Fraudulent Global Sweepstakes Repays $25 Million to Consumers

The FTC will disburse $25 million to consumers across the world following its joint settlement with the Missouri AG to resolve allegations that a network of companies and individuals (collectively “Next-Gen”) operated a fraudulent global sweepstakes program in violation of the FTC Act and Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.
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Brown Wins Maryland Democratic AG Primary

Congressman Anthony Brown has emerged as the victor over former Judge Katie Curran O’Malley in the Maryland Democratic primary race for attorney general.
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Bonta Leads Coalition Calling For Federal Consumer Privacy Legislation Without State Preemption

California AG Rob Bonta, together with AGs from ten other states, sent a letter urging Congressional leadership to advance consumer privacy legislation that provides a federal ‘floor’ for consumer privacy rights without preempting the states from passing and enforcing more rigorous and protective state privacy laws.
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AG Tong Settles with Eversource over Unfair Trade Practices

Connecticut AG William Tong has reached a $1.8 million settlement with Eversource to resolve allegations that the company violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act by using deceptive, high-pressure tactics to entice consumers to convert to natural gas.
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Federal Judge Enjoins Agency Guidance on Transgender Students

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee granted 20 Republican AGs’ request to block the Biden Administration’s interpretation of Title VII and Title IX of the Civil Rights Act, which provided certain protections for transgender students and employees.
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NLRB and FTC Forge Partnership to Protect Workers

With the execution of an innovative Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the National Labor Relations Board and the Federal Trade Commission have joined forces in a partnership intended to leverage the capabilities of both organizations to make labor markets more competitive and curtail unfair and deceptive practices that harm workers.
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