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Human Trafficking & Slave Labor › Consumer Protection Laws

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Hard to imagine that human trafficking and slavery still exists today, and yet they do. Here's a look legal developments in the important fight against what President Barack Obama has described as "one... more +

New Jersey Governor-Elect Sherrill Nominates Jennifer Davenport as New Jersey AG

Troutman Pepper Locke on 12/17/2025

On Monday, New Jersey Governor-elect Mikie Sherrill announced that she will nominate Jennifer Davenport to serve as the next attorney general (AG) of New Jersey. Davenport, a lifelong New Jersey resident, is currently...more

Illinois enacts law limiting liability for coerced debt

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/25/2025

On August 18, Illinois enacted HB 3352, amending the state’s Collection Agency Act to add Section 9.6 and establish that “a debtor is not liable for any coerced debt.” The law defines “coerced debt” as debt incurred through...more

2025 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up: Day 1

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on 6/25/2025

The Attorney General Alliance (AGA) hosted its 2025 Annual Meeting last week, bringing together state attorneys general and their staff, legal practitioners, and industry participants to discuss various topics important to...more

Behind the Bio: Attorney and Activist, Aarthi Manohar

Legal Internet Solutions Inc. on 3/8/2023

Attorney and activist, Aarthi Manohar, joins host Julie Owsik Ackerman, writer/storyteller/lawyer, for this month’s episode of our new series, Behind the Bio. Each month, Julie interviews a different lawyer to explore the...more

Labor Trafficking in Corporate Supply Chains—Summer 2020 Update

Jones Day on 7/30/2020

Courts and legislatures both in the United States and abroad continue to prioritize the eradication of labor trafficking in corporate supply chains. Labor trafficking litigation in the United States remains widespread and...more

New Human Rights Case Alleging Deception Of Consumers Filed Against Food Companies (This Time On The East Coast)

Perkins Coie on 3/7/2018

In the wake of the 2016 dismissal of human rights cases filed against food companies in California, a new class action case was filed on February 26, 2018 in Massachusetts federal court (Tomasella v. Hershey Co.) alleging...more

The Ascent Of State Attorneys General As Quasi-Policymakers

Cozen O'Connor on 9/5/2017

Casual observers understand the important and dynamic role that State Attorneys General (“AGs”) play across the country, whether that role is actively enforcing their state’s laws, challenging the federal government, or...more

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