Nevada Senate Majority Leader Nicole Cannizzaro has won the Democratic primary for AG, defeating State Treasurer Zach Conine, while Adriana Guzmán Fralick won the Republican nomination for AG in Nevada.

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A U.S. district court in California has temporarily halted an allegedly deceptive mortgage assistance relief operation by National Amendment Assistance, which claimed it can provide mortgage relief assistance under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES). FTC alleged that the mortgage assistance relief operator and related entities allegedly misled consumers into paying unlawful upfront…

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New York AG Letitia James has joined a bipartisan coalition of 36 AGs, and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has secured a $36.5 million settlement from CVS Pharmacy Inc (CVS) for fraudulently overbilling Medicaid for insulin prescriptions. The lawsuit claims that CVS knowingly dispensed more insulin to customers than they needed while maintaining…

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California AG Rob Bonta announced a $4.6 million settlement with California mortgage servicer Select Portfolio Servicing (SPS). The suit alleges that the company violated state and federal mortgage and debt collection laws during the COVID-19 pandemic. The settlement requires SPS to pay $1.6 million in civil penalties and $3 million in consumer relief. Additionally, the…

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AG Anne Lopez is co-leading a coalition of AGs from 18 states and jurisdictions calling on Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) and Formula 1 to prohibit sponsorships involving tobacco and nicotine products. This includes terminating all existing sponsorship agreements. The letter from the coalition stated that tobacco companies are targeting young audiences through high-visibility sponsorships…

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