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AG Brenna Bird Announces Lawsuit Temu for Violating the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act

Iowa AG Brenna Bird has announced that her office has sued the e-commerce marketplace Temu for violations of the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. The suit alleges that Temu advertises itself as an e-commerce platform offering low cost goods to consumers but the promise of savings can allow the platform to harvest data of consumers. The…

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Travel App Hopper to Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations It Charged Fees Without Consent and Deceived Users

The companies that operate Hopper travel apps have agreed to pay $35 million and will be prohibited from deceiving consumers about fees to settle the FTCs allegations that they unfairly charged consumers hidden fees and misrepresented the total prices consumers would pay. The FTC’s complaint alleges that despite the companies “no hidden fees” promises, the…

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West Virginia AG Leads Multistate Coalition Urging EPA to Delay Implementation of Tier 4 Vehicle Emission Standards

WV AG JB McCuskey is leading a 23-state coalition in a comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urging the agency to delay “Tier 4” vehicle emission standards. The EPA is proposing to push back the phase-in of certain emission standards from model year 2027 to 2029 or later for “Tier 4” pollutants…

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