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January 13, 2026 - Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced a revised settlement with Capital One, requiring the bank to pay $425 million in restitution and offer better interest rates to 360 Savings customers who were previously denied higher interest payments. The new agreement, which more than doubles the value of an earlier proposed...

January 6, 2026 - Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers has announced a multistate settlement with Menard Inc., doing business as Menards, the home improvement retail chain. The settlement resolves claims made in 2020 that the company incorrectly marketed its 11% rebate program. In a settlement with the states, Menards has agreed to clearly communicate...

December 30, 2025 - Pennsylvania’s attorney general and a coalition of officials from numerous states have reached a settlement with Hyundai and Kia to address a surge in vehicle thefts caused by a lack of anti-theft technology. The agreement requires the automakers to install protective parts in eligible vehicles to make them more difficult to steal and...

December 22, 2025 - A bipartisan coalition of State Attorneys General have reached a settlement with Mercedes-Benz and its parent company over emissions fraud. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird joined that coalition. On Monday, December 22nd, they announced a $149.7 million settlement with the car maker for...

December 17, 2025 - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined 35 other bipartisan attorneys general in a letter calling on Meta to enforce policies on AI weight-loss ads Wednesday. The group called on Instagram and Facebook's parent company, Meta, to take additional measures to prevent and better enforce its existing policies. “As we celebrate the...

December 15, 2025 - Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill has nominated Jennifer L. Davenport to become the 63rd Attorney General of New Jersey. Currently serving as the senior director of compliance for Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), Davenport leads the development, implementation, and ongoing coordination of an enterprise-wide compliance program and is...

December 12, 2025 - The National Association of Attorneys General elected Connecticut Attorney General William Tong as president of the association during its annual Capital Forum meeting held December 8-10. Attorney General Tong succeeds New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella, who served as President in 2025. In addition to electing Attorney General...

December 3, 2025 - Attorney General Kwame Raoul with a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general, today launched the second phase of Operation Robocall Roundup, an effort by the multi-state Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force to crack down on robocalls across the country. As part of an ongoing investigation, Raoul and the task force sent letters to...

November 25, 2025 - Republican and Democratic attorneys general from 35 states and the District of Columbia urged congressional leaders on Tuesday not to block state laws governing artificial intelligence, warning of "disastrous consequences" if the technology is left unregulated. The letter sets up a clash between the states and the Trump administration...