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California AG asks Congress to keep states' authority in mind during reforms to TSCA
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris joined 11 other state attorneys general in a letter to Congress asking it to limit any preemption of states’ authority to protect their residents and the environment from toxic chemicals. -
Harris joins brief to Supreme Court to consider Texas abortion ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced that California will join 13 other states and the District of Columbia in a friend-of-the-court brief, asking the Supreme Court of the United States to reverse a lower court decision in Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole that allegedly restricts access to abortion services in Texas. -
Harris supports CFPB's proposed payday lending regulations
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris issued a letter that urges the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to adopt regulations that would help protect consumers from harmful payday and small-dollar lending practices. -
California Attorney General announces upgrades to state's controlled substance program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, in partnership with the California Department of Consumer Affairs, announced the universal launch of a program called the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES 2.0). -
California AG reaches $100,000 agreement with Pratibha Syntex over allegations of unfair competitive advantage
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – In the first ever legally enforceable judgment by a state against a foreign company, California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris has secured a $100,000 settlement with India-based Pratibha Syntex LTD over unfair competitive advantage allegations. -
California AG reaches $25 million settlement with Comcast over disposal of hazardous waste
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris recently announced a $25 million settlement with Comcast Cable Communications LLC over allegations of unlawful hazardous waste. -
Chase to pay restitution on alleged debt collection violations
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris recently announced a stipulated judgment that resolved allegations that JPMorgan Chase (Chase) committed credit card debt collection violations. -
Calif. plaintiffs lawyers using Transparency Supply Chains Act to file class actions
Plaintiffs’ attorneys in California have identified a new way to raise complaints against businesses - alleging that violations of 2010 California Transparency Supply Chains Act, which was originally intended to prevent human trafficking, fall under other class action-friendly laws, a defense attorney says. -
Regulations increasing accountability on California businesses proposed under Proposition 65
OAKLAND, Calif. (Legal Newsline) - California law requiring businesses to warn individuals of exposure to any listed carcinogens or reproductive toxins is undergoing proposed changes to increase protection of the citizens from abuse of the legislation and holding California businesses more accountable. -
Kentucky joins other states asking US Education Department to erase student loans from Corinthian College students
Kentucky joined the effort of several states voicing the need to help students who were victimized by the now closed Corinthian Colleges for-profit school, state Attorney General Jack Conway said on Tuesday.