Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued FCA US LLC (d/b/a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) and Cummins, Inc. (Cummins) alleging that the engine and vehicle manufacturers violated Arizona consumer protection laws by installing illegal defeat devices to bypass vehicle emissions control equipment in diesel engines on certain RAM pickup trucks, leading to excess emissions. As alleged in…

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The FTC and the FDA have sent cease-and-desist letters to five companies alleging that their marketing of edible products containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) violates Section 5 of the FTC Act because the packaging misleadingly imitates non-THC products that children regularly consume. Letters were sent to Hippy Mood; Life Leaf Medical CBD Center; Shamrockshrooms.com; Mary Janes…

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The FTC and Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office entered into a settlement with NGL Labs, LLC, and two of its co-founders (collectively, “NGL”), to resolve allegations that NGL violated the FTC Act, the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (“COPPA Rule”), and California consumer protection laws by making false and deceptive claims in…

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The U.S. DOJ, upon notification and referral from the FTC, filed a lawsuit against Adobe, Inc. and two of its executives (collectively, “Adobe”), alleging that the software company violated the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act by hiding subscription early termination fees and making it difficult for customers to cancel subscriptions. According…

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The FTC is sending more than $2.4 million in refund payments to nearly 2,000 consumers who purchased online coaching or mentoring programs from Lurn, Inc.

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