A bipartisan coalition of 50 state and territory AGs sent a letter pushing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its “Know Your Customer” (KYC) rules to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. communications network to make illegal robocalls.

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown has announced settlements with seven opioid drug manufacturers including Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus. Maryland is expected to receive over $13 million from the multistate settlement. The AGs alleged that for decades these seven companies have manufactured and sold generic opioids including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl patches throughout the U.S., and that each of…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton has secured a landmark agreed temporary injunction against Discord that requires the company to give Texas children the same age-assurance and default safety precautions it already provides to its users in the United Kingdom. Currently in Texas, anyone can open a Discord account with just an email address and a self-reported…

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New York AG Letitia James has secured $375,000 from 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc for allegedly misleading consumers and enrolling customers in automatically renewing paid subscriptions in violation of New York consumer protection laws. The AGs office asserts that investigation found that many customers did not realize they had signed up for a yearly subscription and were charged…

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California AG Rob Bonta has secured a $15 million settlement with Sweetwater Care Resource, LLC (Sweetwater), a licensed skilled nursing facility (SNF) chain that he alleges violated state staffing requirement laws. The case was filed under California’s Unfair Competition and False Advertising Laws. Skilled nursing facilities have staffing regulations established by the California Legislature that…

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