Ohio AG Andy Wilson is seeking lead-plaintiff status in a securities class action lawsuit against Roblox, a video game developer, over allegations that the company has misled investors about child safety protections on its digital platform. The AGs office filed a motion to lead the case on behalf of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System…

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State consumer protection and AG leadership developments are unfolding across California, Ohio, and South Dakota, with a familiar face taking the helm of a new consumer protection agency in California, an interim AG appointed in Ohio, and another candidate entering the South Dakota AG race. California Governor Gavin Newsom appointed former CFPB Director and FTC…

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Ohio Democrats nominated Upper Arlington City Councilmember and attorney John Kulewicz as their candidate for AG, after Kulewicz defeated Cleveland-area attorney and former state representative Elliot Forhan in the primary.

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A bipartisan coalition of 41 AGs submitted a comment letter to the CFTC urging the Commission to affirm that sports-related prediction market “event contracts” fall under state gambling authority, not exclusive federal commodities jurisdiction, continuing a debate over authority between state and federal regulators seeking to oversee prediction markets. In the letter, the coalition argues…

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Ohio AG Dave Yost filed a lawsuit against nine multistate cannabis operators for allegedly violating Ohio’s Valentine Act by entering into reciprocal supply deals that allegedly suppress competition. According to the complaint, the defendants allegedly formed “cartels” to keep independent Ohio cultivators’ and processors’ products off dispensary shelves through quid pro quo purchasing quotas and…

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