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Department of Law» Consumer Protection» Consumer Press Releases

Consumer Protection Press Releases

• 2013 Press Releases
• 2012 Press Releases
• 2011 Press Releases
• 2010 Press Releases
• 2009 Press Releases
• 2008 Press Releases
• 2007 Press Releases
• 2006 Press Releases
• 2005 Press Releases
• 2004 Press Releases
• 2003 Press Releases

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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

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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

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2011 Press Releases

• 03/03/11 Attorney General Recognizes Consumer Protection Week

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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

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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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