News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Sues “Pay Advance” Company EarnIn for Deceiving More Than 20,000 DC Borrowers
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit against ActiveHours Inc., doing business as EarnIn, an app-based lender, for deceptively marketing and providing illegal high-interest loans to more than 20,000 DC consumers.
REPORT: New Details from OAG Investigation into Meta’s Failure to Combat Misinformation Online
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today released the findings from the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) investigation into whether Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) was sufficiently transparent with consumers about its efforts to combat misinformation on its platforms during the COVID-19…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures $500,000 from Title Insurance Company for Engaging in Illegal Kickback Scheme
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Universal Title (Universal) will pay $500,000 after an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that the company was engaged in an illegal title insurance kickback scheme.
Attorney General Schwalb Sues TikTok for Preying on District Children, Operating an Illegal Virtual Economy
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a lawsuit against TikTok, Inc. (TikTok) for causing mental and physical harms to District children through its platform intentionally designed to be addictive to kids. The lawsuit also alleges that TikTok deceives its users and their parents…
Attorney General Schwalb Requires District Dogs to Improve Safety and Pay $100,000 After Fatal Flood
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that District Dogs, a dog daycare, boarding, and grooming business, will be required to make safety and emergency preparedness improvements at all of its DC locations, as well as pay $100,000, in connection with a 2023 flood at one of its…
Attorney General Schwalb Secures Over $3.2 Million in Industry Sweep of Title Insurance Kickback Schemes
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Allied Title & Escrow, LLC (Allied), KVS Title, LLC (KVS), Modern Settlements, LLC (Modern), and Union Settlements, LLC (Union) will pay a combined $3,290,000 after an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) revealed…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues StubHub for Deceptive Pricing & Junk Fees
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit against StubHub, Inc. (StubHub), an online ticket exchange and resale platform, to put an end to StubHub’s deceptive and unfair practice of hiding mandatory fees from consumers until the end of a lengthy purchase process, and then failing…
Attorney General Schwalb Introduces Legislation to Protect Personal Health Data of District Consumers and Strengthen Privacy Laws
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today introduced the Consumer Health Information Privacy Protection Act of 2024 (“CHIPPA”), legislation to protect District consumers’ personal health data by requiring certain entities that fall outside of the federal Health Insurance Portability and…
Attorney General Schwalb Leads Coalition Urging Court to Uphold FTC's Ban on Deceptive TurboTax Advertising
District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul led a coalition of 22 state attorneys general in support of a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) order that bars Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, from deceptively advertising “free” tax preparation…
Attorney General Schwalb Commends DC Council for Continued Investment in Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today commended the DC Council for delivering on the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Fiscal Year 2025 budget priorities, including provisions which will provide critical resources to support OAG’s efforts to improve public safety and support District…