Advertising and Marketing

Vermont AG Settles Alleged Deceptive Marketing Practices With AngiCourt Rules That Ohio AG Cannot Enforce FDA Premarket Authorization RequirementsStates and FTC Partner to Bring Enforcement Action Against Allegedly Fraudulent Charity

AG Association Events

Leadership Changes at NAAG

Alcohol

Massachusetts Court Rejects State AG's Effort to Vacate Order in Settled Liquor Law DisputeTTB Seeking Public Input on Potential Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Changes"Places of Business" Matter in the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Act

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)

Indian Tribe Fights With ATF Over Applicability of PACT Act to Its Cigarette SalesPotential State-Centric Marijuana Policy in the 119th CongressPACT Act Basics: Five Things Tobacco Sellers and Shippers Should Know

Antitrust

DOJ Antitrust Division AAG Slater Announces "Comply With Care" Task ForceFlorida AG Announces Investigations Into Climate Scoring Organizations2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New Era

Appellate

28 State AGs Defend State ENDS Directory Laws in Amicus Brief to Fourth CircuitCourt Rules That Ohio AG Cannot Enforce FDA Premarket Authorization RequirementsSolicitors General Insights: The Art of Oral Advocacy With Michigan and New Jersey

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Troutman Pepper Locke Attorneys Attend Annual Meeting on Government Investigations and Civil LitigationCalifornia Charts the Frontier With First Law Setting Reporting And Compliance Requirements For Powerful "Frontier AI Models"From Politics to PR: Navigating Crisis Management

Better Business Bureau (BBB)

Arizona AG and BBB Launch Educational Campaign on Modern Consumer ScamsUnderstanding BBB Ratings: Strategic Approaches to Consumer Complaints

Cannabis

State AGs Seek Federal Ban on Intoxicating Hemp-Derived THC ProductsBalancing Innovation and Compliance: How Technology Is Transforming the Cannabis IndustryBipartisan State AGs Urge Congress to Grant Access to Federally Regulated Banking and Financial Services to State-Regulated Cannabis Businesses

CCPA

California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Multistate Sweep Targeting GPC ComplianceHealthline Proposed Settlement Informs Businesses of What Not to DoCalifornia AG Announces Investigative Sweep Targeting Geolocation Data

Compliance

New York Begins Enforcing Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure ActNew Jersey Attorney General and Department of Labor Receive Payment Under Lyft SettlementIllinois Department of Insurance Initiates Litigation Against State's Largest Insurer Over Failure to Produce Documents

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

New York's FAIR Act: A Game-Changer for Regulatory Enforcement and LitigationNYC Comptroller Requested Stronger Protections for New Yorkers Amidst Attenuated CFPB AuthorityNew York Issues Proposed Regulations About Overdraft Fees

Consumer Financial Services

California AG’s Verdict in Consumer Protection Trial UpheldNew York's FAIR Act: A Game-Changer for Regulatory Enforcement and LitigationCompliance and Enforcement in Consumer Financial Services: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Federal and State Oversight

Cryptocurrency

State AGs Urge SEC to Preserve State Authority in Crypto RegulationCalifornia's DFPI Brings First Enforcement Action Under California's Digital Financial Assets LawCan Cryptocurrencies Solve Cannabis Business Banking Challenges?

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Preparing For What DOD Cybersecurity Audits May UncoverCalifornia Privacy Protection Agency Announces Multistate Sweep Targeting GPC ComplianceEffective Strategies for Managing Cybersecurity Breaches: How to Navigate State AG Investigations and Federal Agency Actions

Department of Justice

DOJ and DHS Launch Cross-Agency Trade Fraud Task ForceTroutman Pepper Locke's Spencer Churchill Joins DOJ's Office of Legal CounselAllied Stone Inc. to Pay $12.4M to DOJ to Resolve FCA Claims

Environmental

Florida AG Announces Investigations Into Climate Scoring OrganizationsCalifornia AG Faces Legal Challenge Over Hiring Outside Counsel in Climate LawsuitNew Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3M

EPA

New Jersey AG Platkin Reaches $450M PFAS Settlement With 3MArizona Files Another Lawsuit Against Automobile Industry for Alleged Emissions ViolationsVirginia Governor and AG Announce Withdrawal From California-Based EV Mandate

