July 30, 2024 - Meta has agreed to a $1.4 billion settlement with Texas in a privacy lawsuit over allegations that the tech giant used biometric data of users without their permission, officials said Tuesday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said the settlement is the largest secured by a single state. In 2021, a judge approved a $650 million...
July 27, 2024 - Attorney General Michelle Henry, along with Attorneys General from 29 other states, has announced a settlement with Baron, Inc., operating as Cameo, over violations of consumer protection laws. The settlement addresses Cameo’s failure to ensure consumers were aware that certain promotional videos were paid endorsements. Cameo allows...
July 18, 2024 - A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden's administration from continuing to implement a new student debt relief plan designed to lower monthly payments for millions of Americans. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by seven Republican-led states to put on hold parts of the U.S....
July 11, 2024 - Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R-MS) and Attorney General Aaron Ford (D-NV) filed a bipartisan, multistate amicus brief earlier this month. The brief, submitted to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, defends state laws that hold web-based companies accountable for online consumer protection violations. A federal district court in California...
July 6, 2024 - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, along with Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, announced a legal action against the Biden Administration’s latest fuel efficiency standards for vehicles. The lawsuit, joined by 26 states, aims to block the National Highway Traffic Safety...
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