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Court gives preliminary approval to plan returning settlement money to consumers who overpaid for generic drugs Salt Lake City, Utah—Utahns who paid for certain generic drugs between May 2009 and December 2019 may be eligible for compensation. On September 8, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut gave preliminary approval to a plan to distribute approximately $96.5 …
Lens.com hides bogus ‘taxes & fees’ charge that often doubles the price of contact lenses for consumers, the FTC and states allege Salt Lake City—Today, Utah, joined by the Federal Trade Commission and the Nevada Attorney General, sued to stop a long-running deceptive pricing scheme run by contact lens retailer Lens.com Inc. In a joint complaint, Utah, the FTC, and Nevada …
Attorney General Derek Brown and the Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection Secure $1.9 Million in Relief for Utah Consumers SALT LAKE CITY—On Sunday, Utah joined 39 other attorneys general in a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), a national auto-financing company. The agreement delivers $694 million in cash restitution and canceled debt to consumers nationwide on their car …
Salt Lake City, UT—The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection, represented by the Office of the Utah Attorney General, helped secure a $45 million multi-state settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App. The settlement resolves allegations that Block misled consumers about the safety of Cash App, failed to protect users from …
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Director of the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (DCP), Katie Hass and the Assistant Director, Blake Young, updated the Utah Legislature on enforcement and education activities accomplished during the fiscal year of 2026 by DCP. Hass and Young spoke to the Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Interim Committee meeting and the Business and Labor …
Utah to receive $55 Million Salt Lake City—The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection, with the Office of the Utah Attorney General, has announced that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing …
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Utah has joined a multi-state agreement requiring Albertsons to pay more than $773.7 million to resolve its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. Utah is expected to receive at least $10.7 million from the proposed settlement, adding to the more than $616 million the state is now projected to receive from national opioid settlements combined. …
Utah to receive $567,810 Salt Lake City—The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection, represented by the Office of the Utah Attorney General, and a bipartisan group of attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached a $100 million multistate settlement with Walmart today over allegations that the company deceived customers and drivers who participated in its Spark …
Federal Trade Commissioner Melissa Holyoak and Utah Attorney General Derek Brown are among the distinguished speakers. SALT LAKE CITY, UT — The Utah Division of Consumer Protection (Division) is hosting the 2025 Consumer Protection Symposium on Thursday, October 9, 2025. The symposium brings together state and federal regulators, legal experts, and industry professionals to discuss some of the most pressing …