A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule against a challenge by the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. In their brief, the AGs argue that the Rule’s imposition of disparate-impact liability—which…

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul sued marketing company Southeast Energy Consultants LLC, which acquires customers on behalf of alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES), for allegedly deceiving consumers into switching from their public utility companies to more expensive contracts with ARES in violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the Illinois Telephone…

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The AGs of Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with the FCC to share expertise and resources to enforce federal and state privacy laws and regulations. The agreements will allow the FCC and state investigators to coordinate efforts when building cases against possible bad actors and otherwise taking enforcement action…

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A coalition of 19 Democratic AGs, led by New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey in support of former tax preparers for Jackson Hewitt, Inc., who allege they were harmed by no-poach agreements signed with the tax preparation chain. In the brief,…

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul filed a lawsuit against Residents Energy, LLC, alleging that the alternative retail electric supplier violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act, as well as the Illinois Telephone Solicitations Act, by using deceptive and unfair tactics to switch consumers from public utility companies to more expensive contracts with Residents…

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