Rhode Island Attorney General and FTC Team Up to Block Merger of Healthcare Systems
Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha issued a decision pursuant to his authority under Rhode Island’s Hospitals Conversions Act denying a proposed merger between healthcare systems Lifespan Corporation and Care New England Health System as a violation of both state and federal antitrust laws.
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New Republican Candidate Joins the Illinois Attorney General Race
Private practice attorney Thomas DeVore, who led several high-profile court challenges to Illinois’s COVID-19-related mandates, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the race for Illinois AG.
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Baby Food Manufacturer Rapped for Allegedly Misrepresenting Products as Lead-Free
New York AG Letitia James issued a demand letter to baby food company JSG Babyfood LLC, doing business as HolleUSA, ordering it to stop using false or misleading claims in its marketing in violation of New York’s consumer protection and deceptive business practices laws.
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FERC Urged to Protect Consumers and the Environment in Designing Reactive Power Market
Nine states, including a group of 7 Democratic AGs led by Connecticut AG William Tong, submitted a comment letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging the FERC to enhance environmental justice and ratepayer protections and adopt clean energy policies in designing a reactive power market.
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California Attorney General Backs Legislation Creating Private Cause of Action Against Gun Manufacturers
California AG Rob Bonta is sponsoring legislation to allow individual California residents, as well as the AG, to file civil suits for damages against gun manufacturers and distributors who do business in California.
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Real Estate Investment Coaching Scheme Settles Allegations of Using Predatory Sales Tactics
Utah AG Sean Reyes and the FTC reached a settlement with real estate investment coaching company Zurixx, LLC, related entities, and their three owners (collectively, “Zurixx”) to resolve allegations that Zurixx used false and misleading claims.
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