Minnesota and DC sue Target-owned Shipt delivery service for worker misclassificationShipt argues that its workers prefer the flexibility of being independent contractors.By S. Dent, 10.28.2022
US Attorneys General will take legal action against telecom providers enabling robocallsThey're joining forces to form the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force.By M. Moon, 08.04.2022
DC Attorney General sues Mark Zuckerberg over the Cambridge Analytica scandalKarl Racine accused the Meta CEO of violating consumer protection rules.By K. Holt, 05.23.2022
DC Attorney General asks court to reconsider Amazon antitrust lawsuitThe DC Superior Court threw out the lawsuit in March.By M. Moon, 04.15.2022
DC AG expands Amazon lawsuit to include wholesaler pricing tacticsKarl Racine accused Amazon of making companies subsidize its sales.By K. Holt, 09.13.2021
Amazon sues New York's AG to stop a COVID-19 safety investigationThe company argued the AG's office lacks the authority to oversee workplace safety concerns.By K. Holt, 02.12.2021
California sues Uber and Lyft for allegedly misclassifying driversIt believes ridesharing drivers should be treated as employees.By J. Fingas, 05.05.2020
New York orders Craigslist to remove ads for fake COVID-19 treatmentsIt's also asking GoDaddy and other registrars to de-list scam websites.By J. Fingas, 03.20.2020
New Mexico AG sues Google over alleged child privacy violations (updated)Hector Balderas claims Google is violating COPPA by collecting students' Chromebook data.By C. Fisher, 02.20.2020
New York AG won't keep fighting T-Mobile merger with SprintThe state isn't holding out hope for an appeal.By J. Fingas, 02.16.2020
It doesn’t matter if China hacked EquifaxHop on the cybersecurity hayride from hell.By V. Blue, 02.14.2020
Attorney General asks Apple to unlock naval base shooter's iPhonesThe FBI made the same request last week, but Apple has so far refused to comply.By K. Holt, 01.13.2020
Facebook tells US, UK and Australia it won't weaken chat encryptionIt's setting up a potential legal battle over messaging app privacy.By J. Fingas, 12.10.2019
Texas backs out of the lawsuit to stop the T-Mobile and Sprint mergerFifteen attorneys general still hope to block the deal.By C. Fisher, 11.25.2019
NY Attorney General sues Juul for deceptive marketingThe lawsuit claims Juul contributed to the state’s teen vaping epidemic.By C. Fisher, 11.19.2019
California is suing Juul for allegedly targeting minorsIt says the company failed to warn consumers of exposure to harmful chemicals.By C. Fisher, 11.18.2019
Nearly every state AG has joined NY's Facebook antitrust investigationAttorneys general from eight states and DC opened the investigation last month.By K. Holt, 10.22.2019
Congress is asking vape manufacturers if they used social media botsBots that spew vaping spam are a uniquely modern problem.By C. Fisher, 10.14.2019
T-Mobile’s Sprint merger is opposed by 18 state attorneys generalPennsylvania’s AG is the latest to join an effort to block the merger.By C. Fisher, 09.18.2019
Google could soon face another antitrust investigationMore than 25 attorneys general are expected to announce the investigation next week.By C. Fisher, 09.03.2019