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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Connecticut AG William Tong led a coalition of 44 AGs in obtaining a $2.3 million multistate settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), resolving an investigation into the 2019 data breach at LabCorp’s debt collector, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), that potentially exposed the personal information of over 27.5 million individuals,…

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A multistate coalition of 40 state AGs and the federal government have reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) to settle allegations that the company defrauded government health programs by selling them infant formula and nutritional therapy products manufactured in plants that failed to meet state and federal safety standards for preventing contamination.

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Louisiana AG Liz Murrill filed a lawsuit against Express Scripts, Inc. and its affiliate Ascent Health Services, LLC, for allegedly manipulating the prescription drug marketplace.

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New York AG Letitia James has secured $6 million from three nursing homes in the Buffalo region, including Safire Rehabilitation of Northtowns, Safire Rehabilitation of Southtowns, and Williamsville Suburban Nursing Home (the Safire homes). The settlement agreement alleges that the nursing homes submitted tens of thousands of fraudulent claims to Medicaid to boost their revenue.…

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