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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Arkansas AG Tim Griffin has reached a settlement of at least $32 million and up to $80 million with Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc., and a predecessor entity resolving claims that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufactured by Monsanto caused environmental contamination. According to the announcement of the settlement, Monsanto stopped manufacturing PCBs in the late 1970s before…

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New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Ed Potosnak announced two finalized natural resource damages (NRD) settlement agreements with Hess Corp. and Hercules LLC, which together are worth more than $20 million. The settlements resolve the state’s claims concerning alleged environmental harm from hazardous substances and contaminants at multiple sites,…

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita led a bipartisan coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against Indiana-based EIDP, Inc., the chemical company formerly known as DuPont, its parent Corteva, and a newly created entity, Vylor. The suit challenges an October 1 transfer of the Pioneer seeds business from DuPont and Corteva to Vylor, which the states…

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