New Jersey AG Jennifer Davenport and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Acting Commissioner Ed Potosnak have announced judicial approval of two settlements to remedy long-standing statewide contamination from PFAS, also known as forever chemicals. The settlements resolve New Jerseys allegations that Dupont de Nemours and Co. (now known as EIDP, Inc) and other Dupont-related…

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Louisiana AG Liz Murrill announced a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company deceived drivers and customers who participated in its Spark Driver program, which is used by Walmart to deliver goods to customers using “gig workers” via the Spark Driver app.

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown has announced settlements with seven opioid drug manufacturers including Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus. Maryland is expected to receive over $13 million from the multistate settlement. The AGs alleged that for decades these seven companies have manufactured and sold generic opioids including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl patches throughout the U.S., and that each of…

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New York AG Letitia James has secured $375,000 from 1-800-Flowers.com, Inc for allegedly misleading consumers and enrolling customers in automatically renewing paid subscriptions in violation of New York consumer protection laws. The AGs office asserts that investigation found that many customers did not realize they had signed up for a yearly subscription and were charged…

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A coalition of 19 Democratic AGs filed a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rollback on limits to four poly- and perfluoroalkyl (PFAS) “forever” chemicals found in drinking water. PFAS enter groundwater and surface water through manufacturing materials, discharges, and emissions from manufacturing facilities and other sources. PFAS exposure has been linked to…

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