Jul 29, 2024 | Baron App | business or product endorsements | Cameo | Cameo for Business | celebrities | consumer protection | disclosures | failed to provide refunds | Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Endorsement Guideline violations | Multistate Settlement | paid advertiser disclosure requirements | personalized video messages | settlement resolves a multistate investigation into Cameo’s compliance with state consumer protection statutes and the FTC Endorsement Guidelines | Consumer Protection | Division of Law | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin joined 29 other Attorneys General today in announcing a settlement resolving potential consumer protection and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Endorsement Guideline violations by Baron App, which does business as Cameo, a platform for hiring celebrities to create personalized video messages.
Jul 24, 2024 | and Marketplace Modernization Act (CREAMMA) | Cannabis | Cannabis Regulatory | cannabis rescheduling | DEA | Department of Justice | Enforcement Assistance | Federal Government | Marijuana | medical benefits | Proposed Rule | Rescheduling | Schedule I | Schedule III | therapeutic | Division of Law | Press Release | Statutes, Regulations & Rules
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin submitted a comment letter on Monday to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supporting the DEA’s proposed rule that would reschedule marijuana under the Controlled Substances Act, from Schedule I, which is reserved for highly addictive and dangerous substances like heroin, to Schedule III, in recognition of marijuana’s potential for therapeutic and medical benefits and lower risk for abuse.
Jul 10, 2024 | benzoyl peroxide | body contouring | botox | butterfly needles | Clifton | dermal filler injections | disposable syringes | Division of Consumer Affairs | laser hair removal | lidocaine | microblading | microneedling | permanent makeup | platelet rich plasma facials (“vampire facials”) | Skyn Spa | State Board of Cosmetology and Hairstyling (“Cosmetology Board”) | State Board of Medical Examiners (“Medical Board”) | teeth whitening | ultrasound machines | unlawfully provided cosmetic services | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Continuing their efforts to halt the unlicensed practice of medicine in spa-like settings, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced today that the owner of a Passaic County skin-care spa has agreed to pay a $10,000 civil penalty and accept a 10-year ban on operating a skin care specialty spa in New Jersey in order to resolve allegations of unlawfully providing invasive aesthetic treatments only licensed medical professionals are authorized to perform in New Jersey.
Jul 3, 2024 | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Law | Gun Violence | Press Release
To Increase Public Safety, Ghost Guns Require the Same Federal Oversight as Conventional Firearms For Immediate Release: July 3, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further...
Jun 24, 2024 | Bias and Discrimination | Civil Rights | Defending our Workforce | Division of Law | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Local 11 Allegedly Created a Hostile Work Environment for Women, LGBTQ+, and Black Workers and Skipped Over Black Members for Jobs.
Jun 11, 2024 | Alabama | Alaska | Arizona | Arkansas | body powder products | California | carcinogenic asbestos | Colorado | Connecticut | Delaware | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Florida | Georgia | Hawaii | Idaho | Illinois | Indiana | Iowa | Johnson & Johnson | Kansas | Kentucky | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Montana | multistate | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Rhode Island | Settlement | Shower to Shower Powder | South Dakota | talc-based baby powder | Texas | the District of Columbia | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | Wisconsin | 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, together with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced that they reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products.
