlement with Residual Pumpkin Entity, LLC and PlanetArt, LLC—the former and current owners of online merchandise platform CafePress (collectively, “CafePress”)—to resolve allegations that CafePress...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 - Supermarket Chains Agree to Divest Stores Over...more
Washington AG Bob Ferguson released an annual Data Breach Report detailing statistics relating to data breaches, cyberattacks, and ransomware incidents reported to the AG’s office in 2021...more
New Jersey Acting AG Andrew Bruck reached a settlement with healthcare provider Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause, LLC (“Diamond”) to resolve allegations stemming from a 2016 data breach that compromised the...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a settlement with movie ticket subscription service MoviePass, Inc., its parent company Helios and Matheson Analytics, Inc. (“Helios”), as well as Helios’s current and former...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a policy statement clarifying that health apps that collect or use consumers’ health information are subject to the Health Breach Notification Rule’s notification requirements when...more
FTC Continues Crackdown on Fake Claims About CBD -
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached a settlement with cannabidiol (“CBD”) products retailer Kushly Industries LLC and its sole officer (collectively, “Kushly”)...more
New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with online water filtration retailer Filters Fast LLC to resolve allegations that it failed to protect customers’ payment card information in a 2019 data breach in violation of...more
Antitrust-
Attorneys General Testify in House Hearing on Big Tech and Competition-
•On March 18, 2021, Colorado AG Phil Weiser and Nebraska AG Doug Peterson testified before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial,...more
3/19/2021
/ American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ,
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Escrow Accounts ,
False Advertising ,
Hackers ,
Long-Term Care ,
Ombudsman ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Social Media ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Sovereignty ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tobacco Regulations ,
Unfair Competition
Antitrust-
FTC Orders Divestment of Gas Stations to Avoid Harming Competition in Local Markets-
•The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued an order requiring energy company Arko Holdings Ltd. and its subsidiaries...more
10/15/2020
/ California Consumer Financial Protection Law (CCFPL) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Reporting Agencies ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hospitals ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Nissan ,
Political Advertising ,
Political Campaigns ,
Popular ,
Public Disclosure ,
Repossess ,
Social Media ,
The Clayton Act ,
Twitter ,
Wine & Alcohol
2022 AG Elections-
Challenger Takes on Texas Incumbent Attorney General-
•Joe Jaworski, former Mayor of Galveston Texas, announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for Texas AG to challenge Republican...more
9/18/2020
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
Attorney General ,
CARB ,
Clean Air Act ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Dodd-Frank ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Novartis ,
Popular