By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $615,000 settlement with LCX, Lead ID, and Ifficient, lead generator companies that submitted millions of comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in connection with a 2017 proceeding to repeal net neutrality rules. The
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, in a joint action with the FTC, announced a settlement with debt collection company International Credit Recovery, Inc., its officer Richard Diorio, Jr., and manager Cynthia Power. The Attorney General and FTC alleged that the defendants specifically
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
A multistate coalition submitted comments supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed rule to eliminate non-compete clauses in employment contracts in most circumstances.
In January 2023, the FTC proposed a Non-Compete Clause Rule, which would bar employers from preventing workers from working
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody announced the arrest of the owner of Divinely Chosen Services, a company that provides home health care and nursing services. The Attorney General alleged that the owner forged referrals to bill for nearly $400,000 in unnecessary services
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to hold Norfolk Southern financially responsible for a train derailment in East Palestine that allegedly caused the release of over one million gallons of hazardous chemicals. The Complaint alleges numerous violations
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong filed a lawsuit against solar company Vision Solar for unfair and abusive conduct under Connecticut’s Unfair Trade Practices Act. The Attorney General alleges that Vision Solar engaged in unlawful conduct including (i) pressuring elderly and disabled consumers
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Vanessa Offutt | Noah Schottenstein
Missouri Attorney General Shuts Down Robocallers
Missouri Attorney General Bailey joined a coalition of seven states in shutting down a massive robocaller operation, involving John Caldwell Spiller II and his business partner Jakob Mears, the owners of Texas-based Rising Eagle Capital Group
By: Scott R. Wilson | Jeff Tsai | Noah Schottenstein | Vanessa Offutt
New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform KuCoin for offering exchange services in New York without registering under New York or federal law. The Attorney General alleges that many popular cryptocurrencies, including ETH, LUNA, and TerraUSD (UST)
By: Scott R. Wilson | Noah Schottenstein | Vanessa Offutt
The New York Attorney General (NYAG) has brought a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform CoinEx for allegedly failing to register as a securities and commodities broker-dealer and for falsely representing itself as a crypto exchange. CoinEx is a Hong Kong-based virtual currency exchange platform that allows
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On December 29, 2022, Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita announced a settlement agreement with Google to resolve allegations that Google misrepresented how it collected and processed user location information. The settlement requires Google to update its location information practices to provide users
