Advertising and Marketing

Indiana AG and Gaming Commission Warn Consumers About Illegal Gambling AdsState AGs Allege Bitcoin ATMs Increasingly Facilitate ScamsMassachusetts AG Campbell Releases "Junk" Fees and Auto-Renewal Regulations

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)

Potential State-Centric Marijuana Policy in the 119th CongressPACT Act Basics: Five Things Tobacco Sellers and Shippers Should KnowTTB Seeking Public Input on Potential Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Changes

Antitrust

FTC, States Sue John Deere in Right to Repair LawsuitFTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers2024 State AG Year in Review

Appellate

Troutman Pepper Locke Receives Unanimous Support as 52 Attorneys General File Amicus Brief to Protect Educational Benefits for VeteransWisconsin v. Bell and What's Next for FCA EnforcementEighth Circuit Finds State Standing to Challenge EEOC's Pregnancy Accommodation Rules

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Minnesota AG Releases Report Detailing AI and Social Media's Impact on Minors2024 State AG Year in ReviewThe AGA: Bipartisan Collaboration and Tackling AI Challenges

Cannabis

RISE Practice Group Members Selected to Law360 2025 Editorial Advisory BoardsMassachusetts Efforts to Ensure Safety in the Cannabis Industry: New Testing Requirements and Recent AdvisoriesSuit Against Cannabis Giant Trulieve Underscores Cashless ATM Risks and the Need for Banking Reforms

Compliance

The Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom KlineMassachusetts Efforts to Ensure Safety in the Cannabis Industry: New Testing Requirements and Recent AdvisoriesWashington AG Accuses Collection Agency of Violating Notice Requirement for Collecting Medical Debt

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

New York Issues Proposed Regulations About Overdraft FeesCFPB and Massachusetts AG Win $50M Judgment Against Credit Repair Services CompanyNew State Junk Fee Laws Set Corporate Advertising Bar—For Now

Consumer Financial Services

Arizona AG Pursues Fraudulent Real Estate Scheme Targeting Alleged Fraudsters, Title Companies, Attorneys, and Law FirmsThe Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom KlineWashington AG Accuses Collection Agency of Violating Notice Requirement for Collecting Medical Debt

Cryptocurrency

Regulating Digital Assets: Will Congress Finally Enact a Comprehensive Regulatory Framework in 2023?State AGs Reach $24M Settlement With Cryptocurrency Company NexoHouse Introduces Bill for CFTC Spot Market Oversight

Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

When to Notify Your Cyber Carrier of a Security IncidentEmerging Trends: Federal Enforcement of Contract Cybersecurity Requirements2024 State AG Year in Review

Department of Justice

DOJ and 18 States Reach False Claims Act Settlement with QOLFTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting WorkersDOJ Updates Guidance on Corporate Compliance Programs With Focus on AI

Environmental

22 AGs Challenge New York's Climate Superfund Law2024 State AG Year in ReviewConnecticut AG Reaches $2M Settlement With Pike Fuels Over Environmental Protection Claims

EPA

Arizona Files Another Lawsuit Against Automobile Industry for Alleged Emissions ViolationsVirginia Governor and AG Announce Withdrawal From California-Based EV Mandate

Events

Ashley Taylor to Participate in Virtual Cybersecurity Panel Event | November 10, 2021 | 1 - 2 PM CT2021 NAAG Eastern Region Meeting on the Surveillance Economy

FCA

Wisconsin v. Bell and What's Next for FCA EnforcementVermont AG Clark Secures $2.7M Judgment Against Mental Health CounselorDOJ and 18 States Reach False Claims Act Settlement with QOL

FDA

California and Denver Impose New Restrictions on Nicotine Analog ProductsFDA Withdraws Proposed Bans on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored CigarsSupreme Court Weighs Vape Venue Dispute

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2024 State AG Year in Review

Federal Court

Federal Appellate Court Agrees that FDA Cannot Regulate "Premium Cigars"Vape Companies Challenge Iowa's New Vape Directory LawClass Action Lawsuit Alleges Puff Bar Violated State Consumer Protection Laws

Federal Enforcement

New US AG Shifts Resources Away From Tobacco EnforcementFederal Appellate Court Agrees that FDA Cannot Regulate "Premium Cigars"Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Mitigation Strategies

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FTC, States Sue John Deere in Right to Repair LawsuitMassachusetts AG Campbell Releases "Junk" Fees and Auto-Renewal RegulationsFTC and DOJ Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers

Financial Services

State AGs Allege Bitcoin ATMs Increasingly Facilitate ScamsSuit Against Cannabis Giant Trulieve Underscores Cashless ATM Risks and the Need for Banking ReformsPredicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention in 2025

