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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...

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 of dollars on...

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 residents from scammers who use...

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,...

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...

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...

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 urge the...

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...

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 their...