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AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Settlement with Verizon Resolving an Investigation into the Company’s Marketing and Sales of Fios Services in New Jersey
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.
AG Platkin, Division of Consumer Affairs Announce Civil Suit Against Nevada Firearms Company that Sold Large Capacity Magazines into NJ, Including to an Undercover State Investigator
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.
Division on Civil Rights Proposes New Rule on Disparate Impact Discrimination Under New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that DCR has proposed a new rule that describes and clarifies the prohibitions against disparate impact discrimination under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD).
Attorney General Platkin Co-Leads Effort to Defend Title IX’s Protections Against Sex Discrimination in Education
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced today that, together with California and Pennsylvania, they have filed the first of several amicus briefs defending Title IX, the landmark law prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education, from yet another federal court challenge that threatens the rights of students in schools and colleges nationwide.
AG’s Office Investigating Officer-Involved Shooting in Keansburg, N.J.
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on May 27, 2024, in Keansburg, Monmouth County, New Jersey.