A group of 21 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit supporting Oregon in its defense of H.B. 4005, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain information about specific new prescription drugs and historical information about pricing for existing drugs. The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon had…

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California AG Rob Bonta secured a $50 million settlement with two gasoline trading firms—Vitol Inc., and SK Energy Americas, Inc. and a related entity (collectively, “SK”)—to resolve allegations that the companies violated state competition laws by manipulating the market for gasoline after a refinery explosion.

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California AG Rob Bonta issued letters to eight large pharmacy chains and five health data companies reminding the companies of their obligations to comply with California’s Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA) and new requirements from Assembly Bill (AB 352), that went into effect on July 1, 2024. The letters remind the pharmacies that the CMIA prohibits…

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In this article for Thomson Reuters/Westlaw Today, What California’s new ‘hidden fees statute’ means for businesses, Ketan Bhirud and Keturah Taylor address how businesses can prepare for the new law (effective July 1, 2024) that aims to prohibit a practice known as “drip pricing,” and requires total price disclosure inclusive of all mandatory fees. Read…

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A group of 10 Democratic AGs sent a letter to the CFPB supporting its final rule establishing a registry of nonbank financial firms that are subject to enforcement orders for violating consumer protection laws. In the letter, the AGs opine that the registry will improve efficiencies in the CFPB’s and AGs’ consumer protection enforcement efforts…

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