WASHINGTON, D.C.– 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. In the complaint against the companies, the states allege that the proposed merger of two of the four national mobile network operators would deprive consumers of the benefits of competition and drive up prices for cellphone services for District residents and consumers nationwide.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that his office filed two friend-of-the-court briefs opposing a policy from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (USAO) to prosecute felon-in-possession (FIP) gun cases in federal court.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that Power Design, Inc., a national electrical contractor, will be required to pay $2.75 million to workers and the District as part of a settlement in a wage theft and worker misclassification case.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced that the owner of Park 7 Apartments will refund at least $450,000 to more than 470 current and former tenants who were improperly billed for water. This settlement resolves an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) into allegations that Park 7 Residential, L.P., charged tenants for water despite lease agreements stating that the cost of water was included in rent.

WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today announced a lawsuit against JUUL Labs, Inc., a major e-cigarette manufacturer, and its original parent company, for purposely marketing nicotine products to teenagers and misleading consumers about their highly-addictive quality.

WASHINGTON, D. C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sued Facebook, Inc. for failing to protect its users’ data, enabling abuses like one that exposed nearly half of all District residents’ data to manipulation for political purposes during the 2016 election.

Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has secured the largest recovery in a workers’ rights enforcement action in District history. Under the terms of the settlement, Power Design, a major construction firm, will pay $3.75 million, which includes restitution to construction workers and penalties and fees to the District.

Testimony of Loren L. AliKhan Solicitor General of the District of Columbia

HEARING BEFORE THE UNITED STATES HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COURTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND THE INTERNET

February 18, 2021

INTRODUCTION