Oct 8, 2024 | "For You" Video Feed | abusive business practices | Advertising | apps | autoplay | Beauty filters | ByteDance Ltd lawsuit | comments | Consumer Fraud Act | deceptive | dopamine responses | endless or infinite scroll | exploitation of children | filters | harming youth | Mental Health | multiyear investigation | push notifications | Social Media | social media giant | Teen | Teenagers | TikTok | TikTok LIVE | TikTok Stories | unconscionable | Under-13 | variable rewards | Child Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that after a multiyear investigation, they are suing social media giant TikTok for deceptive, unconscionable, and abusive business practices that harm the health and safety of New Jersey’s youth.
Sep 17, 2024 | (“Division”) | (“the Board”) | Connecticut | Division of Consumer Affairs | Essex County physician | inadequate formal training | invasive aesthetic procedures | New Jersey | New York | Pennsylvania | permanently revoked license | the State Board of Medical Examiners | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that the State Board of Medical Examiners (“the Board”) permanently revoked the license of an Essex County physician who allegedly traveled to dozens of offices in New Jersey and neighboring states to perform invasive aesthetic procedures with inadequate formal training and little regard for the health and safety of his patients.
Sep 5, 2024 | amicus briefs | California | DCR | Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | Harassment | Kansas v. U.S. Department of Education | LGBTQ+ Students | Louisiana v. U.S. Department of Education | New Jersey | New Jersey Law Against Discrimination. | Pennsylvania | sex discrimination | Title IX | U.S. Court of Appeals | U.S. Department of Education Final Rule | Bias and Discrimination | Diversity & Inclusion | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania co-led two amicus briefs on behalf of a multistate coalition in federal appellate courts to further defend Title IX’s protections of all students, including LGBTQ+ students, from gender-based harassment and sex discrimination, and to reverse a preliminary injunction that could affect certain schools in their states.
Aug 13, 2024 | Connecticut | Consent Order | Cyberattack | diagnostic testing | Enzo Biochem | Investigation | Mulstistate | New York | patients | personal and private information | privacy practices | ransomware attack | security precautions | Settlement Agreement | shared credentials | tech vulnerabilities | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release
Data Breach of Lab Testing Company Exposed Health Information of About 331,600 New Jerseyans.
Aug 12, 2024 | "Abra" Trading & Lending Platform | “Abra Boost” | “Abra Earn” | BOS | Bureau of Securities | Crypto Investment Company | DCA | Division of Consumer Affirs | Division of Law | DOL | investors | Multi-State Securities Investigation | New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Administration | Bureau of Securities | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release
Crypto Investment Company Winds Down U.S. Operations Following Multi-State Securities Investigation For Immediate Release: August 12, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Cari Fais, Acting...
