Tag: Colorado Attorney General
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Colorado Attorney General, other states propose remedy to end Google search engine monopoly
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Google’s search engine has remained supreme since its launch in 1998, but due to a violation of antitrust laws the monopoly may soon come to an end. Following Judge Amit P. Mehta of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s ruling in August that Google violated federal antitrust laws by illegally maintaining a…
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Colorado judge temporarily blocks Kroger, Albertsons merger
A Colorado judge issued an order temporarily blocking the proposed $25 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons following a lawsuit from the state, according to court documents. Kroger is the parent company of King Soopers in Colorado, while Albertsons runs the Safeway chain in the state. At a hearing in Denver on Thursday, Judge Andrew…
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Debt collection company settles over illegal collection accusations in Colorado
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A third-party debt collection company settled with the Colorado Attorney General’s office over accusations of illegally collecting high-interest debt from nearly 29,000 consumers who defaulted on loans issued by tribal lending entities. TrueAccord agreed to pay the state $500,000 to be used for consumer refunds over allegations it violated the Colorado Fair Debt Collection Practices…
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Colorado Attorney General awards $4 million to opioid crisis programs
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One thousand, one-hundred and sixty. That’s how many people died of opioid overdoses in Colorado in 2022 — a nearly 54% uptick from the 620 deaths in 2019, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. As part of the efforts to combat the…
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Aurora company selling false legal documents barred from business
An Aurora-based company found to be creating and selling false official documents was banned from doing business in Colorado under an agreement announced Wednesday by Attorney General Phil Weiser. The company, PropDoks, owned by Erdis Moore III, claimed to make fake documents for theatrical and educational use. But its website listed ways to use the…
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AG Phil Weiser, Choice Hotels reach settlement on ‘drip pricing’ practices
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser Thursday announced a settlement with a hotel group intended to help remedy the kinds of hidden fees and misleading prices known as “drip pricing” — a model that he said is common practice within the hospitality industry but in violation…
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‘We will stand’: Colorado attorney general on one year without Roe v. Wade
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As the one-year anniversary approaches since the Supreme Court eliminated federal abortion protections, Colorado’s attorney general committed to defending the state’s status as an abortion sanctuary. Attorney General Phil Weiser released a statement on Friday — the day before the June 24 anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling which overturned Roe v.…
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Colorado AG secures $270 million opioid settlement with drug makers, pharmacies
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced Friday the final approval of $17.3 billion in national opioid agreements with two drug makers and pharmacies. The state’s portion of the national settlement is $270 million, which Colorado is expected to receive over 15 years starting by the…
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What do dueling mifepristone rulings mean for Colorado?
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save On Friday, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling to suspend the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone. That same day, another federal judge in Washington released a contradictory decision in a case where Colorado is among the plaintiffs. Here is an…
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Couple indicted in tree-trimming scam of older Coloradans
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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser indicted an Arvada couple on 51 counts in connection with a fake tree-trimming service targeting older Coloradans, according to a release. Joseph Camillo Tyler and Amelia Marie Tyler are accused of committing financial fraud on older Coloradans, many of whom were over the age of 80, according to the news…