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Attorney General Schwalb Sues RealPage & Residential Landlords for Rental Price-Fixing, Illegally Raising Thousands of District Residents’ Rents

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against RealPage, Inc. (RealPage) and 14 of the largest residential landlords in the District for colluding to illegally raise rents for tens of thousands of DC residents by collectively delegating price-setting authority to RealPage,…

Topics: Antitrust
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Attorney General Brian Schwalb Sues Meta for Endangering Youth Through Addictive Social Media Platforms

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) alleging that the company knowingly designed Instagram and its other social media platforms with features that lure in and addict children and cause harm to their mental, emotional, and physical…

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​​​​​​​Attorney General Schwalb Resolves Two Wage Theft Investigations, Securing $338K in Worker Restitution & Penalties

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that two companies – cleaning business Commercial Real Estate Consulting Group and drywall contractor T&A Construction – will cumulatively pay more than $193,000 to misclassified DC workers who were deprived of wages and benefits. As part of…

Topics: Worker Rights
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Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $350,000 From Software Firm Servicing Charities and Schools for Data Breach

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that, along with 49 other Attorneys General, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) reached a settlement with software company Blackbaud, which provides software to nonprofits (primarily charities and schools), for its deficient data security…

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 Attorney General Schwalb Secures $57 Million from Pepco for Anacostia River Contamination and Cleanup, Largest Environmental Settlement in DC History

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) will pay over $57 million to resolve allegations that it discharged toxic chemicals into the District’s land and waterways for decades, resulting in the persistent toxic pollution of the Anacostia River…

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Attorney General Schwalb Announces Student Video Contest to Raise Awareness About the Dangers of Driving Under the Influence

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced the second annual “Impaired? – No Time to Drive” student video contest challenging District high school students to submit brief, creative Public Service Announcement videos highlighting the dangerous consequences of driving while impaired by…

Topics: Public Safety
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Attorney General Schwalb Requires Landlord to Pay $2 Million for Unsafe & Unlawful Conditions at Two DC Apartment Complexes

Attorney General Brian Schwalb today announced that the owners and manager of two subsidized apartment complexes in Ward 8 - Atlantic Terrace and Southern Hills - will pay $2 million in penalties and restitution, including rent credits, for violating DC law and endangering more than 400 tenants…

Topics: Tenant Rights
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Attorney General Schwalb Announces Predatory Dentist Has Had License Revoked and Is Barred From Practicing in DC

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that, as a result of the effective and thorough advocacy of the Office of the Attorney General (OAG), the District of Columbia Board of Dentistry has revoked the license of dentist Mark McClure and barred him from re-applying for licensure to…

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Attorney General Schwalb Recognizes 30 DC Youth and Emerging Adults for "Right Direction Awards"

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced 30 awardees who will be recognized at the 2023 Right Direction Awards this evening, an initiative celebrating the resiliency, leadership, and achievements of District youth and emerging adults. 

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Attorney General Schwalb Announces $35 Million Multistate Settlement With Third-Party Financing Company Tempoe LLC

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a multistate settlement with Tempoe, LLC, a third-party financing company, that resolves an investigation into Tempoe’s advertising and leasing practices nationwide. The multistate investigation, which included 41 states and the District of…