Alabama AG Steve Marshall announced a settlement has been reached with TikTok, resolving Alabama’s claims that TikTok designed its platform with addictive features, knowingly exposed young users to serious mental harms, and intentionally misled the public about the safety of its platforms.

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The FTC and a coalition of state AGs reached a settlement agreement with pesticide manufacturer Corteva Inc. resolving federal and state antitrust and consumer protection allegations that its loyalty program discouraged distributors from selling lower-cost generic pesticides after Corteva’s patents expired. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by the FTC and states in 2022, that…

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Connecticut AG William Tong led a coalition of 44 AGs in obtaining a $2.3 million multistate settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), resolving an investigation into the 2019 data breach at LabCorp’s debt collector, Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (AMCA), that potentially exposed the personal information of over 27.5 million individuals,…

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New York AG Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul announced a lawsuit against QCX LLC d/b/a Polymarket US (Polymarket) for allegedly running an illegal gambling operation in New York through its prediction market platform. The AG asserts that an investigation found that Polymarket’s prediction market is an illegal, unlicensed gambling operation that exposes New Yorkers…

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes sued Botanic Tonics, LLC, a company known for its kratom and kava tonic “feel free”, alleging that the company violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act, including unlawfully promoting the kratom shots as energy drinks and failing to adequately disclose the risks of addiction and withdrawal from using the product. According to…

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