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Stoughton Fuel Company Settles Claims It Overcharged State for Substandard Fuel Delivered in Violation of Contracts

7/14/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Fuel Company Also Ignored Diversity Spending Requirements

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AG Healey Joins Coalition Calling on Federal Regulators to Act on Child Car Safety

7/13/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Calls for Stronger Testing Standards and Labeling Measures to Protect Children Traveling in Car Seats

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AG Healey Announces Resolution With Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Their Role in the Opioid Crisis

7/08/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Resolution Secures Unprecedented Public Disclosure; $4.3 Billion from the Sacklers for Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery; Purdue Will Cease to Exist and Sacklers Banned from Opioid Business

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AG Healey Sues Google Over Illegal App Store Monopoly Conduct

7/07/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Bipartisan Coalition Alleges Google’s Antitrust Law Violations, Unfair Business Practices, and Forced Use of Google Play Billing Edge Out Competition

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AG Healey Leads Coalition in Defending Constitutionality of New York’s Anti-Discrimination Law

7/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Amicus Brief Filed in Case of New York Business Suing to Refuse to Offer Wedding Photography Services to LGBTQ+ Couples

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AG Healey Secures Nearly $300,000 for Students of Online For-profit School

7/02/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Settlement Provides Payments for Certain Former Ashford University Students and Resolves Allegations That School Charged Excessive Fees and Provided Inadequate Disclosures

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AG Healey Leads Coalition Supporting New EPA Program to Phase Down Climate Super-Pollutants

7/01/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Coalition Calls on EPA to Strengthen Protections for Vulnerable Communities and Promote Environmental Justice While Reducing Emissions of Climate-Damaging Hydrofluorocarbons

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AG Healey Announces New Student Loan Ombudsman, Additional Resources Available to Help Borrowers

7/01/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Ombudsman Established by State’s Newly Enacted “Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights;” Position Strengthens Ongoing Work by AG’s Office to Address Student Debt Crisis

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Truck Rental Company and Six Inspectors Sued for Issuing Fraudulent Vehicle Inspection Stickers

7/01/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Penske Inspectors Allegedly Failed to Lawfully Conduct nearly 200 Safety and Emissions Inspections on Commercial Vehicles, Mostly at New Bedford Facility

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AG Healey Calls on Federal Energy Regulators to Limit Unnecessary Incentive Payments to Transmission Developers

6/29/2021 Office of the Attorney General

States Urge FERC to Curb Unjust and Unneeded Incentives to Transmission Developers that Burden Ratepayers and Fail to Advance Clean Energy

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AG Healey Co-Leads Coalition Urging FBI to Recognize Non-Binary Individuals in Crime Reporting

6/28/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Calls on Agency to Add New Non-Binary Gender Designation to Improve Federal and State Crime Data Collection

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AG Healey Reaches $90,000 Settlement With Milton Nursing Home Over Emergency Response Failures and Neglect of Resident Resulting in Death

6/24/2021 Office of the Attorney General

Facility Allegedly Failed to Comply With Regulations Requiring Staff Competencies