A group of 18 AGs reached agreements with CVS Health Corporation and CVS Pharmacy, Inc., and separately with Walgreens Co., to resolve allegations regarding the companies’ roles in contributing to the nationwide opioid...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:
•Google and iHeartMedia Settle with Multistate...more
A group of 8 AGs reached agreements with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. and Allergan Limited, as well as their respective affiliated entities, to resolve allegations regarding the companies’ roles in contributing to the...more
A group of 16 AGs reached a settlement with Walmart Inc., pending approval by the full coalition of 43 states, to resolve allegations regarding the company’s role in contributing to the nationwide opioid crisis....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:
•Texas AG Paxton Sues Google For Unauthorized...more
11/2/2022
/ Biometric Information ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Reports ,
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ,
Fake Reviews ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Google ,
Opioid ,
State Attorneys General ,
Wal-Mart
Florida AG Ashley Moody has announced a settlement with Walmart Inc. to resolve without litigation allegations, including from a number of Florida municipalities, regarding the company’s role in contributing to the state’s...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:
•AG Coalition Challenges Proposed Emissions...more
10/25/2022
/ Anti-Manipulation Rule ,
Carbon Emissions ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Contamination ,
Data Breach ,
Environmental Policies ,
Mental Health ,
Opioid ,
Personal Information ,
Pesticides ,
Safe Drug Disposal ,
State Attorneys General
Texas AG Ken Paxton has launched a coalition and pilot program to help Texas students dispose of unused opioids safely and conveniently. Called the “Friday Night Lights Against Opioids” program, the coalition will distribute...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:
BREAKING: DC Court of Appeals Upholds AG...more
On April 26, Florida AG Ashley Moody issued an emergency rule adding eight synthetic opioids to Florida’s Schedule I of controlled substances. The drugs, which are categorized as nitazenes, are available on the dark web and...more
On November 8, 2021, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) held its Fall Consumer Protection Conference in person for the first time in two years with more than 170 attendees at the live program and...more
11/11/2021
/ AMG Capital Management LLC v FTC ,
Consumer Fraud ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Protection ,
FBI ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Opioid ,
Ransomware ,
State Attorneys General ,
Third-Party
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: Greyhound Will No Longer Allow Suspicionless CBP...more
10/4/2021
/ Advertising ,
Amicus Briefs ,
Consent Decrees ,
Consumer Protection Act ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Marketing ,
Opioid ,
Presidential Nominations ,
State Attorneys General ,
Timeshare ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
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
The State AG Report – 7.22.2021 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: Drug...more
7/27/2021
/ Biodiesel ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Opioid ,
Petroleum ,
PFAS ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Robocalling ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act (TCFAPA) ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule
A bipartisan group of AGs reached a $26 billion global settlement with three major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) (collectively “Companies”), pending approval by the vast majority of states 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: J&J Settles Opioid-Related New York Suit for...more
7/7/2021
/ Anti-SLAPP ,
Climate Change ,
Competition ,
Divestiture ,
Exxon Mobil ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Johnson & Johnson ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General
New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) to resolve allegations that J&J’s activities relating to its manufacture and distribution of opioids caused public nuisance, amounted to common-law...more
Opioid Fallout: Ad Agency Sued for Allegedly Helping Purdue Deceptively Market OxyContin -
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey sued healthcare marketing company Publicis Health, LLC (“Publicis”) under a theory of public...more
Massachusetts AG Maura Healey sued healthcare marketing company Publicis Health, LLC (“Publicis”) under a theory of public nuisance and for violations of Massachusetts’s consumer protection law over Publicis’s alleged role in...more
5/14/2021
/ Attorney's Fees ,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compensatory Damages ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Disgorgement ,
Injunctive Relief ,
Marketing ,
Opioid ,
OxyContin ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Nuisance ,
State Attorneys General ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
2022 AG Elections-
Arkansas Lt. Governor Announces Intent to Run for Attorney General-
•Arkansas Republican Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin announced that he is dropping his gubernatorial bid and is running for...more
2/12/2021
/ Amicus Briefs ,
Antitrust Division ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
FCC ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Joe Biden ,
Opioid ,
OxyContin ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pipelines ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Purdue Pharma ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State Attorneys General ,
Tobacco ,
TracFone Wireless ,
Verizon
Consumer Protection-
Vacationers Beware: Timeshare Exit Companies May Be Scammers, not Saviors-
Two AGs took aim at timeshare exit companies recently over allegations of deceptive business practices relating to...more
Labor & Employment-
Whistleblower Leads to Shutdown of Infosys’ Alleged System for Avoiding California Taxes-
California AG Xavier Becerra reached a settlement with India-based business consulting and outsourcing services...more
2019 AG Elections-
Two open seat AG elections in Kentucky and Mississippi were decided on November 5, 2019. Republicans picked up both seats. Once the incoming AGs take office, the AG political map will be comprised of...more
Antitrust-
50 Attorneys General to Investigate Tech Company Over Advertising and Search Engine Practices-
50 AGs, led by Texas AG Ken Paxton, announced an investigation into Google over allegedly anticompetitive...more
9/13/2019
/ Attorney General ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
For Profit Colleges ,
Franchises ,
Google ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Medicaid ,
No-Poaching ,
Opioid ,
ROSCA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
State and Local Government
2019 AG Elections-
Lynn Fitch Secures Republican Nomination for Mississippi Attorney General in Runoff Election-
Mississippi held a runoff election for the Republican AG primary race on August 27, 2019....more
8/30/2019
/ Advertising ,
Attorney General ,
E-Cigarettes ,
Fantasy Sports ,
FCC ,
Franchises ,
No-Poaching ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Retailers ,
Robocalling ,
State and Local Government