Category: Consumer Protection
COVID-19 PPE Scam | Biotech Company in $49 Million False Claims Settlement | Hidden Telecom Fees
Consumer Protection
Washington AG's 'Honest Fees Initiative' Produces Third Telecom Settlement (Read More)- Selling Nonexistent PPE Is Not a Good Business Plan
- New Entrant into 2021 Virginia Attorney General Race
- Washington AG’s “Honest Fees Initiative” Produces Third Telecom Settlement
- FTC Shuts Down Another Credit Card Interest Rate Scam
- Alleged Fraud on the Government Costs Biotech Company $49 Million
- Massachusetts Attorney General: Paying Overtime Is Not Optional
Thursday, July 30, 2020
2021 AG Elections, COVID-19, Consumer Protection, False Claims Act, Labor & Employment, MA, NC, NY, VA, WA
Credit Card Interest Rate Scam | “Made in USA” Settlement | Vaping Laws Enforced
Consumer Protection
Empty Promises: Group Allegedly Conned Customers Out of Thousands in Fees by Promising Help with High Credit Card Interest Rates (Read More)
Thursday, July 23, 2020
COVID-19, CA, FL, IA, KS, MA, NE, NY, Consumer Protection, E – Cigarettes, For-Profit Colleges
EU Kills Privacy Shield | Honesty in Telecom Advertising | Big False Claims Act Settlements
Consumer Protection
Municipalities, Like Individual Consumers, Are Targeted by Misleading Marketing Tactics (Read More)
Thursday, July 16, 2020
2020 AG Elections, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, False Claims Act, CA, IN, MA, VA, WA
AGs’ Expanding Focus Due to COVID-19 | New Antitrust Guidelines | AG Sues Timeshare Exit Companies
Consumer Protection
Timeshare Exit Companies Allegedly Defrauded Customers with Hefty Fees and Empty Promises (Read More)
Thursday, July 09, 2020
2020 AG Elections, Antitrust, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environment, AR, DC, MA, MN, MO, UT, WA
WV AG Primary Results | $3.6 M Misleading Advertising Settlement | AGs Seek Stay of Pipeline Injunction
Consumer Protection
New York Takes a Second Bite: Debt Relief Company Pays Another $3.6 Million over Allegations of Settlement Breach (Read More)
Thursday, June 25, 2020
COVID-19, 2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, Energy, Financial Industry, MA, NY, TX, WV
Privacy v. Contact Tracing Apps | Fracking Pollution Criminal Charges | Loans at 251% Interest
Consumer Protection
FTC Halts Anticompetitive Agreement Between Body-Worn Camera Manufacturers (Read More)
Thursday, June 18, 2020
COVID-19, CA, DC, IL, MA, NY, Consumer Protection, Energy, Environment, Financial Industry
Stronger Price Gouging Law in New York | Suit over Billions of Robocalls | Settlement with Children’s App Developer
Consumer Protection
Bipartisan Group of AGs Sues Texas Companies over Billions of Illegal Robocalls (Read More)
Thursday, June 11, 2020
COVID-19, 2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, NY, OH, TX, WV
2020 AG Election Updates | Price Fixing on Canned Tuna | Google Sued for Tracking Users
Consumer Protection
Arizona Attorney General Alleges that, Like It or Not, Google Always Knows Where You Are (Read More)
Thursday, June 04, 2020
COVID-19, 2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, Environment, False Claims Act, AZ, DC, FL, MA, MN, NY, PA, WA
COVID-19-Related Scams | Improving Access to Internet Nationally | Student Debt Relief Fraud
Consumer Protection
Broadband as a Right: 39 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Expand Internet Access (Read More)
Thursday, May 28, 2020
COVID-19, AL, MA, NY, Consumer Protection
FTC Flags COVID-19 Fraud & Abuse | $550 Million Subprime Auto Loan Settlement | Bank Accounts for Marijuana Businesses Urged
Consumer Protection
Chasing Risky Subprime Auto Loans Costs Santander $550 million (Read More)
Thursday, May 21, 2020
COVID-19, 2020 AG Elections, Cannabis / Marijuana, Consumer Protection, Financial Industry, CO, GA, IN