Timothy J. Bado

Nov 6, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Timothy J. Bado |Christopher Carlson |Blake Christopher

[co-author: Stephanie Kozol]*UPDATED AS OF: 11:05 a.m. ETOf the 43 elected State AGs, 10 states held elections in 2024. Below are the current results of the elections for each of the 10 races. These elections have resulted in new attorneys general in North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, Washington, and West Virginia. Indiana Incumbent AG and Republican candidate Todd Rokita was re-elected as Indiana’s AG, defeating Democratic candidate Destiny Wells by a 19% margin.

Oct 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Timothy J. Bado |Christopher Carlson |Blake Christopher

[co-author: Stephanie Kozol]*On October 18, North Carolina Attorney General (AG) Josh Stein filed a complaint against timeshare company Club Exploria, LLC, for allegedly using robocall machines to make unsolicited calls to consumers. The lawsuit alleges that, through its service provider, Club Exploria made prerecorded calls to consumers to sell timeshares and vacation rentals, but that it did so without obtaining consumers’ consent as required by North Carolina law.

Oct 29, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Timothy J. Bado |Christopher Carlson |Blake Christopher

[co-author: Stephanie Kozol]*A federal district judge in Massachusetts entered a nearly $51 million judgment against Commonwealth Equity Group LLC (d/b/a Key Credit Repair) and its CEO after granting summary judgment in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Campbell. The lawsuit alleged that the company violated federal and state consumer protection and telemarketing laws.

Oct 25, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Timothy J. Bado |Christopher Carlson |Blake Christopher

[co-author: Stephanie Kozol]*On October 15, Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that his office reached a $27 million settlement with Precision Toxicology to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to government health programs for medically unnecessary urine drug tests and provided illegal kickbacks to physicians. Precision Toxicology, headquartered in San Diego, CA, is one of the nation’s largest urine drug testing laboratories.

Oct 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Timothy J. Bado |Christopher Carlson |Blake Christopher

[co-author: Stephanie Kozol]*Illinois Attorney General (AG) Kwame Raoul entered a settlement with Teleperformance Colombia SAS, TPUSA Inc., and Teleperformance SE (collectively, Teleperformance). The agreement resolves allegations that Teleperformance engaged in deceptive marketing practices in violation of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the Telephone Solicitations Act.