News & Updates
50 Attorneys General Secure $600 Million From Equifax In Largest Data Breach Settlement In History
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Equifax will pay up to $600 million in restitution and penalties to resolve an investigation by 50 Attorneys General into a massive 2017 data breach.
AG Racine Leads 37 Attorneys General Urging FDA to Partner with States to Protect Consumers of Cannibis-Derived Products
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a coalition of 37 Attorneys General urging federal cooperation with the states to protect consumers from false advertising and potential harms to their health from products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds, including cannabidiol (CBD…
AG Racine Sues Marriott for Charging Deceptive Resort Fees and Misleading Tens of Thousands of District Consumers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today filed a lawsuit against Marriott International, Inc., a multinational hotel company, for hiding the true price of hotel rooms from consumers and charging hidden resort fees to increase profits.
Operation Call it Quits: Strengthening Efforts to Stop Robocalls
If you feel like recently you’ve been getting more robocalls (a call that uses an automated dialer to deliver a pre-recorded message), you’re not alone.
Win for ITT Students: Automatic Debt Forgiveness
If you’re a former ITT Tech student in the District of Columbia, you may be eligible for automatic student loan debt forgiveness as part of a 44-state settlement announced today.
AG Racine Joins Multistate Coalition To Block T-Mobile And Sprint Megamerger
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today joined nine states in filing a multistate lawsuit to stop the merger of telecom giants T-Mobile and Sprint.
AG Racine Sues Purdue Pharma and Richard Sackler for Misleading District Patients and Doctors to Increase Opioid Drug Sales
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sued opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma L.P., Purdue Pharma Inc., and a former top executive, Dr. Richard Sackler, for making false and misleading claims about the safety and effectiveness of opioids to get more people to take these addictive drugs and to…
CONSUMER ALERT: One Ring Scam
The “one ring” scam is when scammers call you from an international number, hang up after letting it ring once, and hope that you call them back so that you will be charged long distance fees.
AG Racine Leads 25-State Coalition Opposing Trump Administration Rollback Of Common-Sense Protections For Payday Loan Borrowers
Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a coalition of 25 states opposing the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate rules protecting consumers from abusive payday and vehicle title loans.