State Attorneys General File Fourth Lawsuit Against Google Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes, joined by 35 states and the District of Columbia, filed the fourth antitrust lawsuit against Google since October 2020, claiming...more
8/6/2021
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Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Google ,
Opioid ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General
State AGs File Another Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google -
Thirty-six states and the District of Columbia filed the fourth antitrust lawsuit against Google since October 2020, claiming that Google’s Play store unlawfully...more
7/12/2021
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Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Spending Clause ,
State Attorneys General ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Washington, D.C., Attorney General Racine Sues Amazon -
On May 25, 2021, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine sued Amazon in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for alleged antitrust violations under...more
6/4/2021
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AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Disgorgement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Facebook ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Instagram ,
Most-Favored Nations ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Pipelines ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Policy ,
Ransomware ,
Restraint of Trade ,
SCOTUS ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vertical Agreement
The Washington State Legislature enacted legislation increasing civil penalties under the state’s consumer protection law. By substantially raising civil penalties, the new law provides the Attorney General significantly more...more
5/6/2021
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Big Tech ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Facebook ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Public Policy ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
Federal Law Challenges by State Attorneys General -
Attorneys General Challenge “Tax Mandate” Portion of American Rescue Plan -
On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion “American Rescue Plan...more
4/7/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Boston Scientific ,
Electricity Costs ,
Federal Land ,
Mineral Leases ,
Moratorium ,
Natural Gas ,
Offshore Drilling ,
Oil & Gas ,
Outer Continental Shelf ,
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Price Gouging ,
Public Policy ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tax Cuts ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals later this year will hear oral arguments in an important case deciding whether a lower federal court correctly enjoined the Kentucky Attorney General from applying the State’s price gouging...more
11/12/2020
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Commerce Clause ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
E-Commerce ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Internet Retailers ,
Interstate Commerce ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Price Gouging ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
On October 20, the U.S. Department of Justice filed its long-awaited antitrust complaint against Google, joined by 11 state Attorneys General (Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri,...more
On June 6, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law legislation (S.8189) that strengthens the state’s price gouging statute, in response to COVID-19. The legislation expands the current price gouging statute by...more
6/11/2020
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Antitrust Violations ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corruption ,
Goods or Services ,
Manufacturers ,
Medical Supplies ,
New Legislation ,
Price Gouging ,
Price Inflation ,
Supply Chain ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
White Collar Crimes
Over the past few weeks, the Orrick State Attorney General Practice Group has highlighted the numerous ways in which state Attorneys General are enforcing state laws in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. With some states...more
5/20/2020
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CARES Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Testing ,
Eviction ,
Liability ,
Marketing ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Neglect ,
Nursing Homes ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Price Gouging ,
Refunds
Twenty-one state Attorneys General, along with the AGs for Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, have sent a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) urging withdrawal of CFPB’s guidance relaxing...more
Last month, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed a law repealing a provision of the Colorado Antitrust Act that prohibited challenging a merger under state law where the federal antitrust agencies did not also challenge the...more
State Attorneys General throughout the country enforce their states’ price gouging and consumer protection laws during a state or national emergency. ...more
In a previous post, we reported that state Attorneys General are actively pursuing investigations into alleged price gouging under state consumer protection laws during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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