Nashville, TN— Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced that Tennessee has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of electronic cigarette manufacturer JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth, claims regarding nicotine content, and statements regarding risks, safety and effectiveness as a smoking cessation device.

Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has filed a lawsuit against Walker Stalkers, LLC and James Frazier in the Chancery Court of Davidson County. The State brings this civil enforcement action after the Defendants engaged in unfair or deceptive trade practices prohibited by the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general renewing their request to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to discharge the federal student loans of all students enrolled in schools operated by Dream Center Education Holdings, LLC. In Nashville, Dream Center operated The Art Institutes and Argosy University, both of which closed in December 2018.

Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III applauds the passage of new federal legislation known as the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act (TRACED).

Nashville- As you consider end of year contributions to charitable causes, the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General and the Tennessee Secretary of State are providing donation guidelines to avoid charity scams.

Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and a bipartisan coalition of twenty-four State Attorneys General today submitted a comment letter to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) asking the agency to strengthen its rules prohibiting websites, mobile applications, and other digital marketing companies from collecting personal information from children under the age of 13 and using that information to track children across the internet.

Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general opposing an attempt to prevent the Minnesota Attorney General from obtaining restitution for consumers.

Nashville- Effective Monday, September 30th, the Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) will transfer from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) to the Office of the Attorney General (AG).