Category: Consumer Protection
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)- 23 Attorneys General Band Together to Make PayPal's Charitable Donations Platform More Transparent
- Indiana Revenue Commissioner Resigns to Seek the Office of Attorney General
- CenturyLink Agrees to Pay $8.9 Million to Settle Another Suit over Marketing and Billing Practices
- FTC to Companies: Do Not Fib About Your Participation in EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
- FTC Forces Bristol-Myers Squibb to Divest a Blockbuster Drug to a Competitor in Bid to Protect Consumers
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
How Did A Hacker Allegedly Access A Million Customers’ Personal Data? Let the FTC Count the Ways.
Consumer Protection
Debt Collector Agrees to Pay $4 Million and Change Its Collection Practices to Resolve Massachusetts Attorney General Probe (Read More)
Thursday, November 14, 2019
2020 AG Elections, Antitrust, Consumer Protection, Data Privacy & Security, MA, PA
The State AG Report Weekly Update November 7, 2019
Consumer Protection
Missouri Attorney General Sues Telemarketer for Allegedly Calling No-Call List Registrants (Read More)
Thursday, November 07, 2019
2019 AG Elections, Consumer Protection, Cozen in the News, Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, State v. Federal, CA, KY, MA, MO, MS, VA
The State AG Report Weekly Update October 24, 2019
Consumer Protection
42 Attorneys General Reach Settlement with Medical Device Company Over Allegedly Deceptive Advertising of Transvaginal Mesh Devices (Read More)
Thursday, October 24, 2019
CA, DC, MN, NY, OR, PA, WA, Cannabis / Marijuana, Consumer Protection, Cozen in the News, Data Privacy & Security, State v. Federal
The State AG Report Weekly Update October 10, 2019
Consumer Protection
New York Attorney General Sues Student Loan Servicer Over Allegedly Deceptive Administration of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (Read More)
Friday, October 11, 2019
AK, NY, Charities, Consumer Protection, E – Cigarettes, Financial Industry, Labor & Employment