NATIONAL STATE ATTORNEYS GENERAL PROGRAM: CONSUMER PROTECTION REPORT December 2015 – January 2016 CONSUMER PROTECTION REPORT: December 1, 2015 – January 31, 2016 This newsletter is a monthly circulation that describes consumer protection activity announced by state attorneys general. This information was gathered solely from attorney general press releases. It makes no effort to prioritize or analyze the impact of any of these cases and initiatives. The following press releases are organized by state and multistate activity. In addition, certain Medicaid fraud cases that touch on consumer protection and advocacy initiatives have been included. If an office would like their activity to be included in subsequent newsletters, please notify [email protected]. To sign up for the monthly consumer protection report, please click on the link below and enter your contact information. 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For more information about the National State Attorneys General Program and resources, please visit our website www.stateag.org. 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONSUMER PROTECTION CASES, SETTLEMENTS AND ADVOCACY STATEMENTS ......................................................................................... 6 ARIZONA ........................................................................................................................ 6 ARKANSAS ..................................................................................................................... 8 CALIFORNIA ................................................................................................................ 10 COLORADO .................................................................................................................. 11 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ............................................................................................. 12 FLORIDA ...................................................................................................................... 14 IDAHO ......................................................................................................................... 19 ILLINOIS ...................................................................................................................... 20 INDIANA ....................................................................................................................... 22 IOWA ........................................................................................................................... 23 KANSAS ....................................................................................................................... 25 KENTUCKY .................................................................................................................. 27 MARYLAND .................................................................................................................. 28 MASSACHUSETTS ........................................................................................................ 29 MICHIGAN ................................................................................................................... 33 MINNESOTA ................................................................................................................. 35 MISSOURI .................................................................................................................... 36 NEVADA ....................................................................................................................... 36 NEW HAMPSHIRE ........................................................................................................ 38 NEW JERSEY ............................................................................................................... 38 NEW YORK ................................................................................................................... 42 2 NORTH CAROLINA ....................................................................................................... 48 OHIO ............................................................................................................................ 49 PENNSYLVANIA ............................................................................................................ 49 VERMONT .................................................................................................................... 50 VIRGINIA ..................................................................................................................... 51 WASHINGTON .............................................................................................................. 52 WEST VIRGINIA ........................................................................................................... 54 MULTISTATE CASES AND SETTLEMENTS ............................................. 55 MEDICAID FRAUD CASES AND SETTLEMENTS ..................................... 56 ALABAMA..................................................................................................................... 56 ALASKA ....................................................................................................................... 56 CONNECTICUT ............................................................................................................. 57 FLORIDA ...................................................................................................................... 57 GEORGIA ..................................................................................................................... 58 ILLINOIS ...................................................................................................................... 59 LOUISIANA ................................................................................................................... 59 MASSACHUSETTS ........................................................................................................ 60 MINNESOTA ................................................................................................................. 60 MISSISSIPPI ................................................................................................................. 61 MISSOURI .................................................................................................................... 61 NEBRASKA................................................................................................................... 63 NEW YORK ................................................................................................................... 64 OHIO ............................................................................................................................ 69 VERMONT .................................................................................................................... 69 3 CONSUMER ADVOCACY ........................................................................ 70 ALABAMA..................................................................................................................... 70 ARIZONA ...................................................................................................................... 70 CALIFORNIA ................................................................................................................ 71 COLORADO .................................................................................................................. 73 DELAWARE .................................................................................................................. 74 ILLINOIS ...................................................................................................................... 75 KENTUCKY .................................................................................................................. 76 MAINE ......................................................................................................................... 77 MASSACHUSETTS ........................................................................................................ 78 MICHIGAN ................................................................................................................... 79 MISSISSIPPI ................................................................................................................. 80 MISSOURI .................................................................................................................... 81 NEBRASKA................................................................................................................... 82 NEVADA ....................................................................................................................... 83 NEW HAMPSHIRE ........................................................................................................ 83 NEW JERSEY ............................................................................................................... 84 NEW MEXICO ..............................................................................................................