August 15, 2024 - A group of Republican state attorneys general is demanding answers from the Chinese e-commerce company Temu, alleging "disturbing" collection of U.S. consumer data and illegal forced labor practices. Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, along with 19 of his GOP colleagues, sent a letter to Temu on Thursday seeking information on the...
August 7, 2024 - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined two farmers and state agricultural officials Wednesday in drawing a line in fertile soil. The two ag-led states were among 11 states urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to stop a patchwork of state labeling efforts on farm chemicals. Attorneys...
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...
June 25, 2024 - Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against e-commerce giant Temu, accusing the online marketplace of being a “data-theft business” that has violated state consumer protection and privacy laws. Temu is an online retailer known for selling a wide array of products to consumers in the United States. It is owned by...
June 20, 2024 - Attorney General Kris Mayes sued Arizona on Thursday in an attempt to block the state from using $115 million in opioid settlement funds to remedy budget deficits. Mayes said the decision by the Arizona Legislature and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs to use the funding for purposes not related to preventing opioid use was illegal. An emergency...
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