District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb has settled with Allied Title & Escrow, LLC, KVS Title, LLC, Union Settlements, LLC, and Modern Settlements, LLC, along with affiliate entities to resolve an investigation into allegations that the companies paid agents for referrals in violation of D.C. Code § 31-5031.15, which regulates title insurance providers, and the D.C.…

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District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit against StubHub, Inc., an online ticket exchange and resale platform, for allegedly hiding mandatory fees until the end of the purchase process and failing to provide clear and accurate information about the purpose and calculation of the fees, violating the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act. As…

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District of Columbia AG Brian Schwalb settled with contractors Power Design, Inc. (PDI) and John Moriarty & Associates of Virginia, LLC (JMA), along with multiple labor subcontractors, to resolve allegations that the companies misclassified employees as independent contractors, depriving them of overtime pay, sick leave, and other employment protections and benefits, in violation of District wage laws.

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D.C. AG Brian Schwalb, Florida AG Ashley Moody, and New York AG Letitia James have joined a lawsuit brought by Tennessee AG Jonathan Skrmetti and Virginia AG Jason Miyares against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), which we previously covered, alleging that the organization’s restrictions on future student-athletes’ ability to commercially use their name, image,…

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District of Columbia AG Brian L. Schwalb settled with JTH Tax, Inc., doing business as Liberty Tax Service, to resolve allegations that the tax preparation company violated the District’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act through a deceptive “cash in a flash” promotion.

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