Financial Services Litigation

CFPB and Massachusetts AG Win $50M Judgment Against Credit Repair Services CompanyNew York AG Sues Yellowstone Capital Over Alleged "Fraudulent Loans" Targeting Small BusinessesSEC Targets Cryptocurrency, Emerging Technologies, and Anti-Money Laundering for 2024 Examination Priorities

FinTech

State AGs Allege Bitcoin ATMs Increasingly Facilitate ScamsNavigating Cryptocurrency in the Marijuana Industry: Risks and Technological SolutionsCapital Markets, Professional Perspective - Proposed NY Digital Asset Framework Imposes Consumer Protection-Focused Measures

Gaming

Indiana AG and Gaming Commission Warn Consumers About Illegal Gambling AdsSweepstakes Casinos: Thriving in an Ever-Changing Industry - Interview with Attorney Stephen C. PiepgrassMissouri Legalizes Sports Betting

Government Contracts

The Federal Contractors' Playbook: Managing Increased Costs From Tariffs and Domestic Material DemandsEmerging Trends: Federal Enforcement of Contract Cybersecurity RequirementsContractors Oppose the "Right to Repair" Mandate Proposed Under NDAA 2025

Health Sciences/Pharmaceuticals

Wisconsin v. Bell and What's Next for FCA EnforcementVermont AG Clark Secures $2.7M Judgment Against Mental Health CounselorDOJ and 18 States Reach False Claims Act Settlement with QOL

HHS

AGs Take Action Regarding Claims of Medicaid FraudNavigating the New Legal Landscape: The Impact of Loper Bright on Federal Marijuana ReschedulingTennessee and Mississippi AGs Sue the HHS Over New Antidiscrimination Rule

Higher Education

Troutman 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 LawsuitFlorida, New York, and the District of Columbia Join NCAA 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

FTC, States Sue John Deere in Right to Repair LawsuitNCAA Reaches Settlement Agreement in Multistate AG Antitrust LawsuitState Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act: Recent Updates

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

Massachusetts Efforts to Ensure Safety in the Cannabis Industry: New Testing Requirements and Recent AdvisoriesNew Jersey Division on Civil Rights Issues Finding of Probable Cause Against Consumer Financial Services Company for DiscriminationVirginia's Path to a Regulated Marijuana Market: Legislative Advances and Political Hurdles

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 Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom KlineThe People's Protector: A Conversation With AG Jason MiyaresBipartisan Leadership and Reform at NAAG: Insights From Brian Kane

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

2024 State AG Year in ReviewNew Year, New Liability for Private EquityMoney and Power at Odds: PE Meets Increased Oversight From State AGs

Regulatory Litigation

Wisconsin v. Bell and What's Next for FCA EnforcementEighth Circuit Finds State Standing to Challenge EEOC's Pregnancy Accommodation Rules2024 State AG Year in Review

SEC

Eighteen State AGs and DeFi Education Fund Sue SEC for Approach to Digital Asset Regulation8 State AGs Argue That SEC's Crypto Enforcement Action Is UnlawfulSEC Targets Cryptocurrency, Emerging Technologies, and Anti-Money Laundering for 2024 Examination Priorities

State Attorneys General

Arizona AG Pursues Fraudulent Real Estate Scheme Targeting Alleged Fraudsters, Title Companies, Attorneys, and Law FirmsThe Future of Auto Dealership Compliance: A Conversation With Tom KlineRISE Practice Group Members Selected to Law360 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards

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

2024 State AG Year in ReviewPredicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention in 2025Private Businesses Have New Exposure Under the Georgia Open Records Act

Supreme Court

Wisconsin v. Bell and What's Next for FCA EnforcementSupreme Court Weighs Vape Venue DisputeU.S. Supreme Court Declines to Overturn New York's Affordable Broadband Act

Technology

Minnesota AG Releases Report Detailing AI and Social Media's Impact on Minors2024 State AG Year in ReviewThe AGA: Bipartisan Collaboration and Tackling AI Challenges

Tobacco

Unpacking the Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown by State AGsNew US AG Shifts Resources Away From Tobacco EnforcementCalifornia and Denver Impose New Restrictions on Nicotine Analog Products

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

Troutman 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 CountyAshley Taylor Interviewed by The American Lawyer

White Collar Law

Wisconsin v. Bell and What's Next for FCA EnforcementWorld's Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Wins Dismissal of Class-Action LawsuitSEC Settlement Shows Commission's Willingness to Waive Penalties for Investigatory Targets Focusing on Corrective Action