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Know Your Fake Reviews: State AGs Signal Enforcement
Reviews Can Drive Business Reviews matter. In a survey conducted by Yelp, 83% of consumers who read reviews say they trust online reviews about local businesses. However, fake reviews may mislead consumers. Recently,…
Health Data Coding Error Costs Inmediata $1.4 Million with AGs
We posted just last week about the Blackbaud multistate settlement, and as we have discussed, health privacy remains a hot topic and is already back in the news. On October 17th, 33 AGs led by Indiana, announced a…
California: Changes to Consumer Protection Authority
California has a new tool in the toolbox when it comes to remedies available for certain consumer protection law violations. The governor of California recently signed legislation adding the remedy of disgorgement for…
What We Learned From … Illinois
Our State AG webinar series continues. After spending time in the Centennial State, we went east to the Land of Lincoln. We met with Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Susan Ellis, Consumer Protection Division…
Blackbaud Settles Multistate Investigation Related to Data Breach for $49.5 Million
Blackbaud, a software company that was the subject of a multistate investigation for a 2020 data breach, has reached a settlement for $49.5 million with the attorneys general (AGs) of 49 states (not including…