News & Updates
Attorney General Schwalb Announces Zyn Manufacturer Will Pay $1.2 Million to Resolve Investigation into Violations of DC Flavored Tobacco Ban
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the makers of Zyn nicotine pouches will pay $1.2 million to resolve allegations that the company facilitated the sale of tens of thousands of flavored products in DC in violation of the District’s 2022 ban on flavored tobacco and nicotine…
Attorney General Schwalb Forces Class Action Claims Company to Stop Exploitative Practices
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that Communion, Inc. (operating as ClaimClam), which files claims in class action and other large lawsuits on behalf of customers, will significantly reform its business practices after an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG…
Attorney General Schwalb Sues Amazon for Secretly Excluding Ward 7 & 8 ZIP Codes from Prime Membership Delivery Benefits
Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today sued Amazon.com, Inc. (Amazon) for deceiving District residents into paying for Prime delivery benefits they are not receiving, in violation of District consumer protection law.

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…