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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, September 6, 2021

Federal Firearm Regulations

  • Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief supporting federal laws restricting the commercial sale of

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, August 30, 2021

Healthcare Insurance

  • Connecticut Attorney General Tong announced the submission of comments to the Connecticut Insurance Department seeking the highest scrutiny for 11 health insurers’ rate increase requests. The comments

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, August 23, 2021

Medicaid Fraud

  • Arkansas Attorney General Rutledge announced a lawsuit against Conway Eye Care/Todd Eye Clinic and associated individuals for allegedly fraudulently billing the state Medicaid program by falsifying documents.

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, August 16, 2021

Airlines

  • Colorado Attorney General Weiser sent a letter announcing his support for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (“USDOT”) airline refund proposal and its attempt to simplify the refund process.

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, August 9, 2021

Consumer Fraud Act

  • New Jersey Acting Attorney General Bruck announced that the Supreme Court of New Jersey issued an order requiring firearms manufacturer Smith & Wesson, Corp. to

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, August 2, 2021

Consumer Protection

  • Arizona Attorney General Brnovich announced a program in partnership with the Arizona Food Marketing Alliance and public utilities to combat utility gift card scams through the placement

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Saturday, July 24, 2021

Price Gouging

  • California Attorney General Bonta issued a consumer alert for Plumas, Butte, Lassen, and Alpine counties, which are under states of emergency due to wildfires, reminding consumers that

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, July 12, 2021

CFPB

  • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued a consent order against fintech company GreenSky, LLC for allowing contractors and other sellers to take out unauthorized loans on consumers’

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, June 28, 2021

CFPB 

  • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued amendments to the federal mortgage servicing regulations to reinforce economic recovery as foreclosure moratoria expire. The rules, which become effective on

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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.

Monday, June 21, 2021

Consumer Protection

A coalition of 21 attorneys general and two cities, led by Pennsylvania Attorney General Shapiro, is asking the Postal Regulatory Commission to oppose the Postmaster General’s attempt…