The State AG Report – 2.3.2022
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:...
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A bipartisan group of 27 AGs and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued precious metals trading company Safeguard Metals LLC and its owner (collectively, “Safeguard Metals”) over allegations that it fraudulently...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 CFPB reached a settlement with payment processor BrightSpeed Solutions Inc. and its founder (collectively, “BrightSpeed”) to resolve allegations that it knowingly assisted companies in defrauding consumers by knowingly...more
The National Association of Attorneys General sent a letter to the FCC urging it to strengthen protections against foreign-based illegal robocalls targeting American consumers...more
On December 20, 2021, a bipartisan group of 33 AGs, led by Idaho AG Lawrence Wasden and Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, sent a letter to the Director of the CFPB in response to the CFPB’s Request for Comments on its inquiry into...more
Washington AG Bob Ferguson obtained a court ruling ordering TD Bank to transfer funds stolen from the Washington Employment Security Department back to the state, marking the first instance in which the state’s asset...more
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with private equity firms H.I.G. Growth Partners, LLC and H.I.G. Capital, LLC (collectively “HIG”), and two former executives of a mental health facility operator, South Bay...more
New York AG Letitia James moved to stop cryptocurrency trading platform Coinseed, Inc. (“Coinseed”) from allegedly executing unauthorized trades and acting as an unregistered commodity broker-dealer....more
On May 11, 2021, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its Spring Consumer Protection Conference virtually with more than 500 attendees. The conference comprised a series of panel discussions with state...more
5/13/2021
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
FCC ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Health Claims ,
IRS ,
Phishing Scams ,
Remediation ,
Restitution ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
2022 AG Elections-
County District Attorney Launches Bid for Wisconsin Attorney General-
•Fond du Lac County DA Eric Toney announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the 2022 race for the Wisconsin AG’s...more
4/9/2021
/ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Education ,
eBay ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
For Profit Colleges ,
Franchises ,
Fraud ,
High-Interest Loans ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Shopify ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans ,
Twitter ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Vaccinations ,
Wine & Alcohol
2022 AG Elections-
Republican Candidate Seeks 2022 Rematch Against Minnesota’s Incumbent Attorney General-
•Doug Wardlow, general counsel for My Pillow, Inc. and a former state representative, has announced he will...more
2/26/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Borrowers ,
CID ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Default Judgment ,
Disgorgement ,
E-Rates ,
Emergency Response ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
False Statements ,
FCC ,
Fraud ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Investors ,
Martin Act ,
Power Companies ,
Power Outages ,
Pricing ,
Refunds ,
Remote Learning ,
Restitution ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Social Security Income ,
Stablecoins ,
State Attorneys General ,
Student Loans ,
Tax Credits ,
Texas ,
Trading Plans ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Wage Garnishment ,
Wi-Fi Hotspot
2020 AG Elections-
A Primer on 2020 State Attorneys General Elections-
•Jerry Kilgore, a Member of Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorneys General Practice and former Virginia AG and Secretary of Public Safety, penned an alert...more
10/23/2020
/ Attorney General ,
Borrowers ,
Construction Contracts ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drug Testing ,
Earned Sick Time ,
Failure To Pay ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Google ,
Medicaid ,
Navient ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Student Loans ,
Wage and Hour ,
Whistleblowers
COVID-19-
Selling Nonexistent PPE Is Not a Good Business Plan-
•New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with medical supply company Borgese Holdings, Inc. d/b/a IMPACT Medical & Surgical Solutions and its owner...more
7/31/2020
/ Attorney General ,
Charter Communications ,
Consent Decrees ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
General Elections ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
State False Claims Acts ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
TRICARE ,
Unpaid Overtime
COVID-19-
Attorney General to Congress: Let States Help Battle COVID-19-Related Medicaid Scams-
•Citing the growing number of COVID-19-related scams, Kansas AG Derek Schmidt urged Congress to expand the authority of states...more
7/24/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Credit Cards ,
Department of Education ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
For Profit Colleges ,
Fraud ,
GDP ,
Interest Rates ,
Medicaid ,
Popular ,
Scams ,
Stem cells ,
Vaping
2020 AG Elections-
Utah Attorney General Fends Off Challenger in Republican Primary-
•Incumbent Utah AG Sean Reyes won the July 2, 2020 Republican primary for AG over challenger David Leavitt.
•AG Reyes will face...more
7/10/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Attorney General ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Policies ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraud ,
Mergers ,
PCBs ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
State and Local Government ,
State Elections
COVID-19-
Attorneys General Express Concern Over Contact Tracing Apps-
•The National Association of Attorneys General (“NAAG”) sent a letter signed by a bipartisan group of 39 AGs to Apple, Inc. and Google, LLC, seeking...more
6/19/2020
/ Annual Percentage Rate (APR) ,
Attorney General ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Data Collection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FERC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fracking ,
Fraud ,
Popular
COVID-19-
Attorneys General Continue to Address Alleged COVID-19-Related Fraud and Abuse-
•Florida AG Ashley Moody reached a settlement with Sunshine Community Rx d/b/a PrecisionMed Pharmacy (“PrecisionMed”) to resolve...more
COVID-19-
FTC Flags for COVID-19-Related Fraud and Abuse-
•The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) sent joint letters to marketing company ITMedia Solutions, LLC (“ITMedia”)...more
COVID-19-
Who’s Watching Gramma? Pennsylvania Attorney General Investigates Nursing Homes for Criminal Neglect-
•Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro is investigating ”several” unidentified nursing homes in the state over...more
COVID-19-
Attorneys General and FTC Continue to Protect the Public from COVID-19-Related Fraud-
Florida AG Ashley Moody sued advertising company Traffic Jam Events, LLC and its owner for allegedly mailing deceptive used car...more
AG Elections-
Republican Todd Atwater Announces Bid for South Carolina Attorney General-
Republican state Representative Todd Atwater has declared his candidacy for South Carolina AG in 2018.
...more
AG Elections-
Democrat Justin Nelson Launches Campaign for Texas Attorney General-
Democrat Justin Nelson declared his candidacy for Texas AG seeking to unseat incumbent Republican AG Ken Paxton, who is running for...more
AG Elections-
Democrat Renato Mariotti Declares Bid for Illinois Attorney General-
Democrat Renato Mariotti, a cable news commentator and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago,...more