News & Alerts
- May 16, 2012 • PRESS RELEASE
Skechers Settles Charges That It Deceptively Advertised Rocker-Bottomed Shoes
Today the State of Alaska, with 44 other states and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), settled claims that Skechers USA deceptively advertised certain models of its athletic shoes. The states and the FTC alleged that Skechers lacked proof of the health benefits it said came from wearing Shape-Ups, Tone-Ups, and the Skechers Resistance Runner shoes.
- May 2012 • CONSUMER ALERT
Who Has Your Information and Where is it Going Next?
What happens to your information – such as your whereabouts, your product preferences, and your personal information – when you shop online, access social media sites, make a purchase with a customer loyalty card, use a cell phone app, or fill a prescription?
- May 7, 2012 • PRESS RELEASE
Alaska Joins $100 Million Settlement Relating to Illegal Marketing of Prescription Drug
Attorney General Michael C. Geraghty today joined 44 other states and the District of Columbia in announcing a $100 million settlement with Abbott Laboratories over allegations of illegal marketing of the drug Depakote. The agreement marks the largest consumer protection-based pharmaceutical settlement ever reached.
- April 2012 • CONSUMER ALERT
This Tax Season Watch Out for Tax-Related Identity Theft
With the approaching April 17 tax deadline, the Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Attorney General's Office has received reports from Alaskans who are victims of tax related identity theft.
- February 29, 2012 • PRESS RELEASE
The Alaska Attorney General's Office Warns of a "Grandparent Scam" Targeting Alaska Seniors
The Consumer Protection Unit of the Alaska Attorney General's Office has recently received increased reports from victims of a "grandparent" scam targeting elderly Alaskans. Scammers have been calling grandparents in Alaska posing as grandchildren injured in car accidents in different countries.
