Hawaii AG Clare Connors’ nomination for U.S. Attorney for the District of Hawaii was approved by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee and is now up for a full Senate vote...
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New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with The Golub Corporation (“Golub”), owner of the Price Chopper Supermarkets, Market 32, and Market Bistro chains; Tops Market Corporation (“Tops”), owner of Tops Friendly...more
On November 8, 2021, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its Fall Consumer Protection Conference in person for the first time in two years with more than 170 attendees at the live program and...more
11/11/2021
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Consumer Fraud ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Protection ,
FBI ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Opioid ,
Ransomware ,
State Attorneys General ,
Third-Party
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
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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
The election for Virginia Attorney General was held on November 2, 2021. Delegate Jason Miyares (R) defeated two-term incumbent Mark Herring (D) by a margin of 50.7% to 49.3% to become the first Latino elected as Virginia’s...more
Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum led a coalition of 19 states and the District of Columbia in filing an amicus brief in support of students who brought a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon...more
Kansas AG Derek Schmidt reached a settlement agreement with ST2, Inc., d/b/a SearchTec, Inc. (“SearchTec”), and related entities to resolve allegations that the reporting service unlawfully disposed of documents containing...more
The FTC announced that it would be refunding over $2 million to senior citizens and retirees who purchased finance and health-related newsletters, books, and subscription services published by Agora Financial, LLC, NewMarket...more
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
In response to rising complaints of financial harms, The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a new enforcement policy (“Policy”) statement to help combat negative option marketing where consumers are deceptively signed up...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
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached a settlement with dialysis service provider DaVita, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Total Renal Care, Inc. (collectively “DaVita”), to resolve allegations that DaVita’s...more
A group of 23 Democratic AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James, petitioned the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) to set limits on the permissible levels of heavy metals in baby food...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
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reached a settlement with Trustmark National Bank (“Trustmark”) to resolve allegations that it discriminated against Black and Hispanic...more
Maryland AG Brian Frosh announced that he will not seek a third term in 2022, opening the field for several candidates who immediately expressed their interest in seeking the Democratic nomination...more
Private practice attorney and former state Representative Adam Jarchow is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2022 election for Wisconsin AG. His announcement comes shortly after law professor Ryan Owens announced his...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: New York Attorney General Sets Enforcement...more
10/25/2021
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Cease and Desist Orders ,
Communications Decency Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
DuPont ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Violations ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Hazardous Waste ,
IRS ,
Martin Act ,
Medicaid ,
Natural Gas ,
Private Equity ,
Section 230 ,
State Attorneys General
North Carolina AG Josh Stein, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in support of the...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with chemical companies E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and Performance Materials NA, Inc. (collectively “DuPont”) to resolve numerous allegations of...more
New York AG Letitia James directed two cryptocurrency lending platforms to cease sales of unregistered virtual or cryptocurrency lending products, which allegedly violate New York’s Martin Act that is intended to protect the...more
A group of 19 Republican AGs, led by West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey, sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources urging...more
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with private equity firms H.I.G. Growth Partners, LLC and H.I.G. Capital, LLC (collectively “HIG”), and two former executives of a mental health facility operator, South Bay...more
A group of 20 Republican AGs, led by Georgia AG Chris Carr, Idaho AG Lawrence Wasden, and Utah AG Sean Reyes, sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen in opposition to the administration’s...more
Democratic AGs Seek Review of Sweeping U.S. Postal Service Changes - Two A group of 20 Democratic AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James and Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission...more