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.
Jun 5, 2024 | Consumer Protection Laws | Division of Consumer Affairs | Fios | Investigation | Marketing | Settlement | Verizon | 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 Verizon New Jersey, Inc. finalized a settlement agreement resolving the Division’s investigation into whether the company violated New Jersey’s consumer protection laws in connection with the marketing and sale of its Fios services.
Jun 4, 2024 | ammunition | Arms Unlimited | Civil Suit | Division of Consumer Affairs | firearms dealers | Large Capacity Magazines | Lawsuit | LCM | Nevada Firearms Company | Undercover State Investigator | Combating Gun Violence | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Gun Violence | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced today that the State filed a civil lawsuit against a Nevada firearms company that sold and shipped more than two dozen large capacity ammunition magazines into New Jersey.
May 23, 2024 | Consumer Protection | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Bipartisan Lawsuit Seeks Court-Ordered Sale of Ticketmaster For Immediate Release: May 23, 2024 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Law- Michael T.G. Long, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Allison Inserro,...
May 21, 2024 | Antitrust Litigation and Competition Enforcement Section | Competition | Division of Law | fair marketplace | New Jersey Markets | New Jersey’s Antitrust Act | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced the establishment of a permanent, stand-alone Antitrust Litigation and Competition Enforcement Section (“ALCEs”) within the Division of Law (DOL) to reinforce the State’s capacity for robust antitrust protection.
May 9, 2024 | “free” phone offers | “unlimited” data advertisements | Assurance of Voluntary Compliance (AVC) | AT&T | material conditions | material limitations | misleading and confusing advertising and sales tactics | monetary incentives to “switch” wireless networks | multistate | Settlement | T-Mobile | Verizon Wireless | Wireless Carriers | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with 50 other attorneys general, announced a $10.25 million agreement with the nation’s largest cell phone companies to resolve an investigation into their allegedly misleading and confusing advertising and sales tactics.
