Attorney General Paxton Announces Agreement to Protect Consumer Privacy in RadioShack Case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced a settlement regarding RadioShack’s proposed sale of its customers’ personally identifiable information in connection with the sale of RadioShack’s trademark and intellectual property. A coalition of 38 states, led by Texas, joined together to oppose the sale of consumer data. Under the terms of the settlement agreement reached after mediation, the overwhelming bulk of RadioShack’s consumer data will be destroyed, and no credit or debit card account numbers, social security numbers, dates of birth or even phone numbers will be transferred.
Attorney General Ken Paxton Announces $158 Million Mobile Cramming Settlements with Sprint and Verizon
Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the Texas Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division””along with the Attorneys General of the other 49 States and the District of Columbia, and the federal government””reached settlements with Sprint Corporation (“Sprint”) and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless (“Verizon”) that resolve charges of “mobile cramming” against the companies. The settlements include $158 million in payments, and resolve allegations that Sprint and Verizon placed charges for third-party services on consumers’ mobile telephone bills that were not authorized by the consumers, a practice known as “cramming.”
Attorney General Ken Paxton Charges Houston-based “Diploma Mill” with Fraud
The Texas Attorney General’s Office today filed a lawsuit against a Houston-based learning center for unlawfully marketing and selling fraudulent high school diplomas and transcripts. The state is seeking a temporary restraining order and a hearing in a Harris County district court will be held on Wednesday, April 22.
Attorney General Paxton: Texas Protects Consumers’ Private Information
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following statement after today’s conclusion of the four-day bankruptcy hearing regarding RadioShack.
Texas Attorney General Paxton Sues Publication Renewal Companies for Violating State Consumer Protection Law
The Texas Attorney General’s Office today filed an enforcement action against three corporations based in Oregon for misleading Texas consumers into paying for publication subscription renewals the corporations were not authorized to sell. The State’s legal action cites the defendants for violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices ” Consumer Protection Act (DTPA).
Attorney General Paxton Objects to Sale of Texans’ Personal Data in RadioShack Bankruptcy Case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed an objection to the sale of the personally identifiable information of 117 million RadioShack customers.
Attorney General Paxton: Protect Yourself From Scammers
National Consumer Protection Week, runs March 1-7, and Texans are encouraged to protect themselves from scammers by learning more about the tactics and tricks that scammers use to defraud people from their hard-earned dollars.
Consumer Alert: Beware of Spam Emails Claiming to Originate from the Texas Attorney General, Threatening Arrest
A malicious new spam email featuring Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s name and an arrest threat has recently hit inboxes statewide.