Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Monitor - April 20, 2023
Authors:
Ashley L. Taylor, Jr.
Clay Friedman
Judy Jagdmann
Stephen Piepgrass
Avi Schick
Michael Yaghi
James Koenig
Misha Tseytlin
Chris Willis
Ketan Bhirud
Tim Bado
Chris Carlson
Natalia Jacobo
Namrata Kang
Kevin LeRoy
Tim McHugh
Susan Nikdel
John Sample
Whitney Shephard
Trey Smith
Daniel Waltz
Stephanie Kozol, Senior Government Relations Manager – State Attorneys General
State attorneys general increasingly impact businesses in all industries. Our nationally recognized state AG team has been trusted by clients for 20 years to navigate their most-complicated state AG investigations and enforcement actions.
State Attorneys General Monitor analyzes regulatory actions by state AGs and other state administrative agencies throughout the nation. Contributors to this newsletter and related blog include attorneys experienced in regulatory enforcement, litigation, and compliance.
Contact our State AG Team at StateAG@troutman.com.
State AG Team News
Troutman Pepper's Nationally Recognized State Attorneys General Practice Attracts Former Virginia AG, State Corporation Commission Chair
Judith Jagdmann, former Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia and Chair and Commissioner of the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), has joined Troutman Pepper's top-ranked State Attorneys General practice in Richmond, Virginia as a partner. In 2005, Jagdmann was unanimously elected by the Virginia General Assembly as the 43rd Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Virginia and served through 2006.
Artificial Intelligence Podcast Series
AI: Technology, Opportunities, Risks, and Best Practices (Part Two)
Contributors: Stephen Piepgrass, Jim Koenig, and Chris Willis
Artificial intelligence (AI) has captured the imagination and generated excitement with consumers and businesses, but at the same time, developments in AI have also raised public concerns and spawned regulation that sometimes threatens to outpace the technological innovation we are seeing. In this second in our series on AI, Stephen Piepgrass and colleagues Jim Koenig and Chris Willis discuss the background of AI, including the opportunities and associated risks it presents, as well as the emerging global best practices surrounding the collection, use, and sharing of data and its use in AI.
State AG Updates
Eleven State AGs Reach $500K Settlement With Telehealth Company
By Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Team
On April 14, 11 state attorneys general reached a $500,000 bipartisan settlement with telehealth company Visibly, Inc. over violations of the states' consumer protection statutes and health and safety laws. The AGs alleged that Visibly advertised, marketed, promoted, offered for sale, and sold its online vision tests to customers in a manner that violates states' laws.
State AG Bipartisan Coalition Moves Jointly to Protect Veterans' Rights
By Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Team, Misha Tseytlin, Timothy McHugh, and Kevin LeRoy
On April 14, a relatively unprecedented bipartisan coalition of state attorneys general from across the country joined forces to protect the rights of military veterans, which if successful would secure full educational benefits potentially worth billions of dollars for about 1.7 million post-9/11-era veterans and counting. Troutman Pepper's State Attorneys General and Appellate + Supreme Court practices played a pivotal role in securing this bipartisan coalition, leveraging the firm's extensive experience and expertise in handling high-profile legal matters involving state AGs and before the Supreme Court. The veteran is also represented pro bono by Troutman Pepper attorneys Timothy McHugh, Misha Tseytlin, Kevin LeRoy, Abbey Thornhill, and Trey Smith, among others, and David DePippo from Dominion Energy.
California AG Supports New Victim's Compensation Fund Bill
By Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Team
On April 7, California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assembly member Brian Maienschein announced new legislative bill AB 1366, which creates a state Treasury Victims of Consumer Fraud Restitution Fund (VCFRF) to benefit victims of consumer fraud. Currently, victims may receive restitution after a judgment. However, if a business collapses and cannot pay restitution, victims can go without any compensation. The VCFRF seeks to remedy this issue.