Republican and Democratic AGs Duel on Plastic Pollution Prevention

The EPA’s request for public comment on a draft strategy to prevent plastic pollution received dueling comment letters from a group of 14 Democratic AGs and a group of 16 Republican AGs.
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Don’t Count Your Blessings Just Yet

Arkansas AG Tim Griffin and the FTC, and interim Texas AG Angela Colmenero, separately settled with BINT Operations LLC to resolve allegations that the company violated federal and state consumer protection laws by running a pyramid scheme called “Blessings in No Time”.
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340B Drug Discount Program Garners AG Concern and Recommendations

A bipartisan coalition of 23 AGs (21 Democrats and 2 Republicans) sent a letter in response to a request for information issued by a bipartisan group of U.S. Senators to strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which requires drug manufacturers participating in Medicaid and Medicare to provide discounted drugs to covered entities that serve financially vulnerable patients.
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Surescripts Settlement Shores Up Competition in E-Prescription Market

The FTC settled with Surescripts, LLC to resolve allegations that the health information technology company violated the FTC Act by engaging in anticompetitive, monopolistic conduct.
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Injunction on Government-Social Media Communication Opposed by Democratic AGs

21 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit asking it to overturn a preliminary injunction barring communication between federal officials and agencies and social-media platforms regarding content moderation.
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