CFPB CFPB Finalizes Revision to Credit Card Rules The CFPB announced that it has finalized a change to Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act, modifying the credit card rule so that the limit on credit card fees applies only during the first year the account is open. The rule is the CFPB’s response… Continue Reading
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Posted in Consumer Protection, Contingency-Fee Counsel, Environment, For-Profit Colleges, States v. Federal GovernmentConsumer Protection Washington AG Settles Lawsuit against RealNetworks for $2.4 Million RealNetworks recently has agreed to pay $2 million for customer reimbursement and $400 million in legal fees to settle a lawsuit brought by Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna under Washington’s Unfair Business Practices – Consumer Protection Act. The lawsuit alleged that RealNetworks engaged in… Continue Reading
$1.1 Billion Verdict Demonstrates Continued Allure to AGs of Drug-Marketing Lawsuits
Posted in Consumer Protection, Contingency-Fee Counsel, Healthcare, Medicaid Fraud, PharmaceuticalsAs we noted earlier this month, an Arkansas state court recently handed down a $1.1 billion judgment in a lawsuit brought by the Arkansas AG against Janssen Pharmaceuticals and its parent Johnson & Johnson after a jury found that the company had concealed the risks associated with its antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The size of the award… Continue Reading
State AGs in the News
Posted in Consumer Protection, Contingency-Fee Counsel, Environment, Medicaid Fraud, Mortgages/ForeclosuresMedicaid Fraud Forty-two State AGs and the Federal Government Settle Fraud Allegations Against Maxim Healthcare Maxim Healthcare Services, a Columbia, MD-based provider of home healthcare, agreed to a $150 million multi-jurisdictional settlement to resolve the allegations that it defrauded the Medicaid and Veterans Affairs healthcare benefits programs. The allegations include fraudulent billings and false statements… Continue Reading
State AGs in the News
Posted in Consumer Protection, Contingency-Fee Counsel, For-Profit Colleges, Mortgages/Foreclosures, State AGs in the News, States v. Federal GovernmentMortgage and Foreclosure Abuses California Subpoenas Citigroup About Mortgage-Backed Securities California AG Harris has subpoenaed Citigroup over the sales and marketing of mortgage-backed securities in the State. In May, Harris created a Mortgage Fraud Strike Force to investigate, among other things, instances in which bundled mortgages were sold as securities to the state or its… Continue Reading
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