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…
Supreme Court Report: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, 22-227
Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin, 22-227 Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians v. Coughlin,…
Supreme Court Report: Pugin v. Garland, 22-23; Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, 22-331
Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Pugin v. Garland, 22-23; Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, 22-331 Pugin v. Garland, 22-23; Garland v. Cordero-Garcia, 22-331. These consolidated cases involve the Immigration and…
Supreme Court Report: Dupree v. Younger, 22-210
Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Dupree v. Younger, 22-210 Dupree v. Younger, 22-210. The Court will resolve “[w]hether to preserve the issue for appellate review a party must…
Supreme Court Report: Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 22-381; CMB Monaco v. Smagin, 22-383
Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 22-381; CMB Monaco v. Smagin, 22-383 Yegiazaryan v. Smagin, 22-381; CMB Monaco v. Smagin, 22-383. In RJR Nabisco, Inc. v….
Supreme Court Report: Arizona v. Mayorkas, 22-592
Volume 30, Issue 5 This Report summarizes an opinion issued on January 23 (Part I); and cases granted review on December 27, 2022, and January 13, 2023 (Part II). Case Granted Review: Arizona v. Mayorkas, 22-592 Arizona v. Mayorkas, 22-592. The Court limited the grant of certiorari to the question whether 19 States (the Petitioning…
