New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin announced that Michael C. Walters has been appointed Acting Director of the Division of Law, which is responsible for providing legal advice to executive branch agencies. Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha announced the hiring of 14 new attorneys in various offices throughout the Civil and Criminal Divisions. Use our AG Buzz…

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Florida AG Ashley Moody brought lawsuits against two solar energy companies, SetUp My Solar, Inc. and Vision Solar FL, LLC, and related individuals for allegedly violating the state’s consumer protection law and home solicitation sale law by misleading consumers about the installation, pricing, and incentives associated with solar panel systems.

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Rhode Island AG Peter F. Neronha filed a lawsuit against Smart Green Solar, LLC and its CEO (together, “Smart Green”) for allegedly violating the Rhode Island Deceptive Trade Practices Act by engaging in deceptive practices in the sale of solar panels. According to the complaint, Smart Green’s door-to-door salespeople promised consumers they would receive a…

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes, Maryland AG Anthony G. Brown, Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, Rhode Island AG Peter Neronha, and Washington AG Bob Ferguson filed separate lawsuits against manufacturers of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) for alleged violations of state environmental and consumer protection laws related to PFAS contamination in their respective states’ waterways. The Arizona,…

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A group of 16 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs-appellees’ petition for rehearing en banc in Wit v. United Behavioral Health—a case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in which beneficiaries of health plans governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 challenged denials of coverage for mental health and substance use disorder services.

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