New York AG Letitia James secured a $500,000 settlement with Bloomberg L.P. over allegations that Bloomberg News failed to adequately disclose subscription terms, including automatic renewals and significant price increases. The AG’s investigation alleged that customers were not properly notified when introductory subscription rates expired and prices increased, resulting in unexpected charges after initial promotional…

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The FTC and Washington state have reached a $600,000 settlement with Riverside Payments Inc., an affiliate, and the company’s owners over allegations of misleading small businesses with potential savings and making it difficult to cancel payment processing agreements. The lawsuit alleged Riverside advertised potential savings of nearly 60% for businesses switching payment processing providers, but…

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A coalition of 36 AGs have reached a settlement with General Motors, resolving allegations that the company sold consumers’ private driver behavior data and location information to third parties, including data brokers, who then sold the data to insurance companies. The case alleged that from 2016 to 2024 GM enrolled millions of drivers in their…

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Texas AG Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit against OpenAI Global, LLC, its affiliated entities, and CEO Sam Altman, alleging that the company misled consumers about ChatGPT’s safety and reliability and failed to disclose negative side effects.

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Michigan AG Dana Nessel filed a lawsuit against three MV Realty LLCs, alleging that they misled homeowners over claims that the companies operated an illegal and deceptive home loan and lien scheme through a cash payment program that imposed long-term financial obligations on properties. The lawsuit alleges that MV Realty presented itself as a real…

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