Iowa AG Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, which controls 60 percent of the American market for network devices like routers and is the dominant player in the US networking and smart home market, alleging that the company violated the Consumer Fraud Act by misleading consumers about the origin and security of its routers.

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita led a bipartisan coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against Indiana-based EIDP, Inc., the chemical company formerly known as DuPont, its parent Corteva, and a newly created entity, Vylor. The suit challenges an October 1 transfer of the Pioneer seeds business from DuPont and Corteva to Vylor, which the states…

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The FTC and a coalition of state AGs reached a settlement agreement with pesticide manufacturer Corteva Inc. resolving federal and state antitrust and consumer protection allegations that its loyalty program discouraged distributors from selling lower-cost generic pesticides after Corteva’s patents expired. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by the FTC and states in 2022, that…

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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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New York AG Letitia James led a bipartisan coalition of 25 other AGs urging Congress to begin regulating the artificial intelligence (AI) industry. The coalition alleges that reports of recent incidents demonstrate that unchecked AI development endangers Americans and poses a potential threat to our financial system, critical infrastructure, and national security. The coalition letter…

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