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  Category: Consumer Protection


Attorney General Jennings Announces $35 Million Settlement with Leasing Company Tempoe, LLC

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, September 11, 2023

Attorney General Jennings announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe’s advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation—which included 41 states and the District of Columbia—revealed that Tempoe’s marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe they were signing up for an installment […]




AG Jennings Announces $3.1 Billion Opioid Settlement With Walmart

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide $3.1 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart’s pharmacies handle […]




Delaware Joins Combined $15 Million Multistate Settlements Over 2015 Experian Data Breach

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 7, 2022

Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced today that Delaware, along with 39 states, has obtained two multistate settlements with Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (“Experian”) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) concerning a 2015 data breach experienced by Experian that compromised the personal information of more than 15 million individuals who submitted credit applications with T-Mobile. Under the […]




Attorney General Jennings Announces Settlement With Experian-Owned Company Over Sensitive Information Breach

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 7, 2022

Attorney General Jennings today announced a multistate settlement with Experian Data Corp (“EDC”) for failing to warn affected consumers after it learned that an identity thief was posing as a private investigator and retrieving sensitive personal information from Court Ventures Inc., a database that EDC had purchased. In 2012, the U.S. Secret Service notified EDC […]




AG Jennings joins nationwide investigation into Instagram’s impact on youth

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021

Attorney General Jennings today joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting its social media platform – Instagram – to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether the company […]







  Category: Consumer Protection


Attorney General Jennings Announces $35 Million Settlement with Leasing Company Tempoe, LLC

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, September 11, 2023

Attorney General Jennings announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe’s advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation. The multistate investigation—which included 41 states and the District of Columbia—revealed that Tempoe’s marketing and sales practices often misled consumers to believe they were signing up for an installment […]




AG Jennings Announces $3.1 Billion Opioid Settlement With Walmart

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide $3.1 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart’s pharmacies handle […]




Delaware Joins Combined $15 Million Multistate Settlements Over 2015 Experian Data Breach

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 7, 2022

Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced today that Delaware, along with 39 states, has obtained two multistate settlements with Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (“Experian”) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) concerning a 2015 data breach experienced by Experian that compromised the personal information of more than 15 million individuals who submitted credit applications with T-Mobile. Under the […]




Attorney General Jennings Announces Settlement With Experian-Owned Company Over Sensitive Information Breach

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 7, 2022

Attorney General Jennings today announced a multistate settlement with Experian Data Corp (“EDC”) for failing to warn affected consumers after it learned that an identity thief was posing as a private investigator and retrieving sensitive personal information from Court Ventures Inc., a database that EDC had purchased. In 2012, the U.S. Secret Service notified EDC […]




AG Jennings joins nationwide investigation into Instagram’s impact on youth

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021

Attorney General Jennings today joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting its social media platform – Instagram – to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether the company […]