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FTC targets online marketers for allegedly duping consumers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced it has charged a group of online marketers with allegations of deceptively luring consumers into unknowingly paying for cooking gadgets, golf equipment and access to related online subscription services.
DaVita to divest 7 clinics to complete acquisition of competitor Renal Ventures Management
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced that DaVita Inc., a national outpatient kidney-dialysis chain, will divest ownership interest in seven clinics in order to complete its $358 million acquisition of competitor Renal Ventures Management LLC.
Arizona files sanction-related motions against Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich recently announced that his office has filed a series of sanction-related motions against Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities (AID).
FTC files charges over invention-promotion scheme
The Federal Trade Commission has charged Scott Cooper and his companies, World Patent Marketing Inc. and Desa Industries Inc., with deceiving consumers and suppressing complaints through the threat of criminal prosecution.
Washington state lawmaker to pay nearly $6,500 after campaign finance probe
Washington Rep. Frank Chopp will pay $6,469.78 for alleged campaign finance violations, the Washington Attorney General's Office said.
Vitamin Shoppe pays Oregon $545,000 penalty over allegedly unsafe supplement
Vitamin Shoppe Inc. will pay $545,000 and stop selling certain dietary supplements in Oregon stores after the company was accused of selling products containing unsafe or unlawful ingredients, state Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said.
N.Y. vacation home firm sued over deception allegations
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against Henry Dean and his company, FLGH LLC, seeking a permanent injunction barring them from the vacation rental home business.
Louisiana AG petitions EPA to revise risk-management rule
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry has filed a petition urging Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to revise the agency's Risk Management Program Rule.
Texas AG sues federal agencies over nuclear waste storage
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against several federal agencies for allegedly violating the Nuclear Waste Policy Act (NWPA).
Virginia AG settles with pawnbrokers over alleged excessive fees
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring said his office has settled with Pawnking LLC and All Star Pawn & Gold LLC, two affiliated Fredericksburg-area pawnbrokers, for more than $70,000 over alleged violations of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act.
Massachusetts AG joins coalition opposing vehicle emissions rollback
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has joined a coalition of states in opposing President Trump’s action directing federal agencies to reconsider vehicle emission
standards.
Kansas AG joins multi-state coalition against CFPB
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has joined the attorneys general of 14 other states in filing a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia arguing that the current setup of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) violates the Constitution.
N.Y. heating oil firm accused of defrauding customers
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit alleging fraudulent activities against Champion Fuel and Service Corp., its owners, David DeSilva Sr. and Patrick Terminello, and DeSilva’s son, David DeSilva Jr., who managed the company.
Hydroponics retailer to settle pesticide charges with EPA
Grow Depot, a hydroponics and organics supply store in Northglenn, Colo., agreed to settle allegations of violating the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced March 13.
Nationstar Mortgage fined $1.75 million over alleged reporting errors
Nationstar Mortgage LLC has been ordered by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to pay a record $1.75 million for allegedly failing to report mortgage transaction data.
D.C. attorney general backs legislation to better protect consumers
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl A. Racine has submitted legislation to the Council of the District of Columbia to better protect D.C. consumers from fraud and other abuses.
Kansas attorney general files suit against three individuals for allegedly rigging lottery tickets
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt recently filed lawsuits against three individuals for allegedly submitting false or fraudulent claims for Kansas Lottery payments.
California court orders gas station owners to pay $3 million in civil penalties
Several gas station owners operating underground storage tanks around Northern California have been ordered to pay $3 million in civil penalties stemming from environmental violations, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced.
Defendants settle Massachusetts case involving allegations of illegal disposing of asbestos-containing waste
Maura Healey, Massachusetts attorney general, announced on March 17 that
a group of defendants involved in a sewer pipe replacement project in Framingham will pay a total of $385,000 after allegedly allowing asbestos-containing soil and waste to be illegally disposed of behind a Milford home.
Mass.-based candy store chain to pay $37,363 for alleged labor law violations
Three Total Sugar stores and the candy store chain's only corporate officer will pay $37,363 in restitution and penalties after allegedly violating labor laws in the state, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has announced.