A coalition of 22 Democratic AGs obtained a preliminary injunction blocking the implementation of the Supplemental Guidance to the 2024 NIH Grants Policy Statement: Indirect Cost Rates (Rate Change Notice), which would have capped indirect cost rates for NIH grants at 15 percent, which would limit funding for research institutions’ operational, administrative, and overhead expenses. In their complaint, the AGs…

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A bipartisan group of 38 AGs and the U.S. DOJ have submitted a proposed final judgment to a U.S. District Court in their antitrust suit against Google, in which, as we previously reported, the court held that Google violated the Sherman Act by maintaining a monopoly in the markets for general search services and text advertising…

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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes sued FCA US LLC (d/b/a Fiat Chrysler Automobiles) and Cummins, Inc. (Cummins) alleging that the engine and vehicle manufacturers violated Arizona consumer protection laws by installing illegal defeat devices to bypass vehicle emissions control equipment in diesel engines on certain RAM pickup trucks, leading to excess emissions. As alleged in…

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12 Democratic AGs submitted comments to the EPA in response to the agency’s proposed updates to the Safer Choice standard, which is an “informed substitution” program promoting safer product design and green alternatives to hazardous chemicals. The comments’ recommendations include adopting a blanket ban on certifying any products with per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals in…

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes settled with Cox Communications Inc. and affiliated entities to resolve allegations that the telecommunications company violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act by failing to adequately disclose price increases to customers. The complaint alleged that Cox disguised price increases as “fees” in order to raise the bills of consumers who had contracted…

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