Attorney General Consumer Protection News: July 2022
Multistate Actions The bipartisan opioids executive committee of 12 attorneys general announced $6.6 billion in agreements in principle with opioid makers Allergan and Teva. Teva purchased Allergan’s opioid products and generic portfolio in 2016. The attorneys general stated that both settlements remain contingent on resolution of key issues involving settlement structure and changes in business…
Attorneys General Call on the FTC to Increase Obligations on Telemarketers
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) today called on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to increase obligations on telemarketers by requiring them to keep additional records about their activities so that law enforcement can hold them accountable for when they fail to comply with the law. The Telemarketing Sales Rule went…
Attorneys General Urge FTC to Repeal Telemarketing Exemptions and Provide Additional Protections for Negative Option Products
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in support of the federal agency’s proposed changes to repeal exemptions related to telemarketing calls and provide protections for negative option products or services. The Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) went into effect in 1995 to help…
NAAG Urges FTC to Repeal Telemarketing Exemptions and Provide Protections for Negative Option Products
The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in support of the federal agency’s proposed changes to repeal exemptions related to telemarketing calls and provide protections for negative option products or services. The Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) went into effect in 1995 to help prevent telemarketers from…
Vigilance and Collaboration: The Continued Battle to Eliminate Robocalls
Vigilance and collaboration to combat illegal robocalls and protect consumers was the unofficial theme of the recent 2022 Robocall Summit in Detroit. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost joined NAAG in bringing together staff from Attorney General Offices, federal agencies, industry groups, and others to discuss education, enforcement tools and…
Consumer Chief of the Month: David McDowell, Tennessee Attorney General’s Office
I joined the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office in August of 2016, after ten years of private practice in Nashville. Earlier that year, on a dark and stormy night, my car had broken down on the edge of town. I walked to a roadside bar to wait for a tow truck, where I ended up shooting…
Press Invited to Attend Presidential Summit Focused on Consumer Protection
WHO: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) invites members of the press to attend its Presidential Summit highlighting NAAG President and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller’s 2022 Presidential Initiative, “Consumer Protection 2.0: Tech Threats and Tools.” Attorneys general scheduled to speak include: Tom Miller, NAAG President and Iowa Attorney General William Tong, Connecticut Attorney…
Survey of Recent Challenges to Federal Agencies’ Enforcement Powers and Potential Impacts on Consumer Protection
Introduction 1 In recent years, courts have decided several cases involving both the substance and timing of constitutional challenges to federal agency enforcement proceedings. Because the Supreme Court’s decision in AMG Capital v. FTC, 2 curtailing the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) enforcement abilities, has caused the FTC to increasingly rely upon administrative enforcement actions, any…
Consumer Chief of the Month: Jason Evans, Michigan Attorney General’s Office
I joined the Michigan Department of Attorney General in 2005, after spending two years in private practice. Initially, I worked in our Public Employment, Elections & Tort Division, focusing on employment law cases and tort defense work. This assignment provided me with significant civil litigation experience. I represented multiple state agencies in state and federal…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: June 2022
Multistate Actions Led by Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody, and Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, 46 Attorneys General obtained a $1.25 multistate settlement with Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach. Led by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares a bipartisan group of…
