Baby Food Manufacturer Agrees to Reduce Levels of Lead in Its Products
California AG Rob Bonta reached a settlement with baby food manufacturer Perrigo Company and two of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Perrigo”) to resolve allegations that Perrigo did not warn consumers about the levels of lead in its infant and toddler food products.
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Attorneys General Appointments and Election News
North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum appointed former U.S. Attorney and Lieutenant Governor Drew Wrigley as AG following AG Wayne Stenehjem’s sudden passing in January 2022. AG Wrigley will serve out the remainder of the current term, which ends on December 31, 2022.
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Online Lender Settles Allegations of Charging Usury Interest and Operating Without a License
District of Columbia AG Karl Racine reached a settlement with online lender Elevate Credit, Inc. to resolve allegations it used misleading tactics to market loans with unlawfully high interest rates to consumers in violation of the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act.
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Burger Chain Operator Accused of Misleading Franchisees
The FTC sued fast-food restaurant chain Burgerim, an affiliated entity, and their owner (collectively, “Burgerim”) over allegations that Burgerim used false and misleading promises to sell franchises in violation of the FTC Act and the Franchise Rule.
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FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Who Bought Fish Oil Supplements Marketed with Unproven Health Claims
The FTC announced that it is refunding a total of $396,431 to more than 1,800 consumers nationwide as part of its final settlement with German multinational chemical company BASF SE, its U.S. subsidiary, and BASF-retained marketing company DIEM Labs, LLC.
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Texas Attorney General Launches Probe of GoFundMe over Suspension of Fundraiser for Canadian Truckers Protesting Vaccine Mandates
Texas AG Ken Paxton issued a Civil Investigative Demand under the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act to crowdsourcing platform GoFundMe Inc. over GoFundMe’s removal of a fundraising campaign for the Canadian truckers “Freedom Convoy” protesting vaccine mandates that effectively shut down the Canadian capital of Ottawa and several US-Canada border crossings.
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