The FTC has sued Fitness International, LLC and Fitness & Sports Clubs, LLC—the operators of “LA Fitness”—alleging that the gyms have made it extremely difficult for consumers to cancel memberships and recurring charges in violation of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act.

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A group of 18 Democratic AGs and the Governors of Pennsylvania and Kentucky sued the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to block a new DOE policy that caps funding for indirect costs and fringe benefits for state-run energy programs. Indirect costs include shared operational expenses, like the costs of operating a facility or funding staff…

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A group of 21 Republican AGs sent a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration requesting emergency action to schedule bromazolam under the Controlled Substances Act. The letter describes bromazolam—an unregulated benzodiazepine that is often referred to as “designer Xanax”—as “highly potent and unpredictable” and “particularly lethal for unsuspecting users” because of its unregulated status,…

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In this Thomson Reuters Westlaw commentary, Navigating The Parallel Agendas Of The Carr FCC And State Attorneys General, Meagan Foster, Maria Colsey Heard, and Charlie Zdebski explore the shifting regulatory landscape in the telecom industry under FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and anticipate that state AGs will continue, and perhaps even increase, their focus on telecom…

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul co-led a coalition of 17 Democratic AGs, the city of Chicago, New York City, and the California Air Resources Board, in filing comments opposing the EPA’s proposal to repeal the 2024 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule—which restricts emissions from coal- and oil-fired power plants—and revert to the more lenient 2012 emission standards.

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