Iowa AG Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, which controls 60 percent of the American market for network devices like routers and is the dominant player in the US networking and smart home market, alleging that the company violated the Consumer Fraud Act by misleading consumers about the origin and security of its routers.

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The FTC, alongside Utah and Nevada, has sued Lens.com, its owner Cary Samourkachian, and an affiliated entity, Speed Commerce LLC, over allegations that the company advertised artificially low prices for contact lenses but then charges consumers much higher prices through mandatory “Taxes & fees” charges.

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Alabama AG Steve Marshall announced a settlement has been reached with TikTok, resolving Alabama’s claims that TikTok designed its platform with addictive features, knowingly exposed young users to serious mental harms, and intentionally misled the public about the safety of its platforms.

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Connecticut AG William Tong led a coalition of 44 AGs in obtaining a $2.3 million multistate settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), resolving an investigation into the 2019 data breach at LabCorp’s debt collector, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), that potentially exposed the personal information of over 27.5 million individuals,…

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New York AG Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a lawsuit against QCX LLC d/b/a Polymarket US (Polymarket) for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation in New York through its prediction market platform. The AG asserts that an investigation found that Polymarket’s prediction market is an illegal, unlicensed gambling operation that exposes New Yorkers…

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