In this edition of Faegre Drinker’s State Attorneys General Update, we discuss:

• The California AG’s first enforcement action involving the California Consumer Privacy Act, which resulted in a $1.2 million settlement
• The Pennsylvania AG’s cooperation with federal authorities leading to the indictment of two Pennsylvania nursing homes for Medicare fraud
• The Illinois AG’s settlement with construction subcontractors relating to allegedly unpaid overtime and an associated lawsuit against a nonsettling contractor
• The Washington AG’s settlement with Centene relating to alleged overcharges to the state’s Medicaid system
• A coalition of AGs seeking authority from Congress to oversee the airline industry
• The Connecticut AG’s settlement with Frontier regarding allegedly improper fees and consumer complaints
• A joint FTC and AG action relating to a company allegedly purchasing fake reviews for its app
• A $70 million False Claims Act settlement entered by the California AG and the DOJ with various health care systems

California AG’s First Filed Enforcement Action Pursuant to the CCPA Results in a $1.2 Million Settlement

The California AG entered a $1.2 million settlement with beauty retailer Sephora, Inc., in his first settlement pursuant to California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The AG alleged that Sephora violated the CCPA through its use of third-party analytics vendors to learn more about its customers. Those vendors used cookies to track Sephora’s customers’ activity, including...

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