The CFPB, the FTC, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice released a joint statement asserting their respective enforcement authorities over civil...more
Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
AGs Join U.S. DOJ in Objecting to JetBlue’s Acquisition of...more
3/14/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Airlines ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
NLRB ,
Prescription Drugs ,
State Attorneys General ,
TikTok
A bipartisan coalition of eight AGs and the U.S. Department of Justice filed an antitrust suit against Google LLC alleging anticompetitive, monopolistic conduct regarding digital advertising technologies in violation of the...more
A group of 14 Republican AGs wrote a letter to Merrick B. Garland, the U.S. Attorney General, asking what steps the DOJ is taking to protect against potential threats posed by foreign entities funding civil litigation within...more
Physicians Group Services, P.A. (PGS) has reached a settlement with the U.S. and Florida to resolve allegations that it submitted false or fraudulent claims to the Florida Medicaid Program....more
The FTC has approved three procedural omnibus resolutions authorizing staff to utilize compulsory process in three categories of investigations: collusive practices; mergers, acquisitions and transactions; and the auto rental...more
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•Western AGs Seek to Intervene In Opposition...more
The FTC and U.S. DOJ have submitted a joint comment to the FERC in response to an April 2022 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation and...more
A group of 23 AGs led by Florida AG Ashley Moody filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit arguing that the CDC did not have the statutory authority to impose a nationwide transportation mask...more
The FTC and DOJ reached a settlement with Twitter, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company used user personal data to help sell targeted advertisements in violation of the FTC Act and a 2011 FTC Order, which prohibited...more
The FTC announced a settlement with WW International, Inc. (f/k/a Weight Watchers) and its subsidiary Kurbo Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act by marketing a...more
Nevada AG Aaron Ford and the U.S. DOJ reached a settlement with healthcare provider Lipshutz & Wills Medical Group, LLP d/b/a Monos Health (“Monos”) to resolve allegations that it improperly billed Medicaid, Medicare, and...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US:
•Student Loan Servicer Agrees to Cancel $1.7...more
1/25/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Credit Reports ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Fraud ,
Mergers ,
Navient ,
Over-the-Counter Sales ,
Payment Processors ,
Political Candidates ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans ,
Telemarketing ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The FTC and the U.S. DOJ’s Antitrust Division launched a joint public inquiry aimed at strengthening enforcement against illegal mergers that threaten competition and consumer choice...more
The FTC and the U.S. DOJ reached a settlement with online consumer background report provider MyLife.com Inc. and its founder and CEO, Jeffrey Tinsley, to resolve allegations that MyLife used misleading tactics to sell...more
The FTC, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Directorate-General for Competition of the European Commission issued an inaugural joint statement after the launch of the EU-US Joint Technology...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Democratic Attorneys General Ask FDA to Set...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) and U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) reached a settlement with Trustmark National Bank (“Trustmark”) to resolve allegations that it discriminated against Black and Hispanic...more
Texas AG Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with chemical companies E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. and Performance Materials NA, Inc. (collectively “DuPont”) to resolve numerous allegations of...more
A group of 11 Democratic AGs, led by District of Columbia AG Karl Racine, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Safehouse v. U.S. Department of Justice, No. 21-276, in support of nonprofit Safehouse’s request...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Republican AGs Object to Biden Administration’s...more
9/30/2021
/ American Airlines ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Mergers ,
NHTSA ,
OSHA ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety
A bipartisan group of seven AGs, including Massachusetts AG Maura Healey, and the U.S. Department of Justice sued American Airlines Group Inc. (“American Airlines”) and JetBlue Airways Corporation (“JetBlue”) over allegations...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached a settlement with Richard Fairbank, CEO of Capital One Financial Corp. (“Capital One”), to resolve allegations that he failed to report a windfall generated by his acquisition of...more
California AG Rob Bonta issued an inaugural Labor Day Report highlighting ten key worker protections available in California and the California Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) efforts to combat illegal employment practices...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Cannoli Factory Feels the Heat over Alleged Wage...more