Attorneys General Defeat Removal, Preemption Claims Based on Federal FDCA
In two recent consumer protection cases, the attorneys general of Georgia and Mississippi successfully opposed removal and preemption claims based on the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). A federal court remanded a consumer protection case removed by defendants in Georgia ex rel. Carr v. Elite Integrated Medical, No. 1:20-cv-4946 (N.D. Ga. Apr. 12….
Consumer Chief of the Month: L. Christopher Styron, Louisiana Attorney General’s Office
Greetings to all of my colleagues in the attorney general community across the country. I appreciate the NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection giving me the opportunity to share some information about Louisiana’s Consumer Protection Section and myself. I joined the Consumer Protection Section of the Louisiana Department of Justice as an Assistant Attorney General in…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: June 2021
Multistate Actions Led by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and New York Attorney General Letitia James, a bipartisan coalition of 28 attorneys general wrote Congress, urging it to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) authority to obtain consumer restitution in actions filed under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. The Supreme Court’s recent decision in…
Supporting Charities in the Time of COVID: The View From the New York Office of the Attorney General
We know all too well that the past year has seen unprecedented challenges for people throughout our nation and all over the world. In my state of New York, the pandemic’s impact on the nonprofit sector, which in normal times employs 1.25 million people (18% of New York’s workforce) has been enormous. We continue to…
Federal Consumer Protection News: June 2021
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The CFPB issued rules designed to prevent avoidable foreclosures as homeowners exit COVID-19 hardship forbearances. The federal eviction moratorium ends June 30, 2021. The new rules go into effect August 31, 2021 and require servicers to meet temporary procedural safeguards before referring 120-day delinquent accounts for foreclosure. According to the Bureau,…
Current Status of COVID-19 Vaccines Rollout Nationwide: June 2021 Update for the Attorney General Community
In the U.S., the average daily rate of COVID-19 vaccines administered has decreased from a peak of 3.3 million on April 11 to around 1 million in June. On June 27, the U.S. reached over 323.3 million total doses administered with 179.3 million persons (54% of the total U.S. population) having received at least one…
Attorneys General to Congress: Provide States with the Same Antitrust Venue Rights as Federal Enforcers
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) is urging Congress to pass the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021. The legislation would provide states with the same venue selection rights as federal enforcers by prohibiting the transfer of state antitrust actions into a multidistrict litigation. Attorneys general pursue antitrust enforcement actions…
NAAG Endorses State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021
State attorneys general around the country are actively pursuing significant antitrust enforcement actions on behalf of consumers in their respective states.
National Association of Attorneys General Announces Release of Anticorruption Manual for State and Local Prosecutors
Washington, D.C. — Today, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) announced the upcoming release of The Anticorruption Manual: A Guide for State Prosecutors. The book, which provides an overview of prosecuting corruption in the United States, is the first publication in 30 years dedicated to guiding prosecutors who investigate and charge public corruption crime. It is…
National Association of Attorneys General Announces New Director for Training and Research Arm
Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) has selected Jeanette Manning as the new director of the National Attorneys General Training and Research Institute (NAGTRI), the training and research branch of NAAG. Manning temporarily will continue to serve in her role as director of NAGTRI’s Center for International Partnerships and Strategic Collaboration…
