Statement of Emily Gunston
Deputy Attorney General for Legislative Affairs and Policy
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia
Before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety
Honorable Charles Allen, Chairperson
Public Hearing on
B24-0656, the “Paternity Establishment Amendment Act of 2022”
Thursday, May 5, 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that the District of Columbia and 33 states have settled claims that automakers Hyundai and Kia misrepresented the mileage and fuel economy ratings for some of their model year 2011, 2012 and 2013 vehicles. The settlement resolves allegations that the companies, through those misrepresentations, violated the District’s consumer protection laws and those of other states.
WASHINGTON, D. C. – The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has reached a settlement with Ronald Moten, co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Peaceoholics, Inc., to resolve allegations that the anti-gang violence organization violated the False Claims Act and misused District grant funds.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Attorney General Karl A. Racine today sued Google, LLC for deceiving and manipulating consumers to gain access to their location data, including making it nearly impossible for users to stop their location from being tracked. Three other attorneys general also plan to file lawsuits in their own state courts in a bipartisan, coordinated effort to hold Google accountable for misleading and violating the privacy of its users.
Washington, DC – Attorney General Karl A. Racine announced today that holders of gift cards purchased from the former retailer RadioShack can now file claims seeking to recover the unused balance on their cards.
Consumers who have RadioShack gift cards with an unused balance can go to the website www.oldradioshackgiftcards.com to read about the claims process and obtain a claim form that they can submit electronically or by mail.
WASHINGTON, DC – Attorney General Karl A. Racine filed a brief in Carroll v. Trump urging the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to conclude that Donald J. Trump acted outside of the scope of his employment as president when he made allegedly defamatory statements about E. Jean Carroll in 2019.
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Attorney General Karl A. Racine today led a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the Supreme Court not to undo four decades of legal precedent that protects the voting power of minority communities.
