October 23, 2020 – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 37 other attorneys general today filed an amicus brief in Facebook v. Noah Duguid, a U.S. Supreme Court case that will determine the scope of the protections of the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). This case is key to the states’ ability to protect… Read more »
October 13, 2020 – Attorney General Josh Stein has filed a lawsuit against DuPont, Chemours, and related companies to “hold them accountable for the damage their manufacture, use, and disposal of PFAS chemicals have caused to North Carolina’s natural resources.” According to the complaint filed on Tuesday, DuPont and Chemours have contaminated the land, air,… Read more »
October 4, 2020 – Attorney General Phil Weiser is asking for a federal investigation into Denver-based Frontier Airlines, saying he’s heard “hundreds” of complaints during the coronavirus pandemic. “During the pandemic here in Colorado, we have heard hundreds of complaints from consumers who were denied ticket refunds for canceled trips or the ability to use… Read more »
October 1, 2020 – This week, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced Operation Corrupt Collector, a federal-state law enforcement sweep against phantom and abusive debt collection. In a joint effort with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, the initiative involves enforcement actions brought by the FTC,… Read more »
September 25, 2020 – Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined a bipartisan coalition of 31 states filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit to support states’ authority to enforce price gouging regulations to protect consumers during emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The coalition will… Read more »
September 15, 2020 – New York’s Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against Dunkin’ over a 2015 security breach. The company was accused of failing to notify nearly 20,000 customers that their accounts had been compromised. The lawsuit also claimed Dunkin’ failed to investigate what customer information… Read more »
September 7, 2020 – Attorney General Daniel Cameron recently joined a 20-state coalition of attorneys general in sending a letter to President Donald Trump asking for his support of the National ID Child Program. The program provides Child ID Kits to parents or guardians to easily collect and record physical characteristics, fingerprints, and DNA of… Read more »
September 2, 2020 – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 23 attorneys general in signing a letter urging the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prohibit use of the publication “Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation” – commonly known as the Orange Book – to block competition. The Orange… Read more »
August 27, 2020 – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against Instacart, a grocery delivery service, for charging District consumers millions of dollars in deceptive service fees and for failing to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in District sales tax. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) alleges that for a… Read more »
August 18, 2020 – Fourteen states and Washington, D.C., are suing the Trump administration over a new rule that would allow for the transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, citing health and safety risks. The rule, finalized this year by the Transportation Department and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), would allow… Read more »