Attorney General Consumer Protection News: February 2021
This article summarizes recent attorney general consumer protection news, including multistate and individual attorney general actions.
How Scammers and Marketers Use Psychology to Persuade Consumers
In celebration of National Consumer Protection Week, the NAAG Consumer Protection Committee and NAGTRI Center for Consumer Protection will host a dialogue with experts in the field of consumer psychology and consumer advertising. They will discuss how consumers make decisions and how scammers and marketers use psychology to persuade consumers. Dr. Dahr will focus…
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State AGs Utilize Consumer Protection Laws to Address Allegations of Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
When it was released on Aug. 14, 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury report exposed decades of alleged clergy abuse and cover-ups by Roman Catholic bishops and other church leaders in six of Pennsylvania’s eight dioceses.1 The impact of this unprecedented and comprehensive report was immediate and extensive,2 and it continues to this day.3 Recently, the…
Challenge to the FTC’s Restitution Authority to be Heard by Supreme Court
Led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, a bipartisan coalition of 30 attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) right to obtain disgorgement and restitution for victims of deceptive practices in cases filed in U.S. district court under Section 13(b) of the FTC Act. The…
Melissa Wright
Melissa Wright is an Assistant Attorney General and the Section Chief of the Consumer Protection Section of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. In this role, Melissa provides legal advice and assistance with all matters involving the section and with Ohio’s consumer protection laws, including related bankruptcy and multistate matters. Melissa obtained her Bachelor of Arts…
Kimberly S. Cammarata
Kimberly S. Cammarata is a Senior Assistant Attorney General with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and has served as the Director of the Consumer Protection Division’s Health Education and Advocacy Unit since 2010. She is responsible for the direction and management of the Health Education and Advocacy Unit’s consumer mediation services and health…
Jessica Whitney
Jessica is the Deputy Attorney General of the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office. Formerly, she was the Deputy Attorney General for Public Protection of the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. In that position she serves as the Director of the Consumer Protection Division and the Administrator of the Iowa Consumer Credit Code. She became the Deputy Attorney…
Jared Q. Libet
Jared Q. Libet is an Assistant Deputy Attorney General with the Office of the South Carolina Attorney General in Columbia, South Carolina. As part of the Consumer Protection & Antitrust Section, he works primarily to enforce South Carolina laws pertaining to unfair trade practices and antitrust issues. Mr. Libet currently serves as co-chair of the…
Jeff Hill
Jeff Hill is Executive Counsel with the Tennessee Attorney General’s office. Jeff is the Deputy of the Consumer Protection Division, which is responsible for consumer protection, antitrust, and the unauthorized practice of law enforcement for the state. Jeff received his J.D. from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He joined the Tennessee Attorney General’s…
Courtney M. Aladro
Courtney M. Aladro is an Assistant Attorney General and the Chief of the Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. The Division oversees public charities, safeguarding the public’s interest in these organizations and ensuring the proper solicitation and use of charitable funds. Prior to joining the Division, Courtney was an Assistant Attorney…
