Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from March 5 – March 11, 2026:Continue Reading State AG News: Healthcare, Hazardous Waste, Tariffs (March 5 – March 11, 2026)
State AG News: Energy, Tenant Rights, False Advertising (February 18-25, 2026)
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from February 18-25, 2026:
Multistate
- A multistate coalition of 21 state attorneys general filed an amicus brief in American Gas Association v. U.S. Department of Energy, urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a D.C. Circuit decision that upheld Biden-era Department of Energy efficiency standards that the coalition argues would effectively eliminate non-condensing natural gas furnaces and commercial water heaters from the market by requiring performance thresholds that only condensing appliances can meet. The brief argues that the D.C. Circuit Court failed to independently analyze the Energy Policy and Conservation Act as required under the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo.
Continue Reading State AG News: Energy, Tenant Rights, False Advertising (February 18-25, 2026)
DOJ v. OhioHealth Confirms Antitrust Enforcers’ Continued Focus on Health Care Markets
On February 20, 2026, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) and Ohio Attorney General (Ohio AG) sued OhioHealth Corporation (OhioHealth), alleging that OhioHealth had unlawfully restrained trade in the market for general acute care inpatient hospital services in violation of the Sherman Act and Ohio’s antitrust statute. The action is further evidence that antitrust
State-Level Merger Control Grows: California Joins “Mini-HSR” Trend with Senate Bill 25
On February 10, 2026, California enacted Senate Bill 25 (“SB 25”), known as the California Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger Notification Act. The new law takes effect on January 1, 2027, making California the third state—following Washington (effective July 27, 2025) and Colorado (effective August 6, 2025)—to implement a “mini-HSR” regime modeled after the Uniform Antitrust Pre-Merger
State AG News: Unfair Fees, Medicaid Fraud, Data Privacy (December 11-17, 2025)
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from December 11-17:
Multistate
- A coalition of 22 state attorneys general sued Uber, joining the FTC, over alleged by making it extremely difficult for consumers to cancel their Uber One subscriptions and charging them unauthorized fees. The lawsuit seeks restitution for affected consumers, civil penalties, and injunctive relief to prevent deceptive enrollment tactics and unfair cancellation obstacles that resulted in unauthorized fees.
- A coalition of 16 state attorneys general sued the U.S. Department of Transportation for unlawfully suspending two federal grant programs—Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) and Electric Vehicle Charger Reliability and Accessibility Accelerator—authorized under the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. The lawsuit alleges that halting these programs violates the Constitution, the IIJA, and the Administrative Procedure Act, and seeks injunctive relief directing USDOT to resume funding EV charging infrastructure projects, which would expand access, reduce pollution, and promote clean energy jobs.
Continue Reading State AG News: Unfair Fees, Medicaid Fraud, Data Privacy (December 11-17, 2025)
State AG News: AI Task Force, Consumer Fraud, Funding (November 13-19, 2025)
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from November 13-19, 2025:
Multistate
- A bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general launched a new AI Task Force in conjunction with OpenAI and Microsoft. The task force will focus on identifying emerging AI issues that could pose a risk to the public, creating safety guidelines for AI developers to follow, and tracking new developments in AI.
- A multistate coalition of 17 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of Defendants-Appellants in VoteAmerica, et al. v. Scott Schwab, et al. The brief argues in favor of a Kansas law prohibiting entities from sending partially or fully completed advance ballot applications for registered voters to submit.
Continue Reading State AG News: AI Task Force, Consumer Fraud, Funding (November 13-19, 2025)
Crowell Hosts Fireside Chat with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin
On November 12, 2025, Crowell & Moring hosted a fireside chat with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin moderated by Counsel Derick D. Dailey. The interactive discussion focused on the evolving role of State AGs and covered a number of topics including consumer protection, antitrust, civil rights, emerging technology, data privacy and healthcare.
State AG News: Antitrust, False Advertising, Data Privacy (October 30-November 5, 2025)
Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from October 30-November 5, 2025:
Multistate
- A coalition of five state attorneys general sent letters to US Plastics Pact, Consumer Goods Forum, and Green Blue Institute alleging that the groups have violated the Sherman Act and state antitrust law by advocating for private companies to adopt “restrictive plastic production and packaging standards,” which the state AGs argue unlawfully restrain competition, increase costs, and limit consumer choice.
- A bipartisan coalition of 33 state attorneys general announced a $4.8 million settlement with online clothing retailer TFG Holdings, Inc. The settlement resolves claims that the company misrepresented prices on its website, automatically enrolled people into the VIP program without their consent and then made it hard for customers to cancel those memberships, in violation of state consumer fraud statutes.
Register Now! Fireside Chat with New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin
Register now to join Crowell & Moring on November 12, 2025 from 4:30 – 5:30 pm EST in our New York office for a fireside chat with New Jersey’s 62nd Attorney General, Matthew J. Platkin. Attorney General Platkin has been on the forefront of some of the country’s most consequential legal battles, and will
California Increases Antitrust Penalties
California’s new Senate Bill 763 increases civil and criminal antitrust penalties under the Cartwright Act, creates ambiguity around how violations are counted, and likely gives the California Attorney General added financial incentives and discretion to pursue enforcement. Click here to continue reading the full version of this alert.