Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: February 2023

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule to curb excessive credit card late fees. The Bureau alleges that major credit card issuers continue to use late fees that are protected by an expansive immunity provision. Based on the CFPB’s estimates, the proposal could reduce late fees by as much as…

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Attorney General Consumer Protection News: February 2023

Multistate Actions Led by Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a coalition of 22 attorneys general submitted a comment letter to the Department of Education in support of student loan income-driven repayment plan reform. The coalition supports the Department of Education’s new proposal to end negative amortization experienced by…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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2023 Executive Assistants Seminar

This program is designed for executive assistants and schedulers in attorney general offices. Program content will cover a range of topics selected specifically by a committee of current AGO executive assistants including scheduling, working with different communication styles, the top ten things every EA should know, and more. Additionally, the meeting provides attendees with opportunities…
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Top 10 Things to Know about Digital Investigations

This webinar is only open to attorneys general and attorney general staff.

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2023 Consumer Protection Spring Conference

May 10-12, 2023 The Westshore Grand Tampa, Florida This year’s NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference will be held in Tampa, Florida. The conference aims to address pressing and relevant consumer protection issues facing attorney general offices. The agenda is being developed and will be posted to the conference webpage as soon as available. We plan…

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Center for Ethics and Public Integrity Newsletter: February 2023

CEPI RESOURCES The U.S. Department of Justice’s Money Laundering and Asset Recovery Section (MLARS) Training Unit is offering a Financial Investigations Fundamentals Seminar Remote Series from February 28 to March 2, 2023. Nine remote webinars will cover a variety of topics. The program is available only to government attorneys and members of law enforcement. MLARS…

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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…

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