Salt Lake City, UT—The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection, represented by the Office of the Utah Attorney General, secured 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 fraud …
Utah Division of Consumer Protection Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App
Utah to Receive $482,183 Salt Lake City—The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection, represented by the Office of the Utah Attorney General, today announced a $45 million multistate 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 …
DCP Updates Utah Legislature on FY2026 Enforcement
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – 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 …
Purdue/Sackler $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Goes into Effect
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 …
Utah Joins $773M National Settlement with Albertsons Over Role in Opioid Crisis
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. …
FTC and States Reach $100 Million Multistate with Walmart for Deceiving Drivers and Customers Over Delivery
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 …
Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Consumer Protection to Host 2025 Consumer Protection Symposium
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 …
NEWS RELEASE: Utah and the FTC Act to Stop a Deceptive Cancer Charity Fundraising Scheme
Kars-R-Us.com and its operators raised millions, but only a fraction of donations went to fund breast cancer screenings, the FTC and Utah allege Salt Lake City—Utah and the Federal Trade Commission filed an agreement in federal court today with Kars-R-Us.com and its operators, who are accused of having devised a national charity fraud scheme with more than $45.5 million in …
NEWS RELEASE: Utah And the FTC Sue Live Nation and Ticketmaster for Deceptively Hiding Ticket Fees
The lawsuit alleges Live Nation-Ticketmaster encouraged brokers to buy and sell millions of tickets on the secondary market SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Utah, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and a coalition of states filed a lawsuit against Live Nation and Ticketmaster for hiding fees and misrepresenting ticket prices. The suit also alleges Ticketmaster encouraged brokers to circumvent the site’s enforcement measures …







