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The State AG Report – 09.12.2024

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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: •New Mexico Snaps at Snapchat for Allegedly Failing to...more

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Pennsylvania Strengthens Consumer Protections for Car Buyers

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Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry has announced an amendment to the Pennsylvania Automotive Industry Trade Practices regulations to improve transparency for consumers in automobile advertising and sales....more

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Fifth Circuit Set to Weigh Challenge to FTC’s CARS Rule - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive Series

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The administrative challenge brought by the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) and another trade association against the Combating Auto Retail Scams (“CARS”) Trade Regulation Rule, issued last year by the Federal...more

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FTC Continues Aggressive Enforcement Actions To Deter Deceptive Pricing Practices By Car Dealers - Seyfarth's Future of Automotive...

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On Thursday, August 15, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Arizona Attorney General announced a $2.6 million settlement to resolve claims that Coulter Motor Company used deceptive online advertising to lure...more

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FTC and Arizona AG Reach $2.6 Million Settlement with Motor Vehicle Dealer Over Alleged Deceptive and Discriminatory Sales and...

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Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Arizona announced a joint action against Coulter Motor Company, an Arizona-based motor vehicle dealership, and its former general manager, for allegedly engaging...more

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Pennsylvania Auto Dealerships Should Prepare for Regulatory Changes

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Pennsylvania Auto Dealerships will need to follow several new regulations starting August 19, 2024. The regulations, developed by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), require dealerships to disclose the following six...more

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The State AG Report – 5.30.2024

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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: •Nebraska AG Sues TikTok for Fueling Youth Mental Health...more

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Democratic AGs File Amicus Supporting FTC’s Rule Targeting Auto Retail Scams

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A group of 19 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in support of the FTC and urging the court to deny the Petition for Review of the National and Texas Automobile Dealers...more

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FTC and Connecticut AG File Suit Against Auto Dealer over Alleged “Junk Fees”

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed suit against auto dealer Manchester City Nissan (Manchester City), its owner, and several employees for allegedly deceiving consumers...more

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The State AG Report – 12.14.2023

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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 Fight for Fair Play in College Sports- • AGs on the...more

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FTC is Riding Shotgun with Potential Car Buyers

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The FTC finalized a new rule intended to protect consumers buying a new car from unlawful and deceptive sales tactics pursuant to its authority under the Dodd-Frank Act to prescribe rules relating to unfair or deceptive...more

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New CFPB and NY AG Lawsuit Could Harm Consumer Credit Markets

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Perhaps not as prominent in the national news as another relatively high-profile balloon, in its latest effort to legislate and regulate by enforcement, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), together with New...more

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Massachusetts AG Enters Into $7.6 Million Settlement With Auto Dealer

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On February 2, 2023, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (Massachusetts AG) announced that it had entered into a settlement with an auto dealer to resolve allegations that the company engaged in illegal auto loan...more

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The State AG Report – 2.2.2023

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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: •AG Campbell Settles with Massachusetts Auto Dealer over...more

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AG Campbell Settles with Massachusetts Auto Dealer over Alleged Pricing Discrimination Affecting Black and Hispanic Consumers

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Massachusetts AG Andrea Joy Campbell reached a settlement with Hometown Auto Framingham, Inc. for allegedly violating Massachusetts’s Consumer Protection Law by charging higher prices for “add-on” goods or services to Black...more

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The State AG Report – 9/15/2022

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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 Frosh Announces Settlement with Alleged...more

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AGs Weigh In on FTC Proposed Rule to Protect Consumers in Motor Vehicle Transactions

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AGs from 16 states, the District of Columbia, and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection submitted comments in response to the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning its proposed Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade...more

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The Rubber Hits the Road to the Tune of $10 Million - FTC and Illinois Sue an Auto Dealership

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Not many people enjoy sitting in a car dealership spending hours evaluating or making a costly purchase, but it’s far more frustrating when the dealership allegedly engages in practices that face the ire of law enforcement. ...more

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PA Attorney General Warning to Pennsylvania Automotive Dealers

March 17, 2022Publications Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro has issued a warning to Pennsylvania automotive dealers that there has been an increase in consumer complaints relating to automotive dealership practices...more

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GAP Benefits and Refunds: Seems Like the Repeat Button Is On

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I had a roommate in college who was extremely proud of his new stereo system with its three-foot-tall speakers. It was a state-of-the-art system at the time, with crystal clear sound and thumping bass. He'd often play the...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 22 | June 2021

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Subprime Auto Loan Company Settles Allegations It Turned Blind Eye to Shady Car Dealers - Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with subprime automobile finance company United Auto Credit Corporation (“UACC”) to...more

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Subprime Auto Loan Company Settles Allegations It Turned Blind Eye To Shady Car Dealers

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Massachusetts AG Maura Healey reached a settlement with subprime automobile finance company United Auto Credit Corporation (“UACC”) to resolve allegations that it facilitated the sale of defective vehicles and forced some...more

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Indiana AG to Used Car Dealers: Do Not Pose as a Private Seller on Craigslist (or Elsewhere)!

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On January 15, 2021, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with Moto Cars USA LLC, under which the AG alleged that Moto Cars violated Indiana's Deceptive Consumer Sales Act....more

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How Not to Handle a Crisis: FTC Sues Marketer for Deceptive COVID Stimulus Mailers

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In April, we wrote about the Georgia Attorney General's Office's warnings against deceptive advertising related to COVID-19 stimulus payments. In its guidance, the AG noted the possibility that representations implying that a...more

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Georgia AG Warns Against Deceptive Advertising Related to COVID-19 Stimulus Payments

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The COVID-19 situation has turned everything on its head. Most retail commerce is shut down, many are working from home, and it has become commonplace to plausibly forget whether today is a Monday or a Friday. Despite all the...more

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