Category: Consumer Protection
Wendy’s: All the Goodness, But Hold the Alleged Child Labor Violations
Consumer Protection
FTC: No Scientific Proof that These Pills Can Grow Bones and Alleviate Joint Pain (Read More)- Wendy’s: All the Goodness, But Hold the Alleged Child Labor Violations
- FTC: No Scientific Proof that These Pills Can Grow Bones and Alleviate Joint Pain
- Beware of “Trainings” That Promise to Make You Money in Any Market
- FTC: If Someone Promises to Make You Rich Online, Make Sure It Is Not a Scam
- Missouri Attorney General Announces Campaign to Stay in Office
- Democratic AGs Decry EPA’s Proposed Changes to the Lead and Copper Rule
Thursday, February 20, 2020
2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, Environment, Labor & Employment, CA, MA, MO
Who Controls When State and Federal Regulators Disagree on Whether a Chemical Is a Carcinogen?
Consumer Protection
FTC Busts a Fantasy: Pills That Promise Youth Allegedly Don't Deliver (Read More)
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Antitrust, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, Environment, Gaming/Gambling, CA, NY, PA
Bank in CFPB Crosshairs for Allegedly Failing to Properly Manage and Respond to Customer Credit Card Disputes
Consumer Protection
J&J Faces $344 million in Penalties Over Its Pelvic Mesh Products (Read More)
Thursday, February 06, 2020
AR, CA, IL, MI, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Cozen in the News, Environment
Payment Processor Caught in the Web of Allegedly Illegal “Free Trial” Scheme
Consumer Protection
Payment Processor Caught in the Web of Allegedly Illegal 'Free Trial' Scheme (Read More)
Thursday, January 23, 2020
2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, False Claims Act, KY, MA, MN, NC, PA, WA, WV
23 Attorneys General Band Together to Make PayPal’s Charitable Donations Platform More Transparent
Consumer Protection
CenturyLink Agrees to Pay $8.9 Million to Settle Another Suit over Marketing and Billing Practices (Read More)
Friday, January 17, 2020
2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, Pharmaceuticals, CT, IN, MN, NE, NY
District of Columbia Attorney General Hits Two Employers for $500,000 over Alleged Wage Theft
Consumer Protection
New Mexico Attorney General Enters the Talcum Powder Wars (Read More)
Thursday, January 09, 2020
Consumer Protection, Cozen in the News, E – Cigarettes, For-Profit Colleges, Health Care, Labor & Employment, DC, MA, NM, NY, OR
Whistleblower Leads to Shutdown of Infosys’ Alleged System for Avoiding California Taxes
Consumer Protection
Phantom Debts Result in Real Liability for Allegedly Crooked Debt Collectors (Read More)
Thursday, December 19, 2019
2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment, Pharmaceuticals, State AGs in the News, CA, KS, MI, MT, NY, OH, WV
University of Phoenix’s Wings Clipped with $191 Million Settlement over Allegedly Deceptive Marketing
Consumer Protection
Washington Attorney General First 'Honest Fees Initiative' Case Nets $6.1 Million Settlement With CenturyLink for Allegedly Inaccurate Disclosure of Fees (Read More)
Thursday, December 12, 2019
2020 AG Elections, Antitrust, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, For-Profit Colleges, CA, IN, KY, NY, OR, WA
When “Free” Trials Come With Strings Attached: Attorneys General Ask FTC to Look Into Deceptive Negative Option Marketing
Consumer Protection
When 'Free' Trials Come With Strings Attached: Attorneys General Ask FTC to Look Into Deceptive Negative Option Marketing (Read More)
Thursday, December 05, 2019
Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment, CA, MI, NY, PA, TX, WA
New York AG Takes Up Whistleblower’s Allegation that All May Not Be Picture-Perfect with B&H Foto & Electronics
Consumer Protection
How to Stop Kids from Vaping? California and New York Sue E-Cigarette Manufacturer for Allegedly Enticing Minors Through Deceptive Advertising (Read More)
Thursday, November 21, 2019
2020 AG Elections, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, False Claims Act, CA, DC, GA, LA, MA, NY, TX