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2013 Press Releases
03/12/13
Alaska Joins $7 Million Multistate Settlement Over Google Street View
03/04/13
Alaska Attorney General's Advice for NCPW 2013: Be Wary of Home Improvement Scams
02/04/13
Attorney General Announces Port Promotions Settlement
2012 Press Releases
11/15/12
GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $90 Million to States to Settle Claims Related to Marketing of Diabetes Drug
09/24/12
Qualified Borrowers Who Lost Homes to Foreclosure to Receive Mailing, May Be Eligible for Payment
08/29/12
Alaska Attorney General Secures $69 Million Agreement with Three Major U.S. Publishers over E-Book Price-Fixing Allegations
05/16/12
Skechers Settles Charges That It Deceptively Advertised Rocker-Bottomed Shoes
05/07/12
Alaska Joins $100 Million Settlement Relating to Illegal Marketing of Prescription Drug
02/29/12
The Alaska Attorney General's Office Warns of a &Grandparent Scam& Targeting Alaska Seniors
02/09/12
Alaska Joins $25 Billion Settlement on Mortgage Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses
02/06/12
Alaska Announces Settlement with Debt Collector NCO Financial Systems
2011 Press Releases
03/03/11
Attorney General Recognizes Consumer Protection Week
2010 Press Releases
12/16/10
States Announce $13.25 million settlement with DIRECTV
12/16/10
Alaska Joins in Settlement in Dannon Advertising Case
09/10/10
State Reaches New Settlement Agreement with Publishers Clearing House
2009 Press Releases
10/16/09
Department of Law Urges Vigilance Against Identity Theft
05/20/09
"Operation False Charity" Law Enforcement Sweep
05/14/09
Alaska and 16 States Enter Into Settlement with Michelin North America, Inc.
03/03/09
Attorney General's Office Urges Consumers to be on the Lookout for Scams Preying on Economic Fears
02/26/09
Attorneys General Announce Settlement Resolving Enviga Weight Loss and Calorie-Burning Claims
02/11/09
Attorney General Releases Gasoline Pricing Report
Gasoline Pricing Report
- LARGE PDF (1.47MB)
01/12/09
Attorney General Colberg Announces Settlement with Dell and Dell Financial Services
Dell Claim Form & Instructions
- PDF (50KB)
01/08/09
Makers of Airborne Settle Charges of Deceptive Advertising
01/07/09
42 States Settle with Sante Fe Natural Tobacco Company
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2008 Press Releases
12/15/08
Attorney General Colberg Reaches Settlement with Mattel
10/30/08
Company Agrees to Safeguards for Student Information
10/23/08
Attorney General Colberg Files Judgment Against Pfizer Inc. Resolving 5yr Investigation
09/05/08
Alaska Officials Warn of Possible Scams at PFD Distribution Time
- PDF (37KB)
09/02/08
Grants to Benefit Consumers with High Blood Pressure and Angina
Notice & Application
07/02/08
Attorney General Colberg Announces Settlement with MoneyGram
05/08/08
AGs' Agreement with Facebook to Make Site Safer for Underage Users
03/03/08
Attorney General Colberg Announces Settlement with Directory Billing, LLC to Stop Use of Activation Checks
01/14/08
Attorney General Announces Nationwide Agreement with MySpace to Boost Social Networking Safety
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2007 Press Releases
08/30/07
Attorney General Colberg Announces Settlement With Maker of Implantable Defibrillators
07/26/07
Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education and Alaska Department of Law Warn Against Predatory Lending
02/02/07
Alaskans Encouraged to take Advantage of Opportunities & Resources to Mark National Consumer Protection Week
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2006 Press Releases
10/10/2006
Alaska Received Several Thousand Spanish-Language Consumer Protection Brochures at No Cost to Taxpayers
09/21/2006
United Egg Producers Run "A-Fowl" of Consumer Protection Laws
09/07/2006
Attorney General David W. Márquez Issues Cease and Desist Order to Company Soliciting Phony Food Service Posters
08/15/2006
Order Imposing Sanctions and Penalties in State Consumer Protection Lawsuit Affirmed by Alaska Supreme Court
08/02/2006
Law Increasing Civil Penalties Should Provide Strong Deterrent for Consumer Protection Violations
04/26/2006
Yellow Pages, Inc. to Stop Sending Check Solicitations and to Provide Consumer Refunds
03/21/2006
Alaska Joins 22 Other States in Settlement with Time Inc. Concerning Automatic Renewal Offers and Mail Solicitations
02/07/2006
Attorney General Joins the FTC to Remind Alaskans that February 6th Marks National Consumer Protection Week
01/23/2006
Ameriquest to Pay $325 Million and Reform its Lending Practices to Resolve States' Investigations
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2005 Press Releases
12/13/2005
Nigerian Advance Fee Scam Customized for Alaska: Morris Thompson variation could be taste of ploys to come
11/30/2005
Department of Law Donates Taxol Settlement Excess Proceeds to Hospice of Anchorage
11/14/2005
Western Union Enters Agreement with Majority of States' Attorneys General to Fund a Consumer Protection Program
11/01/2005
AG issues warning to Alaskans regarding jury duty scam
09/02/2005
Attorney General's Office on Lookout for Gasoline
Price Gouging
08/29/2005
Alaska AG Joins 50 Attorneys General and Consumer Protection Officials in Announcing Grants Funded by Pfizer Settlement
Grant Program Request for Applications
03/29/2005
48 Attorneys General Announce Settlement with Blockbuster Over Advertising For "No Late Fee" Program
02/24/2005
Attorney General's Office Undertakes Initiative to Educate Consumers on Business and Work-at-Home Schemes
02/04/2005
National Consumer Protection Week Focuses on
Identity Theft
01/10/2005
Attorney General Announces Multistate Agreement with State Farm Will Result in $40 Million to Consumers Nationwide
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2004 Press Releases
11/02/2004
Attorney General Announces that Settlement Proceeds from a Multistate Lawsuit to be Distributed to the Food Bank of Alaska
08/13/2004
Attorney General Joins 41 Other States in Expressing Concern Over Proposed Legislation on Junk Faxes
Letter to Congress
07/22/2004
Alaska Attorney General Weighs in to Resolve Antitrust Concerns Over the Sale of Fuel in Western Alaska
Full Report
Consent Decree
Notice of Filing Consent Decree
05/26/2004
Settlement Agreement Promises Partial Relief for Consumers Seeking Restitution from Travel and Tour Provider
05/14/2004
AG Joins 50 Attorneys General & Consumer Protection Officials in Historic Settlement with Warner-Lambert
02/6/2004
Attorney General Seeks to Protect Consumers from Fraudulent Interstate Moving Companies
Letter to Representative Thomas Petri
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2003 Press Releases
10/30/2003
AG Joins Other States Urging Withdrawal of New Rule Allowing Destruction of Secret Pharmaceutical Pricing Information
10/01/2003
Alaska Joins 45-State Effort to Challenge Decision Blocking Do Not Call List
08/04/2003
Attorney General Files Suit Against Ask Alaska Tours For Fraud and Consumer Protection Violations
07/24/2003
Cancer Patients Who Purchased Taxol® or Generic Paclitaxel (Including Onxol®) to Benefit from Settlement
06/18/2003
Attorney General announces settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb in nationwide antitrust class action lawsuit
05/20/2003
FTC and States Unite to Thwart Fundraising Fraud: "Operation Phony Philanthropy"
05/01/2003
Attorneys General and FTC Target Internet Auction Fraud
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