June 2, 2020 - Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is saying “Sorry Charlie’’ to StarKist tuna and the former CEO of competitor Bumble Bee, suing both for price-fixing he contends bilked consumers of millions of dollars. The lawsuit, filed in King County Superior Court, alleges a three-company price-fixing scheme between 2004 and 2015 cost...
May 29, 2020 - Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate significant price swings in the cattle and beef markets to determine whether any illegal market manipulation has occurred, the attorney general’s office announced today. In a letter sent today to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr, Schmidt joined the...
May 20, 2020 - Thirty-four attorneys general announced a $550 million settlement Tuesday with auto loan financing company Santander over allegations it knowingly targeted consumers who were likely to default on its loans. Consumers who defaulted on their loans from the company as of last year will be allowed to keep their car if it has not been...