December 9, 2020 – New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday she and 47 other attorneys general including Ohio’s Dave Yost and Michigan’s Dana Nessel are suing Facebook for, what they call, the social media giant’s “anticompetitive conduct.” The complaint alleges that during the last decade Facebook thwarted competition and reduced consumer privacy… Read more »
December 1, 2020 – Attorney General Josh Kaul has joined a coalition of attorneys general representing 43 states, the District of Columbia and 5 U.S. territories, urging Congress to extend the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economy (CARES) Act funding until the end of 2021. The letter signed by the attorneys general and sent to Congress… Read more »
November 23, 2020 – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Letitia James, leading a multistate coalition, filed a motion for summary judgment in their lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s unlawful final rule redefining “waters of the United States” under the Clean Water Act. Under the new rule, more than half of… Read more »
November 18, 2020 – Apple, Inc., and a coalition of 30 attorneys general, including South Carolina’s Alan Wilson, reached a $113 million settlement for iPhone throttling. Back in 2016, Apple made a decision to “throttle” iPhone speeds in order to address unexpected shutdown in some phones. Rather than disclosing the situation, Apple hid the issues… Read more »
November 6, 2020 – Alabama’s attorney general says the state has reached a $60 million settlement with Terminix International for violating the state’s consumer protection laws. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the settlement on Thursday. He said the company was systematically overcharging customers for termite services and sometimes failing to honor service contracts. The deal… Read more »
October 27, 2020 – Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Tuesday that he was able to make an agreement with Ticketmaster and able to return $71 million to consumers who bought tickets to live events in Arizona that were either cancelled, postponed or rescheduled due to the pandemic. “Consumers who spent hundreds or even thousands… Read more »
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 »