Announcements, information and updates from the AG Alliance Members and Associates
December, 10th 2020
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UPCOMING WEBINARS
Substance Abuse & Mental Health During COVID-19
Tuesday, December 15th, 2020
1 - 2pm ET

Moderated by Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Mississippi

Panelists:
  • Dr. Marvin D. Seppala, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  • Dr. Charles Smith, Ph.D.,Regional Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
  • Cynthia Moreno Tuohy, BSW, NCAC II, CDC III, SAP, Executive Director, NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals
2020 Winter Meeting
Thursday December 10th
3 - 6pm ET
Hosted by WGA
Western Governors’ Association 2020 Winter Meeting. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has joined the virtual event to offer remarks about state-federal collaboration in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as vaccine distribution.
HOT TOPICS
VACCINE UPDATE

FDA says Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine meets success criteria. The FDA concluded in a detailed analysis that the first Covid-19 vaccine being considered for U.S. distribution “met the prescribed success criteria” in a clinical study, suggesting the agency will soon green-light the historic product.
CHAIR'S INITIATIVE
Breakout Sessions Finish Fourth Week
For more information about participation, please contact Andrea Friedman at AFriedman@AGAlliance.org.

This week marks the end of our first round of Chair's Initiative workshopping calls related to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout plans. Please stay tuned for more information regarding the continuation of this initiative!
ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTIONS
DATA PRIVACY

  • Connecticut AG Tong filed a multi-state lawsuit seeking to end facebook's illegal monopoly. Connecticut is joined by the United States Federal Trade Commission and a coalition of 47 other attorneys general in challenging Facebook’s monopolistic practices, including its aggressive strategy to buy or bury potential rivals.  

CONSUMER PROTECTION

  • Arizona AG Brnovich announced his office filed a Consumer Fraud lawsuit alleging two online auction companies were unfairly and deceptively bidding in their own auctions.

  • Washington AG Ferguson issued guidance for third-party restaurant delivery services. The guidance is aimed at helping the companies avoid violations of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act.

  • Washington AG Ferguson announced that Washingtonians must receive full refunds on hidden subscription renewal charges.

  • Florida AG Moody issued a Consumer Alert warning Floridians about COVID-19 vaccine product and distribution scams.

MORTGAGE SERVICING ISSUES

  • Nebraska AG Peterson, joined by 50 attorneys general, announced $86.3 million settlement with mortgage servicer Nationstar.
CONSUMER PROTECTION



SOCIAL JUSTICE

  • Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced the launch of its Racial Equity Community Impact Fund, and will provide $10 million in grants to 20 organizations in new 3-year program.

COMMUNITY

  • Lowe's announced it will be donating and delivering $1 million worth of pre-lit Christmas trees to families and organizations impacted by the pandemic.

BIG TECH

  • Amazon Inc. announced that Thomson Reuters has successfully completed a large scale migration to Amazon Web Services to innovate new digital products for its customers.
VIRTUAL SEMINAR LIBRARY
Missed our live programs? No problem! Follow the button below to visit our Virtual Seminar Library for access to all recordings.

Do you have a webinar topic suggestion? We want to hear from you! Please email ideas to Andrea Friedman at AFriedman@AGAlliance.org.
CWAG Executive Committee
- Wayne Stenehjem - Phil Weiser -
- Jason Ravnsborg - Hector Balderas -

AG Alliance Co-Chairs
- Lawrence Wasden - Sean Reyes - Karl Racine -
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