Bipartisan AG Coalition Supports FTC’s Proposed Changes to COPPA Rule

A bipartisan coalition of 43 AGs submitted comments on the FTC’s proposed amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule supporting restrictions on the use of children’s personal information and further limiting the ability of companies to monetize children’s data.
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Republican AGs Seek Judicial Review of EPA Air Quality Rule

A coalition of 24 Republican AGs, co-led by West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey and Kentucky AG Russell Coleman, has filed a petition for judicial review with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit challenging a new air quality rule introduced by the EPA, which includes a reduction in the annual particulate matter standard and updates the EPA’s air quality index.
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10 AGs, FTC Claim Women’s Cancer Fund Misappropriated Donor Funds

A bipartisan coalition of 10 AGs has joined the FTC in filing a lawsuit against Cancer Recovery Foundation International, Inc., doing business as the Women’s Cancer Fund, and its operator alleging that the charity and its operator misappropriated donor funds for personal and for-profit use, in violation of the FTC Act, Telemarketing Sales Rule and state charitable solicitation laws.
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The FTC Enhances Telemarketing Sales Rule

The FTC has announced two significant developments relating to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
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Democrat AGs to SCOTUS: Don’t Ghost the ATF’s Rule on Ghost Guns

A coalition of 20 Democratic AGs has filed an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of the federal government’s request for review of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in Garland v VanDerStok, which invalidated an ATF “ghost gun” regulation.
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CVS Settles with Alaska AG for $10 Million over Opioid Allegations

Alaska AG Treg Taylor has reached a settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act by allegedly dispensing opioid-containing prescription drugs without first making sufficient inquiries into the legitimacy of a prescription.
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