Kate Donoven, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Consumer Protection Division, Arkansas Attorney General’s Office
As head of the Consumer Protection Division, I lead a small team of lawyers and investigators who are deeply committed to taking on bad actors at the state and national levels. Our team manages antitrust, tobacco, charities enforcement, privacy, and everything else covered by our deceptive trade practices act. I started my legal career as…
February Consumer Protection Article of the Month: California Attorney General’s Victory in Mesh Case Becomes Final
This February, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a cert petition by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in its appeal of a California Court of Appeals decision upholding $302 million in civil penalties for their “active, willful measures . . . to suppress information and conceal serious risk and complication information” regarding their surgically implanted pelvic mesh…
NAAG Marks National Consumer Protection Week for 2023
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) joins the nationwide celebration of National Consumer Protection Week from March 5-11, 2023. National Consumer Protection Week was established to help consumers understand their consumer rights and avoid common frauds and scams. NAAG and its attorney general members are critical resources for consumers in fighting…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: January 2023
Multistate Actions A bipartisan coalition of nine states joined the U.S. Department of Justice in filing an antitrust action against Google alleging monopolization of ad tech markets. The lawsuit alleges Google leverages control over the technologies through which web display ads are bought and sold, driving out competition and receiving profits that far exceed what could be…
Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: January 2023
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) proposed a rule to establish a public registry of supervised nonbanks’ terms and conditions in form contracts that claim to waive or limit consumer rights and protections. Under the proposal, the CFPB would seek information on contract terms and conditions purporting to waive…
Adam Teitelbaum, Consumer Protection Director, Public Advocacy Division, District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office
I have been with the District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office (DC OAG) since June 2021. I initially joined as a Senior Trial Counsel, handling a variety of DC OAG’s affirmative cases. In March 2022, I became Deputy Director of DC OAG’s Office of Consumer Protection. Soon after, when Ben Wiseman left our office to…
Laura Clinton, Consumer Protection Division Chief, Washington Attorney General’s Office
Unlike many of you, I came to public service later in my career. I spent almost 20 years in private practice, leading a wide variety of complex civil cases for public and private clients. The 2016 election ushered in a new era of public litigation, and the Attorney General’s tenacious advocacy for the people of…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: December 2022
Multistate Actions Led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a bipartisan group of 34 attorneys general urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to improve consumer protection rules for airline passengers. The letter calls on USDOT to strengthen protections for…
Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: December 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) is ordering Wells Fargo Bank to pay more than $3.7 billion to resolve claims of widespread mismanagement of auto loans, mortgages, and deposit accounts. The consent order requires payment of $2 billion in redress for almost 16 million consumer accounts and a $1.7…
Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: November 2022
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and New York Attorney General Letitia James took action against companies that allegedly took advantage of 9/11 victims. RD Legal Funding, two related entities, and the companies’ founder and owner, Roni Dersovitz, allegedly engaged in deceptive and abusive acts in connection with offering cash advances…
