September 14, 2023 - Google will pay California $93 million to resolve a lawsuit accusing the search engine company of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices. The settlement announced on Thursday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta resolves claims that the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit deceived people into believing they maintained...
September 6, 2023 - Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has joined a coalition in sending a letter urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence (AI) can and is being used to exploit children through child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to propose legislation to protect children from those abuses. The letter states, “AI is also being used to...
August 28, 2023 - Montana is leading an effort with 15 other states Monday alerting the business practices of fast-fashion retail giant SHEIN. A letter signed by the 16 attorneys general states SHEIN, founded in China in 2008, is the world's biggest fashion retailer estimated at a value of $64 billion with its mobile app ranked as the fourth most...
August 21, 2023 - A plan from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb the nation’s plastic pollution is drawing criticism from Democratic and Republican attorneys general, including Oregon’s Ellen Rosenblum. Currently in draft form, the National Strategy to Prevent Plastic Pollution sets out steps for ending plastic waste in oceans and U.S....
August 16, 2023 - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 30 state attorneys general in providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) highlighting the benefits of collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general. The comments were jointly authored by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Illinois...
August 8, 2023 - Iowa has joined other state attorneys general as part of an investigation into the social media company TikTok and its possible harmful effects on young users' mental health. The five-member Iowa Executive Council — comprised of the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, secretary of agriculture and state auditor — unanimously...
August 2, 2023 - Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron filed a lawsuit against CVS Caremark, Optum RX, and Express Scripts for their role in an insulin pricing scheme. According to a news release from the Attorney General’s Office, the lawsuit alleges that manufacturers and the pharmacy benefit managers have been working together to increase insulin...
July 27, 2023 - Twenty-two attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject a proposed $10.3 billion settlement over contamination of U.S. public drinking water systems with potentially dangerous chemicals, saying it lets manufacturer 3M Co. off too easily. The deal announced in June doesn't give individual water suppliers enough time to...
July 18, 2023 - A major government crackdown is taking aim at illegal telemarking calls, as well as the third-party companies who illegally sell consumers’ phone numbers to robocallers. The Federal Trade Commission has teamed up with more than 100 federal and state law enforcement partners nationwide, including the Attorneys General from all 50 states, in...
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