Press Invited to Attend Second Half of Attorney General Meeting in Austin
WHO: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) invites members of the press to attend the second half of its Attorney General Symposium, one of NAAG’s biggest events of the year. Attorneys general scheduled to speak include: Tom Miller, NAAG President and Iowa Attorney General Dave Yost, Ohio Attorney General Ellen F. Rosenblum, Oregon Attorney…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: March 2022
Multistate Actions A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general announced a nationwide investigation of TikTok to determine whether the company violated state consumer protection laws that put the public, especially young children and young adults, at risk. The investigation is led by attorneys general from California, Florida, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Vermont. On…
Consumer Chief of the Month, Shannon Halijan, Deputy Attorney General, Arkansas Attorney General’s Office
I was named Deputy Attorney General for the Public Protection Department (PPD) of the Arkansas Attorney General’s Office (AR AGO) on September 1, 2021. I began my career with the AR AGO in January 2019 as an Assistant Attorney General after several years of serving the Arkansas Department of Human Services as an assistant director…
Federal Consumer Protection News: March 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau entered into a $1 million Consent Order with student-loan servicer Edfinancial Services, for allegedly making deceptive statements to student loan borrowers and misrepresenting their forgiveness and repayment options. Edfinancial allegedly deceived borrowers with Federal Family Education Loan Program loans about their eligibility for Public Service Loan…
Discussing Privacy Fallacies: Concluding Thoughts
Third in a Series Talking about privacy is like trying to hug an octopus. The concept covers a wide array of practices and technologies, including targeted advertising, surveillance, artificial intelligence and predictive analytics, biometrics and facial recognition, social media platforms and mobile apps, and online and geolocation tracking, to name just a few. Understanding all…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: February 2022
Multistate Actions The $26 billion national opioid agreement was confirmed by the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – and Johnson & Johnson. Fifty-two states and territories have signed onto the agreement. Following successful state sign-on and subdivision sign-on periods, the defendants have committed to the deal and will start releasing…
Federal Consumer Protection News: February 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a series of bulletins in February providing guidance regarding the Bureau’s interpretation of legal requirements related to a range of financial services. Bulletins included guidance for student loan servicers handling of accounts of borrowers eligible for public service loan forgiveness, providers of…
Consumer Chief of the Month, Sean P. Neafsey, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office
I joined the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs in April 2020 (at the start of the pandemic) after practicing law for nearly a decade in New Jersey and New York. I currently serve as the Acting Director of the division. From the moment I arrived, the division has worked tirelessly to help our professional…
How the State Center Supports the Antitrust and Consumer Protection Efforts of the Attorney General Community
Originally published on Jan. 20, 2022 As former attorneys general from Colorado and Indiana, we are proud to serve on the board of the Center for State Enforcement of Antitrust and Consumer Protection Laws, Inc. (State Center). This organization was first formed in early 2004 by a dedicated group of former state deputy attorneys general…
49 Attorneys General Urge Federal Trade Commission to Create Robust Rule Outlawing Impersonation Scams
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is calling on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to adopt a national rule to target impersonation scams. A comment letter from 49 attorneys general raises concerns about the plethora of impersonation scams targeting consumers and the current lack of a national rule to outlaw these fraudulent…
