March 6, 2017 – Marking the start of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today released the list of the top ten consumer fraud complaints received by his office in 2016. Attorney General Schneiderman also offered a variety of tips on how to avoid scams in the future. “This serves as a reminder:… Read more »
March 1, 2017 – Attorney General Joseph Foster announces that the State of New Hampshire has joined a lawsuit against six generic drug-makers: Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc. Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc. Citron Pharma LLC Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District… Read more »
February 22, 2017 – Federal and state authorities have sued XXL Impressions, a South Portland-based supplement company, and others they claim used false advertising to sell health supplements that promised joint pain relief and memory improvements. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Maine attorney general’s office on Tuesday filed the lawsuit and settlement agreements with… Read more »
February 17, 2017 – Alphabet believes it has a lot riding on whom President Trump picks to lead the Federal Trade Commission, several sources close to the situation told The Post. The federal regulator has the power to investigate antitrust issues and could be a thorn in the side of the tech giant. For example,… Read more »
February 10, 2017 – Two former AIG executives have agreed to settle with the Office of the New York Attorney General over their role in misrepresenting the company’s finances. As part of the settlement, former CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg and former CFO Howard Smith have agreed to return the $9.9 million that they received in… Read more »
February 1, 2017 – Today, lawmakers in the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee are expected to vote on President Donald Trump’s nomination Scott Pruitt, Oklahoma’s state attorney general whom Trump chose to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. In his current position, Pruitt has frequently sued the agency he hopes to lead, including a multi-state… Read more »
January 25, 2017 – Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist and Facebook board member, is leading the Trump administration’s search to fill the government’s two top antitrust enforcement jobs, two people familiar with the matter have told BuzzFeed News. While the process is ongoing, the candidate said to be the preferred choice of another tech… Read more »
January 16, 2017 – A lawsuit originated by the state attorney general’s office in 2010 against one of the villains in “The Big Short,” the book-and-movie depiction of the factors behind the 2008 market collapse, ended Friday with an $864 million national settlement that will bring Connecticut’s general fund $31.5 million. Moody’s, the nation credit… Read more »
January 12, 2017 – West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that Metro Property Management charged its tenants numerous fees in violation of state consumer protection laws. Metro, the state’s largest residential landlord, primarily caters to students in Morgantown and other campus communities throughout the state. Metro is accused of charging… Read more »
January 11, 2017 – Hundreds of D.C. residents who paid outrageous interest rates on loans will be getting some of their money back. The D.C. attorney general sued lending company CashCall for illegal loan servicing. And Wednesday, the office announced a multimillion-dollar settlement. The attorney general’s office called it one of the most egregious examples… Read more »