Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.
Monday, December 6, 2021
Consumer Protection
- Washington D.C. Attorney General Racine filed an amicus brief in Superior Court of the District of Columbia case Muslim Advocates v. Facebook, which relates to allegations that misrepresented its content moderation practices in regard to hate speech. Attorney General Racine is asking the court not to give Facebook immunity from consumer protection law. Among other things, Attorney General Racine argues that federal law does not protect online platforms from being responsible for false claims and misrepresentations.
- California Attorney General Bonta announced the sentencing of the former operators of company Student Loan Relief Department for their roles in a student loan assistance scam and related computer crimes. The scam included convincing borrowers to sign up and pay $1,300 when the programs were available for free, false claims of association with the U.S. Department of Education, and illegally accessing student borrower records from the Federal Student Aid website.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Antitrust and Competition
- Several attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission announced an agreement with Vyera Pharmaceuticals and a former CEO, requiring the company to pay up to $40 million and banning the CEO from most pharmaceutical company roles for seven years. The...
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