News from September 2015
Citigroup to pay $4.5M for allegedly overcharging customers on their investment accounts
Citigroup will reimburse customers around the country more than $4.5 million as a result of a settlement with the state regarding overcharged fees on investment accounts, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Wednesday.
Purdue Pharma to make internal program restricting promotion of powerful painkiller permanent
An agreement reached by the state of New York and Purdue Pharma will make the manufacturer’s internal program, which looks to prevent the promotion of painkillers to certain health care providers, permanent, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said on Thursday.
Visionworks to pay $100K to Maryland for losing servers with customers' personal information
Visionworks will pay the state of Maryland $100,000 to settle a lawsuit over alleged data breaches the company had in 2014, state Attorney General Brian Frosh said on Wednesday.
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.
Korean-American Grocers agree to educate members on synthetic marijuana
Washington, D.C., has reached an agreement with the Korean-American Grocers Association of Washington that will require the company to educate members on the sale of synthetic drugs, Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine said on Aug. 5.
Maryland Attorney General's Office recovers $11.9M for residents in FY15
The State of Maryland reclaimed $11.9 million by the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division during Fiscal Year 2015, Attorney General Brian Frosh said on Thursday.
Payday loan enterprise targeted by legal action
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued a payday loan enterprise Aug. 4 for allegedly collecting money from people who didn't owe, said CFPB Director Richard Cordray.
Federal court grants states’ injunction, delays EPA ‘Waters’ rule
A North Dakota federal judge said in his order, issued Thursday, that it “appears likely” the federal Environmental Protection Agency failed to comply with certain requirements in promoting its “Waters of the United States” rule.