January 22, 2019 - Settling a long-running legal dispute, Johnson & Johnson will pay $120 million to resolve claims by state prosecutors that the health care giant falsely marketed hip-implant devices. New York Attorney General Letitia James and 45 other attorneys general across the nation alleged that DePuy, a medical device company and subsidiary of...
Missouri’s New Attorney General Discusses First Weeks in Office
January 14, 2019 - Eric Schmitt says being Missouri's attorney general is a unique honor and really knows the St. Louis metropolitan area well, having grown up in Bridgeton. He says he wants his time in office to be of significance for Missourians. “I want this office to be the envy of attorneys general offices across the country,” he said. Schmitt...
Maryland and other states settle Neiman Marcus data breach for $1.5 million
January 8, 2019 - Attorneys general in Maryland and 42 other states and Washington have reached a $1.5 million settlement with retailer The Neiman Marcus Group over a data breach involving about 370,000 customer payment cards. The breach, which took place over several months in 2013, compromised names and payment card data collected at 77 Neiman Marcus...
California Attorney General Leads Multistate Coalition to Appeal ACA Ruling in Texas v. U.S.
January 3, 2019 - California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, leading a coalition of 17 attorneys general, today filed a notice of appeal in Texas v. U.S., defending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the healthcare of millions of Americans. Attorney General Becerra’s filing moves his legal defense of the ACA to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, where he...
Wells Fargo Reaches Agreement with State Attorneys General Regarding Previously Disclosed Issues
December 28, 2018 - Wells Fargo & Co. today reached an agreement with all 50 state Attorneys General and the District of Columbia regarding previously disclosed retail sales practices, auto collateral protection insurance (“CPI”) and Guaranteed Asset/Auto Protection (“GAP”), and mortgage interest rate lock matters. The company has been engaged with its...
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