Events

State Privacy Law Evolution: New Legislative and Regulatory Enforcement ApproachesAshley Taylor to Participate in Virtual Cybersecurity Panel Event | November 10, 2021 | 1 - 2 PM CT2021 NAAG Eastern Region Meeting on the Surveillance Economy

FCA

What's Next in False Claims Act EnforcementAllied Stone Inc. to Pay $12.4M to DOJ to Resolve FCA Claims2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New Era

FDA

FDA Takes Cigarette Graphic Health Warnings Fight to Eleventh CircuitFDA Pilot Program Will Fast-Track Certain Nicotine Pouch PMTAsCourt Rules That Ohio AG Cannot Enforce FDA Premarket Authorization Requirements

Feature Posts

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David B. Dove, Troutman Pepper Locke Partner, Elected Chair of the University System of Georgia Board of RegentsTroutman Strategies Principal Robert Miller Named to USLege’s Lobby Legends of the Year 2025 ListAnalogies to Federal Law in the State Regulatory Context

Federal Court

Court Denies Indian Tribe's Injunction Request Pending Appeal in PACT Act CaseIndian Tribe Fights With ATF Over Applicability of PACT Act to Its Cigarette SalesSupreme Court Limits Universal Injunctions: Implications for Federal Courts

Federal Enforcement

State AG Investigations vs. Federal Investigations: Key Differences and How to Prepare for BothWhat's Next in False Claims Act EnforcementCompliance and Enforcement in Consumer Financial Services: Navigating the Changing Landscape of Federal and State Oversight

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

States and FTC Partner to Bring Enforcement Action Against Allegedly Fraudulent CharityAmazon Settles FTC Lawsuit, Highlighting Regulatory Scrutiny of Subscription PracticesNew York's FAIR Act: A Game-Changer for Regulatory Enforcement and Litigation

Financial Services

State AGs Unite: New Privacy Task Force Signals Shift in Regulatory Power DynamicsCrypto Investment Firm Agrees to Pay New York AG $200M to Resolve Market Manipulation Allegations Regarding Sale of Failed TokenState AGs Allege Bitcoin ATMs Increasingly Facilitate Scams

Financial Services Litigation

California AG’s Verdict in Consumer Protection Trial UpheldCFPB and Massachusetts AG Win $50M Judgment Against Credit Repair Services CompanyNew York AG Sues Yellowstone Capital Over Alleged "Fraudulent Loans" Targeting Small Businesses

FinTech

Crypto Investment Firm Agrees to Pay New York AG $200M to Resolve Market Manipulation Allegations Regarding Sale of Failed TokenState AGs Allege Bitcoin ATMs Increasingly Facilitate ScamsNavigating Cryptocurrency in the Marijuana Industry: Risks and Technological Solutions

Gaming

Robinhood Shareholders Gleeful Over Firm’s ‘Prediction Market’ Push, But State AGs Say It’s Illegal GamblingKalshi Sues Ohio Regulator Over Authority DisputeMassachusetts AG Sues Kalshi, Highlighting Unresolved Questions About Predictive Market Contracts

Government Contracts

Government Contractors and the Fall 2025 Government Shutdown: Risk Management and Best PracticesWhat to Expect When the New CMMC Final Rule Hits Defense Acquisitions on November 10Troutman Pepper Locke Expands Government Contracts Practice with Partner Michael Barnicle

Health Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

Understanding the Impact of HCA Healthcare's SettlementState AGs Join $202M Settlement Over HIV Drug Kickback2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New Era

HHS

Court Rules That Ohio AG Cannot Enforce FDA Premarket Authorization RequirementsFeds Seize Illegal E-Cigarettes Worth MillionsAGs Take Action Regarding Claims of Medicaid Fraud

Higher Education

The False Claims Act Enters the School ZoneTroutman Pepper Locke Receives Unanimous Support as 52 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief to Protect Educational Benefits for VeteransNCAA Reaches Settlement Agreement in Multistate AG Antitrust Lawsuit

Local Government

San Francisco Sues E-Cigarette Distributors for Violating Local Flavor BanMassachusetts High Court Upholds Local Tobacco Sales BanUnique Aspects of Data Incident Response in Local Government

MDL

$51.75M Settlement in Clearview AI Biometric Privacy Litigation Illustrates Creative Resolution for Startups Facing Parallel Litigation and Enforcement ActionFTC, States Sue John Deere in Right to Repair LawsuitNCAA Reaches Settlement Agreement in Multistate AG Antitrust Lawsuit

