Category: Consumer Protection
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)- Cozen O’Connor Adds Privacy, Technology, and Class Action Litigation Depth
- Attorneys General Help Constituents Facing COVID-19-Related Challenges
- FTC Continues Efforts to Protect Consumers from COVID-19-Related Scams
- Broadband as a Right: 39 Attorneys General Urge Congress to Expand Internet Access
- Is It Debt Relief or Is It a Scam? Student Debt Relief Shouldn’t Come with $1000 Fees and Usury Interest
- Not All Ratings Are Created Equal: Comparison Shopping Website Allegedly Falsified Ratings for a Fee
- Hand in Cookie Jar: FTC Stops Payday Lenders Allegedly Reaching Into Customers’ Bank Accounts Without Authorization
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
AG Investigates Nursing Homes | FTC Sends More COVID-19 Warning Letters | Zoom Agrees to Enhance Security
Consumer Protection
Medical Fraud Is Serious Business: Doctor Agrees to Pay $2.85 Million Restitution for Ordering Unnecessary Tests (Read More)
Thursday, May 14, 2020
2018 AG Elections, COVID-19, Antitrust, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, MA, NJ, NM, NY, OH, PA, WA
COVID-19-Related Fraud Continues | Wind Turbine Scam | AG Shuts Down Illegal Robocallers
Consumer Protection
Virginia Attorney General Recovers $300,000 from Robocallers (Read More)
Thursday, April 30, 2020
COVID-19, Consumer Protection, Securities, FL, IA, NY, PA, TX
AG Sues China over COVID-19 | Layoffs in AG’s Office | FTC Settles with Rent-to-Own Payment Plan Co
Consumer Protection
Ignoring Customer Complaints Could Be Costly: FTC Settles with Rent-to-Own Payment Plan Company (Read More)
Thursday, April 23, 2020
COVID-19, 2020 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, VA
AGs’ COVID-19-Related Resources | Nursing Homes Investigated | Anticompetitive Conduct in Labor Markets
Consumer Protection
Safety on the Bus: Washington AG Sues Greyhound for Allegedly Allowing Warrantless CBP Immigration Sweeps (Read More)
Thursday, April 16, 2020
COVID-19, CA, FL, MA, NM, NY, OH, WA, Consumer Protection, Health Care, Labor & Employment
COVID-19-Related Fraud | Stay-at-Home Orders Enforced| AGs Support Suits Where Injuries Occurred
Consumer Protection
Bipartisan Coalition of 40 Attorneys General Urges Supreme Court to Permit Plaintiffs to Sue in the State Where They Were Injured (Read More)
Thursday, April 09, 2020
COVID-19, AZ, CA, CO, DC, MI, MN, NC, OH, PA, TX, WA, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, Health Care
Potential Zoom Vulnerability | Unemployment Benefits for Gig Workers | Postponed Regulatory Reporting for Financial Institutions
Consumer Protection
Student Loan Debt Relief Offer with Steep Upfront Fees? That's a Red Flag (Read More)
Thursday, April 02, 2020
COVID-19, 2020 AG Elections, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, Labor & Employment, MA, NC, NY, WA
COVID-19-Related Price Gouging | COVID-19-Related Fake Medicines | COVID-19-Related Antitrust Review Speed-Up
Consumer Protection
The FTC Reminds Consumers that There Is No Such Thing as a Panacea (Read More)
Thursday, March 26, 2020
COVID-19, Antitrust, Consumer Protection, For-Profit Colleges, CA, FL, MA, MO, NY, TX
NY State Debt Collection Suspended | Anti-Gouging Enforcement | AGs: Who’s an “Accredited Investor”?
Consumer Protection
When The Ambulance Chases You'¦Massachusetts Attorney General Settles Allegations of Illegal Debt Collection by Ambulance Company (Read More)
Thursday, March 19, 2020
COVID-19, Antitrust, Breaking News, Consumer Protection, Financial Industry, Labor & Employment, State v. Federal, AR, CA, DC, MA, MS, NY, TX