California Attorney General Xavier Becerra News

California Seeks Court Help With Investigation of Amazon Coronavirus Policies

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Monday petitioned a court to force Amazon.com Inc. to comply with outstanding subpoenas over a state investigation into its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The petition, filed with the Sacramento County Superior Court, accused …

California Attorney General and City Attorneys Sue Uber, Lyft for Worker Misclassification

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the city attorneys of Los Angeles, San Diego, and San Francisco, on Tuesday sued Uber and Lyft for misclassifying their drivers as independent contractors in violation of the law. Pursuant to authority codified by …

Health System in California Pays $575M to Settle Anti-Trust Lawsuit

One of Northern California’s largest health systems will pay $575 million to settle claims that it used anti-competitive practices to bump up costs for patients, the state’s attorney general said last week, though that falls short of damages sought in …

California AG Releases Title and Summary for Initiative to Protect Consumer Privacy Campaign

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Tuesday released the title and summary for the California Privacy Rights Act, which would beef up the California Privacy Act set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2020. The act amends consumer privacy laws …

Watchdog Asks California Attorney General to Investigate Insurance Commissioner

Consumer Watchdog has written California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and the District Attorneys of Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles counties, calling for an investigation of money laundering and bribery relating to the fundraising scandal engulfing California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo …

Aetna to Pay $935K in HIV-Related Privacy Breach in California

Aetna will pay $935,000 after one of its vendors sent letters to California patients that revealed via a window on the envelopes that the recipients were taking HIV-related medications. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said that the settlement resolves allegations …

California Attorney General Brought into PG&E Wildfire Probe

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was asked by a federal judge to weigh in on whether reckless operation of power lines by PG&E Corp. in connection with deadly Northern California wildfires would constitute a crime. The request by U.S. District …

California Attorney General Expects State to Play Role in Opioid Deal

California’s attorney general signaled that he expected to play a major role in settling a nationwide legal fight over the opioid crisis even though the state hasn’t been as hard-hit as others. Drugmakers and pharmaceutical wholesalers are facing more than …