Paxton Announces Investigation of Home Title Lock for Potentially Misleading Texas Consumers
Attorney General Paxton has announced an investigation of Home Title Lock for potentially violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by misleading consumers with deceptive statements concerning the prevalence of home title theft and the need for Home Title Lock’s services.
Paxton Petitions FCC to Better Protect Consumers From Illegal Spam Texts
Attorney General Paxton joined a multistate comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) to prevent consumers from receiving unwanted, illegal spam text messages.
Paxton Enters Into $43 Million Settlement With JUUL to Hold It Accountable for Deceptive Trade Practices
Attorney General Paxton has announced the entry of a $43.3 million dollar settlement against JUUL Labs in Texas state court.
Paxton Announces Multistate Settlement with CarMax Over the Disclosure of Safety Recalls
Attorney General Paxton has announced a nationwide multistate settlement for $1 million with CarMax Auto Superstores, Inc. after CarMax advertised that it performed thorough inspections and reconditioning but failed to check and disclose to consumers whether the vehicles were subject to open safety recalls.
Paxton Demands that Apple and Google Raise TikTok’s Maturity Rating on Application Store Sites
Attorney General Paxton has joined a pair of Montana-led letters sent to Apple and Google demanding that the Big Tech companies increase the maturity rating of TikTok in their application stores.
Paxton Wins Legal Battle Against Twitter in Fight for Free Speech and Transparency
Attorney General Paxton has defeated Twitter in court once again after the San Francisco-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit refused to reconsider its decision throwing out Twitter’s lawsuit against Attorney General Paxton.
Paxton Announces Settlement with iHeartMedia for Recording and Broadcasting Deceptive Advertisements
Attorney General Paxton announced a settlement with iHeartMedia, Inc. over the company’s recording and broadcasting of radio advertisements that promoted the Google Pixel 4 smartphone.
Paxton Encourages the Federal Trade Commission to Take Concrete Steps to Protect Americans’ Privacy
Attorney General Paxton has joined a Massachusetts-led multistate comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) conveying the need for stronger privacy protections related to commercial surveillance and data security.
Paxton Concludes Data Breach Investigations, Collects Settlements of Over $1.5 Million from Experian and T‑Mobile
Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that his office, along with a coalition of other state attorneys general, has obtained settlements totaling more than $16 million with Experian Data Corp., Experian Information Solutions, and T-Mobile.
Paxton Distributes Payments to Texas Uber Drivers Victimized by Data Breach
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that his office has completed its distribution of $4.2 million in redress payments to approximately 42,000 Texans whose personal information was compromised in a 2016 data breach at ride share company Uber Technologies, Inc.