Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general have called on xAI, which owns the X platform and the AI chatbot Grok, to take stronger steps to prevent the generation of nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Secretary of State Susan C. Lee announced settlements that will permanently shut down two nonprofits, Maryland Youth Club of America and Virginia Youth Club of America, and ban their founder and leadership from operating or soliciting for charities in Maryland.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a court-approved settlement requiring Capital One to provide $425 million in restitution and align interest rates for 360 Savings customers following findings that the bank kept rates low while offering higher rates on a similar account.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a settlement with KVS Title, LLC and several related joint venture companies after the Consumer Protection Division alleged the companies unlawfully paid real estate agents and brokers for consumer referrals in violation of state and federal law. (more…)
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown co-led a coalition of 19 attorneys general in opposing four proposed federal rules that would roll back key Endangered Species Act protections, arguing they would weaken safeguards for imperiled species and habitats nationwide.
Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced a $149.7 million multistate settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Daimler AG resolving allegations that the companies used illegal diesel emissions defeat devices that misled consumers and caused vehicles to emit unlawful levels of nitrogen oxides.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that Dr. Andrew T. Fried, a licensed dentist and owner of Perry Hall Family Dental in Nottingham, MD, pleaded guilty to narcotics distribution and improper prescribing of controlled substances and was sentenced to 10 years in prison with all but one day suspended, followed by probation.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys general are urging Meta to more strictly enforce its advertising policies on Instagram and Facebook, citing concerns over pharmaceutical and weight loss ads that use misleading claims and AI-generated content.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 34 other attorneys general have reached a settlement with Hyundai and Kia over the sale of millions of vehicles lacking industry-standard anti-theft technology.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced that his office is leading a coalition of 22 state law enforcement agencies joining an FTC lawsuit accusing Uber of using deceptive and unfair practices in promoting and selling its Uber One subscription service.
Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined 19 other states in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee on H-1B visa petitions, arguing it is unlawful, exceeds federal authority, and would worsen critical workforce shortages.