Military Lending

Troutman Pepper Locke Receives Unanimous Support as 52 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief to Protect Educational Benefits for VeteransThe NDAA 2024: Is This the Beginning of the End for Self-Certification in SBA Set-aside Procurements?California Legislation Strengthens Consumer Protections for Servicemembers

Other State Regulators

Illinois Department of Insurance Initiates Litigation Against State's Largest Insurer Over Failure to Produce DocumentsNew York Legislators Investigate Residential Property InsuranceCalifornia's DFPI Brings First Enforcement Action Under California's Digital Financial Assets Law

Payment Processing

Suit Against Cannabis Giant Trulieve Underscores Cashless ATM Risks and the Need for Banking ReformsState AGs and State Money Transmission Regulators Settle With Payment Processor Over Unauthorized Mortgage WithdrawalsArizona AG Concludes Non-Recourse, No-Interest Earned Wage Access Products Are Not "Consumer Lender Loans" Requiring a License

Podcast

The Garden State's AG Blueprint: Data, Partnership, AccountabilityFrom Politics to PR: Navigating Crisis ManagementNew York's FAIR Act: A Game-Changer for Regulatory Enforcement and Litigation

Political Compliance/Election Law

Colorado AG Issues Advisory on Deepfakes Ahead of 2024 General ElectionBipartisan Group of AGs Issue Warning Letter Over Alleged Election Robocalling

Private Equity

2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New EraIllinois and Minnesota AGs Join FTC’s Lawsuit Against Private Equity Firm2024 State AG Year in Review

Regulatory Litigation

Kalshi Sues Ohio Regulator Over Authority DisputeDissecting the Nuances of BIS's New Affiliates RuleAmazon Settles FTC Lawsuit, Highlighting Regulatory Scrutiny of Subscription Practices

SEC

State AGs Urge SEC to Preserve State Authority in Crypto RegulationCrypto Investment Firm Agrees to Pay New York AG $200M to Resolve Market Manipulation Allegations Regarding Sale of Failed TokenEighteen State AGs and DeFi Education Fund Sue SEC for Approach to Digital Asset Regulation

State Attorneys General

2026 State Attorney General Elections: What You Need to KnowNew York Begins Enforcing Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure ActState AGs Urge SEC to Preserve State Authority in Crypto Regulation

State Court

Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Puff Bar Violated State Consumer Protection LawsMissouri Governor's Efforts to Ban Unregulated Psychoactive Cannabis Products Meets ResistanceSan Francisco Sues E-Cigarette Distributors for Violating Local Flavor Ban

State Privacy Law

Justices' Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State LawsState AGs Fill the AI Regulatory Void2024 State AG Year in Review

Supreme Court

Representing One to Help MillionsWhat's Next in False Claims Act EnforcementSupreme Court Limits Universal Injunctions: Implications for Federal Courts

Technology

Troutman Pepper Locke Attorneys Attend Annual Meeting on Government Investigations and Civil LitigationCalifornia Charts the Frontier With First Law Setting Reporting And Compliance Requirements For Powerful "Frontier AI Models"From Politics to PR: Navigating Crisis Management

Tobacco

FDA Takes Cigarette Graphic Health Warnings Fight to Eleventh Circuit28 State AGs Defend State ENDS Directory Laws in Amicus Brief to Fourth CircuitFDA Pilot Program Will Fast-Track Certain Nicotine Pouch PMTAs

Tribal Law

ATF Rift With California Tribe Could Expand State Authority Over Tribal Tobacco SalesEighth Circuit Decides Case Involving State's Authority to Regulate Tribal Cigarette SalesSupreme Court Declines to Hear Challenge to Florida's Gaming Compact – Solidifying States' Rights to Regulate Gaming Outside Tribal Lands

Uncategorized

Price Transparency: Massachusetts Adopts New Consumer Protection RulesTroutman Pepper Expands Leading State Attorneys General Practice with Two Top Partners in Orange CountyTroutman Pepper Boosts Incident Response Team with Addition of Privacy and Data Protection Partner Kamran Salour in Orange County

White Collar Law

Limited Relaxation of US Export Controls on Syria Leaves Many Restrictions in PlaceDOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards ProgramThe False Claims Act Enters the School Zone