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AGs Secure $700 Million Judgment Against Johnson & Johnson over Talcum Probe

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A bipartisan coalition of 43 AGs has entered into a Final Judgment and Consent Decree with Johnson & Johnson to resolve alleged violations of consumer protection laws related to its marketing of talc-based baby powder, which...more

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AG Frosh Announces Settlement with Alleged Polluting Poultry Plant

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Maryland AG Brian Frosh and the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) reached a settlement with poultry processor Valley Proteins, LLC to resolve allegations that Valley Proteins illegally discharged pollutants into a...more

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AG James Fines Robocall Company for Allegedly Harassing Black Voters Ahead of 2020 Election

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New York AG Letitia James and the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation reached a settlement with robocall company Message Communications, Inc. and its president (collectively “Message Defendants”) along with any...more

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Barge Owner Pays $15.3 Million to Settle Suit over Oil Spill that Contaminated 160 Miles of Coastline

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Texas AG Ken Paxton and the U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with barge owner Kirby Inland Marine, LP (“Kirby”) to resolve allegations that Kirby caused environmental damage due to an oil spill from one of its...more

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DuPont Reaches $3.35 Million Settlement over Allegations of Environmental Violations at Its Texas Chemical Plant

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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

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 41

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Democratic AGs Seek Review of Sweeping U.S. Postal Service Changes - Two A group of 20 Democratic AGs, led by New York AG Letitia James and Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, filed a complaint with the Postal Regulatory Commission...more

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Fertility Clinic Allegedly Failed to Safeguard Personal Health Information of 15,000 Patients

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New Jersey Acting AG Andrew Bruck reached a settlement with healthcare provider Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause, LLC (“Diamond”) to resolve allegations stemming from a 2016 data breach that compromised the...more

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The State AG Report – Volume 7, Issue 39

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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

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Timeshare Exit Company Settles Allegations Of Misleading Marketing Tactics And Incompetence

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson reached a settlement with timeshare exit company Reed Hein & Associates LLC (“Reed Hein”) to resolve allegations that it used deceptive practices to market its timeshare exit services and to...more

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Greyhound Will No Longer Allow Suspicionless CBP Sweeps On Its Buses

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson reached a settlement with intercity bus company Greyhound Lines Inc. (“Greyhound”) to resolve allegations that Greyhound allowed U.S. Customs & Border Protection (“CBP”) agents to conduct...more

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California Environmental Law & Policy Update - July 2021 #5

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California drafts safe limits for PFOA and PFOS in drinking water - Chemical & Engineering News – July 23 - A July 22 draft report from the California Environmental Protection Agency would set a science-based safe...more

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Anti-Discrimination Clarification From CFPB | $110 Million Charity Scam | Deceptive Claims re: CBD Cures

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2022 AG Elections- Kansas Attorney General Eyes Governor’s Mansion- •Kansas AG Derek Schmidt announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Governor in 2022. •Schmidt, who first assumed the AG’s office in...more

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Antitrust Enforcement Update: Spotlight on Physician Transactions

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At both the state and federal level, antitrust enforcement agencies continue to pursue successful challenges to physician practice transactions. This article summarizes two recent enforcement actions, as well as a new state...more

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The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania Joins Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania Attorney General Relating to UPMC’s...

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On March 25, 2019, the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP), Pennsylvania’s largest hospital association, filed a motion in the Middle District of Pennsylvania to intervene in University Pittsburgh...more

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Commonwealth Court Declines to Extend Consent Decree

Although there have been a number of issues raised by the Pennsylvania Attorney General in the UPMC/Highmark situation, including UPMC’s status as a charitable institution, the primary issue in the Attorney General’s lawsuit...more

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