On January 16, Attorney General (AG) Jason Miyares’s last day in office, the Virginia AG reached a settlement with Viatris, Mylan’s corporate successor, over EpiPen pricing and related practices. The settlement was filed and...more
2/4/2026
/ Competition ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Drug Pricing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Manufacturers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued JustAnswer LLC and its founder and CEO, Andrew Kurtzig, alleging that the online Q&A platform deceives consumers into costly recurring subscriptions without their informed consent,...more
2/2/2026
/ Automatic Renewals ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Negative Option Rule ,
ROSCA ,
Subscription Services ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Arizona Attorney General (AG) Kris Mayes recently announced a consent judgment with SimonMed Imaging MSO, LLC (SimonMed), alleging that the medical imaging service provider violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act through...more
1/30/2026
/ Billing Errors ,
Consent Decrees ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Injunctions ,
Penalties ,
Refunds ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restitution ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent warning letters to 10 unnamed companies for practices that may allegedly violate its new Consumer Review Rule. The letters flag potential use of fake or misleading reviews,...more
1/30/2026
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Consumer Review Fairness Act (CRFA) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Endorsements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fake Reviews ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Endorsement Guidelines ,
Online Endorsements ,
Online Reviews ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On his last day in office, New Jersey Attorney General (AG) Matt Platkin announced a consent order resolving a consumer fraud investigation into Skims Body, Inc. for charging consumers in New Jersey sales tax on items that...more
1/23/2026
/ Consent Order ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
New Jersey ,
Penalties ,
Sales Tax ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Taxes ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 5, 2026, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser announced that MC Global Holdings and affiliated persons and entities (collectively, MC) had been fined for allegedly violating the terms of a May 2025 assurance...more
1/21/2026
/ Advertising ,
Assurance of Discontinuation (AOD) ,
Cannabis Products ,
Colorado ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Misleading Statements ,
Penalties ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Settlement ,
Settlement Agreements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On January 15, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced that the state had settled its long-running lawsuit against Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. over the prices that the company charged for eggs in the first months of the...more
On December 23, 2025, the New York Attorney General (AG) announced a settlement with Monterey Finance (Monterey) of approximately $2.4 million in debt relief for 835 New York consumers and $175,000 in penalties. The AG...more
On December 30, 2025, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton announced a $1.25 million settlement with Hyatt Corporation (Hyatt). The settlement resolves a 2023 lawsuit alleging that Hyatt violated Texas consumer protection...more
1/12/2026
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Fees ,
Hidden Fees ,
Hotels ,
Price Transparency ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Texas ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Last month, Ohio, along with nine other state attorneys general (collectively, the AGs) entered into an assurance of voluntary compliance (AV) with Menard Inc. d/b/a Menards, a Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer. The...more
1/8/2026
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Investigations ,
Misleading Statements ,
Price Gouging ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Retailers ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On December 19, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Fostering Affordability and Integrity through Reasonable (FAIR) Business Practices Act. The FAIR Act, which was proposed by Attorney General (AG) Tish...more
1/8/2026
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
New Legislation ,
New York ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Washington Attorney General (AG) Nick Brown announced a settlement with Central Washington Health Services Association, doing business as Confluence Health, over its handling of charity care refunds. The AG alleges that since...more
12/26/2025
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Medical Debt ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
After a four-day trial, Iowa Attorney General (AG) Brenna Bird obtained a ruling and judgment against Omaha-based stem cell businesses and its owner/CEO for deceptively marketing “regenerative medicine” stem cell injections...more
12/18/2025
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Elder Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Healthcare ,
Injunctions ,
Penalties ,
Regenerative Medicine ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On December 1, Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton issued a press release announcing an investigation into Shein US Services LLC Corporate and its affiliates (Shein).
As discussed in a prior podcast on a Racketeer...more
12/17/2025
/ Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Hazardous Substances ,
Investigations ,
Retailers ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Labor Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Supply Chain ,
Texas ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On Monday, New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced that she will nominate Jennifer Davenport to serve as the next attorney general (AG) of New Jersey. Davenport, a lifelong New Jersey resident, is currently...more
12/17/2025
/ Affordable Housing ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Appointments ,
Firearms ,
Government Agencies ,
Gun Laws ,
Human Trafficking ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Officials ,
Public Safety ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Oregon Department of Justice and Grocery Delivery E-Service USA, Inc. d/b/a HelloFresh (HelloFresh), recently filed an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) in Oregon Circuit Court to resolve allegations by the...more
12/11/2025
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Marketing ,
Penalties ,
Settlement ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Stephen Piepgrass sits down with partner Mike Yaghi of the RISE practice group and State Attorneys General (AG) team to explore how businesses can...more
On November 13, North Carolina Attorney General (AG) Jeff Jackson and Utah AG Derek Brown, along with the Attorney General Alliance, announced a task force in conjunction with generative artificial intelligence (AI)...more
11/25/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Innovative Technology ,
Microsoft ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
State Attorneys General
On October 20, a coalition of 21 state attorneys general (AG), led by Iowa AG Brenna Bird, submitted a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Hester M. Peirce in response to her February statement...more
11/11/2025
/ Blockchain ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
UDAP
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Regulatory Oversight, Chris Willis is joined by Joseph DeFazio, Bill Foley, and Michael Yaghi to discuss the implications of New York's FAIR Act, a significant...more
In this crossover episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast and Regulatory Oversight, Chris Willis is joined by Joseph DeFazio, Bill Foley, and Michael Yaghi to discuss the implications of New York's FAIR Act, a significant...more
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell has issued guidelines to help businesses comply with the recently enacted consumer protection regulations, prohibiting “junk fees” and providing consumers with greater...more
8/28/2025
/ Advertising ,
Auto-Renewal ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Fees ,
Goods or Services ,
Marketing ,
New Guidance ,
New Regulations ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subscription Services ,
Transparency ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In this episode of Regulatory Oversight, we kick off a two-part series on the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Stephen Piepgrass, Michael Yaghi, and Dan Waltz explore the significance of the BBB for businesses, particularly in...more
In a recent political development in Nevada, Governor Joe Lombardo vetoed Assembly Bill 44, a legislative effort aimed at curbing alleged price-fixing practices on essential goods and services championed by Nevada Attorney...more
7/9/2025
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Government Agencies ,
Governor Vetoes ,
Nevada ,
Price-Fixing ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
Unfair Pricing
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander released a report titled “Standing Up for New York Consumers – How New York State and New York City can Strengthen Consumer Financial Protection in the Trump Era,” which called for the...more
7/7/2025
/ Banking Sector ,
Comptroller ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New York ,
Non-Bank Lenders ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration