State of Tennessee Office of the Attorney General Press Releases

• Published on February 12, 2024 - 22:22 GMT

  Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Division of Consumer Affairs Notifies Public of New Law Impacting Recording of Service ...

  NASHVILLE- The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) would like to notify the public of a new law impacting the recording of service contracts with a Register of Deeds. This new law prohibits the recording of service …

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• Published on February 8, 2024 - 19:31 GMT

  Tennessee Joins 23-State Coalition Sounding Alarm on Current Administration’s LNG Export ‘Pause’

  NASHVILLE- This week, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 23-state coalition warning the current Administration and the Department of Energy that its “pause” on the export of liquified natural gas (LNG) is unlawful and will only serve to …

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• Published on February 7, 2024 - 00:36 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Issues Statement On Today’s NIL-Recruitment Ban TRO Opinion

  Tuesday, February 06, 2024 | 06:03pm NASHVILLE - In today’s opinion, a federal judge said Tennessee and Virginia are likely to prevail in their antitrust suit against the NCAA. Although the court declined to issue a temporary restraining order, the judge …

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• Published on February 6, 2024 - 23:22 GMT

  

  AG Skrmetti, Bipartisan Task Force Issue Warning to Suspected Election Scam AI Robocallers

  NASHVILLE- Today Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and 50 bipartisan attorneys general on the nationwide Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force sent a warning letter to Life Corporation (Life Corp), the company that allegedly sent New Hampshire …

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• Published on February 1, 2024 - 20:08 GMT

  Attorney General Skrmetti Announces $350 Million Opioid Settlement with Multinational Marketing Firm Publicis

  Nashville – Today, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis. Tennessee will …

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• Published on January 31, 2024 - 15:18 GMT

  Tennessee Sues NCAA Challenging Its NIL-Recruiting Ban

  NASHVILLE- On Wednesday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with Virginia, sued the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for violating federal antitrust laws with its anticompetitive restrictions on the ability of current and …

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• Published on January 29, 2024 - 23:36 GMT

  TN AG Skrmetti Joins 27-State Coalition Supporting Texas Border Defense Barriers

  NASHVILLE- Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 26 other states in a letter to the Biden Administration supporting Texas’ border defense. “Securing our border isn’t a political or ideological issue, it’s a matter of basic governmental …

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• Published on January 22, 2024 - 21:47 GMT

  Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Issues Winter Storm Scam Prevention Tips

  Monday, January 22, 2024 | 02:32pm NASHVILLE - In wake of last week’s winter storm, the Office of the Attorney General has provided the following Winter Storm Scam Prevention Tips. Stay safe, warm, and vigilant of scams this season. Winter Storm Scam …

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• Published on January 18, 2024 - 22:16 GMT

  Bipartisan Antitrust Lawsuit Against NCAA Expands to 11 States Total, Plus US. Department of Justice

  NASHVILLE—In a show of support for competition in the labor market, the United States Department of Justice has joined the multistate bipartisan antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA that was filed in December and joined by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan …

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• Published on January 17, 2024 - 19:29 GMT

  Tennessee Joins Coalition Urging Federal Authorities to Restrict Use of Artificial Intelligence in Robocalls

  NASHVILLE —Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential harm in the use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) by telemarketers and …

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• Published on January 17, 2024 - 19:29 GMT

  Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Joins Coalition in Defense of Right to Free Speech

  NASHVILLE – Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Arizona Legislature Tuesday in filing an amicus brief in support of the National Rifle Association’s case against a New York state official who …

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• Published on January 10, 2024 - 21:54 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General Files Unredacted Complaint Against Meta Platforms, Inc.

  Nashville – Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed an unredacted copy of an existing lawsuit filed in October 2023 against Meta Platforms, Inc., the company formerly known as Facebook, alleging that its Instagram platform causes mental …

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• Published on January 5, 2024 - 23:03 GMT

  

  Tennessee Joins Brief Asking US Supreme Court to Hear Trump Ballot Eligibility Case

  NASHVILLE, TN - Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined an amicus brief, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal from a Colorado Supreme Court decision that prevented former President Donald Trump from appearing on the ballot for the state…

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• Published on January 5, 2024 - 21:09 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General Leads States in Challenging Department of Commerce’s Unlawful Race-Based ‘Best Practices’ Guidance

  NASHVILLE – On Friday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, alongside the Attorneys General of Montana and Kansas, led a coalition of 19 states in submitting a public comment letter challenging the legality of the Department of Commerce’s “ …

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• Published on December 27, 2023 - 18:48 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General's Office Issues Scam Warning Heading into 2024

  Wednesday, December 27, 2023 | 11:48am Nashville- As 2024 approaches, the Attorney General’s Office Division of Consumer Affairs urges Tennesseans to make a renewed effort to protect themselves and the elderly from scams in the new year. The office has …

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• Published on December 21, 2023 - 18:13 GMT

  

  Tennessee Leads Bipartisan Coalition of States Urging Congress to Pass NCAA Accountability Act of 2023

  NASHVILLE – On Thursday, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a bipartisan coalition of 18 attorneys general in urging Congress to pass the NCAA Accountability Act of 2023. If signed into law, this legislation would ensure that the NCAA provides …

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• Published on December 19, 2023 - 18:57 GMT

  

  Tennessee Attorney General Skrmetti Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google over Play Store Misconduct

  Nashville – Attorney General Skrmetti and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store. “Google will no longer …

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• Published on December 18, 2023 - 19:23 GMT

  

  Tennessee Sues BlackRock in First-of-its-Kind Consumer Protection Suit over ESG Considerations

  Nashville- On Monday, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti filed the first-of-its-kind consumer protection lawsuit against the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock Inc. Tennessee’s complaint alleges that Blackrock made false or misleading …

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• Published on December 15, 2023 - 21:03 GMT

  

  FCC Adopts Tennessee-Supported Rule to Protect Consumers from Unwanted Telemarketing Robocalls and Robotexts

  Nashville — Using input from a coalition of state attorneys general, including Tennessee, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has amended a rule governing telemarketing communications, requiring individual businesses to obtain written consent from …

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• Published on December 11, 2023 - 20:26 GMT

  

  Joe Landsman Named Compliance Monitor for Ballad COPA

  NASHVILLE – Today, Tennessee Department of Health Commissioner Ralph Avarado, MD, FACP, in consultation with Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, announced that Joe Landsman will succeed Larry Fitzgerald as the Ballad Certificate of Public Advantage (COPA) …

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