On February 24, the New Jersey State Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Jennifer Davenport to serve as New Jersey’s attorney general (AG). Davenport has been serving in an acting capacity since Governor Mikie...more
2/26/2026
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Data Management ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Guidance ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Healthcare ,
New Jersey ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General
On March 6, 2026, a U.S. district court will consider whether to approve a settlement agreement resolving parallel lawsuits by the Texas attorney general (AG) and the federal government against Houston-area developer Colony...more
2/23/2026
/ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Immigration Enforcement ,
Real Estate Development ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statutory Violations ,
Texas
On February 5, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major change in how the agency will regulate claims about artificial colors in foods.
In a “Letter to the Food Industry,” the FDA declared that the agency...more
Recent opinions by the Texas attorney general (AG) and the Florida AG assert that their states’ race- and sex-conscious laws and policies are unconstitutional. The opinions align with President Donald Trump’s 2025 Executive...more
California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta recently announced a consent judgment resolving allegations that the Pacific American Fish Company, Inc. (PAFCO), a seafood distributor and processor, had sold frozen seafood...more
2/16/2026
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Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Food Contamination ,
Food Safety ,
Penalties ,
Proposition 65 ,
Public Health ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Toxic Chemicals ,
Warning Labels
On February 9, Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong announced an investigation into the owners and managers of the Concierge Apartments in Rocky Hill, CT, for potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade...more
2/16/2026
/ Connecticut ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Investigations ,
Leases ,
Portfolio Companies ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Property Management Companies ,
Property Owners ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Residential Real Estate Market ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tenants ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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
In this episode of Moving the Metal, hosts Brooke Conkle and Chris Capurso are joined by Troutman colleagues Chris Carlson and Nam Kang from the firm’s RISE Practice Group to unpack what “Trump 2.0” really means for dealers...more
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 6, South Dakota Attorney General (AG) Marty Jackley announced a package of proposed legislation to modernize various aspects of the state’s criminal statutes. Among the proposals is a bill that would expressly...more
1/19/2026
/ Asset Seizure ,
Confiscated Property ,
Criminal Forfeiture ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Digital Currency ,
Law Enforcement ,
New Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures
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 January 6, Minnesota Attorney General (AG) Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit against the Minnesota nonprofit corporation Act for Cause (AFC) and its president, Rajesh Mehta. While the stated mission of AFC was to help needy...more
1/14/2026
/ 501(c)(3) ,
Board of Directors ,
Civil Investigation Demand ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Investigations ,
Limited Liability Company (LLC) ,
Nonprofits ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Exempt Entities
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
Texas Attorney General (AG) Ken Paxton has launched another challenge to the electronic health record (EHR) industry, filing suit against Epic Systems Corporation. At its core, the lawsuit accuses Epic of transforming patient...more
12/29/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Data Blocking ,
Digital Health ,
Electronic Medical Records ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Minors ,
Monopolization ,
Parental Consent ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
State Attorneys General ,
Texas ,
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 11, President Donald Trump signed an executive order (EO) that establishes a national artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory framework and attempts to preempt enforcement of state AI laws. Titled “Ensuring a...more
12/18/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Commerce Clause ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
FCC ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
FTC Act ,
Preemption ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Trump Administration
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