NAAG Marks National Consumer Protection Week for 2023
Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) joins the nationwide celebration of National Consumer Protection Week from March 5-11, 2023. National Consumer Protection Week was established to help consumers understand their consumer rights and avoid common frauds and scams. NAAG and its attorney general members are critical resources for consumers in fighting…
Top 10 Things to Know about Digital Investigations
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2023 Consumer Protection Spring Conference
May 10-12, 2023 The Westshore Grand Tampa, Florida This year’s NAAG Consumer Protection Spring Conference will be held in Tampa, Florida. The conference aims to address pressing and relevant consumer protection issues facing attorney general offices. The agenda is being developed and will be posted to the conference webpage as soon as available. We plan…
Attorney General Consumer Protection News: January 2023
Multistate Actions A bipartisan coalition of nine states joined the U.S. Department of Justice in filing an antitrust action against Google alleging monopolization of ad tech markets. The lawsuit alleges Google leverages control over the technologies through which web display ads are bought and sold, driving out competition and receiving profits that far exceed what could be…
Federal Agency and Other Consumer Protection News: January 2023
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) proposed a rule to establish a public registry of supervised nonbanks’ terms and conditions in form contracts that claim to waive or limit consumer rights and protections. Under the proposal, the CFPB would seek information on contract terms and conditions purporting to waive…
Adam Teitelbaum, Consumer Protection Director, Public Advocacy Division, District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office
I have been with the District of Columbia Attorney General’s Office (DC OAG) since June 2021. I initially joined as a Senior Trial Counsel, handling a variety of DC OAG’s affirmative cases. In March 2022, I became Deputy Director of DC OAG’s Office of Consumer Protection. Soon after, when Ben Wiseman left our office to…
NAAG National Training: 2023 Beginner’s Guide to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation
This training is open to attorney general staff only. If you are a NAAG member, please log-in to see event details. 2023 Beginner’s Guide to the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement and Tobacco and Nicotine Regulation Training The NAAG Center for Tobacco and Public Health is pleased to announce its 6th Annual Beginner’s Guide to the…
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Laura Clinton, Consumer Protection Division Chief, Washington Attorney General’s Office
Unlike many of you, I came to public service later in my career. I spent almost 20 years in private practice, leading a wide variety of complex civil cases for public and private clients. The 2016 election ushered in a new era of public litigation, and the Attorney General’s tenacious advocacy for the people of…
NAGTRI National Consumer Protection 101 Training
Little Rock, Arkansas This training is open to attorney general staff only. NAGTRI National Consumer Protection 101 Training This program is hosted by the Center for Consumer Protection. This is an introductory-level training for attorneys tasked with enforcing consumer protection laws who have three years or less of consumer-related experience. New attorneys in consumer protection…
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Attorney General Consumer Protection News: December 2022
Multistate Actions Led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, a bipartisan group of 34 attorneys general urged the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to improve consumer protection rules for airline passengers. The letter calls on USDOT to strengthen protections for…
