Drew Wrigley Appointed North Dakota Attorney General - North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum appointed Drew Wrigley to be the new Attorney General. Wrigley replaces former Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem who passed away...more
2/25/2022
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State AGs File Another Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google -
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia filed the fourth antitrust lawsuit against Google since October 2020, claiming that Google’s Play store unlawfully...more
7/12/2021
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The Washington State Legislature enacted legislation increasing civil penalties under the state’s consumer protection law. By substantially raising civil penalties, the new law provides the Attorney General significantly more...more
5/6/2021
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The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals later this year will hear oral arguments in an important case deciding whether a lower federal court correctly enjoined the Kentucky Attorney General from applying the State’s price gouging...more
11/12/2020
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Over the past few weeks, the Orrick State Attorney General Practice Group has highlighted the numerous ways in which state Attorneys General are enforcing state laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With some states...more
5/20/2020
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Twenty-one state Attorneys General, along with the AGs for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, have sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) urging withdrawal of CFPB’s guidance relaxing...more
State Attorneys General throughout the country enforce their states’ price gouging and consumer protection laws during a state or national emergency. ...more
In a previous post, we reported that state Attorneys General are actively pursuing investigations into alleged price gouging under state consumer protection laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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