Attorney General Kicks Off Consumer Protection Week, March 1 – 7
Date
March 2, 2020
Contact: Charity R. Clark, Chief of Staff, 802-828-3171
Consumer Information
Fuel Oil Company Resolves Environmental Violations
Date
February 13, 2020
Contact: Melanie Kehne, Assistant Attorney General, 802-828-3171
Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced today that his office has reached a settlement with JAM Fuel, LLC, doing business as JAM Fuels, and Joshua A. Marcell to resolve claims arising out of a 2018 fuel oil spill at a residence in Springfield, Vermont. The State filed a civil enforcement complaint in Windsor Superior Court in 2019, alleging violations of Vermont’s Hazardous Waste Management Regulations and Aboveground Storage Tank Rules.
Top Scams of 2019 Released by Attorney General’s Office
Date
January 7, 2020
Contact: Lisa Jensen, Assistant Director, Consumer Assistance Program, 1-800-649-2424
Attorney General Donovan Settles with Former Manager of Spring Village Over Consumer Protection Violations
Date
January 6, 2020
Contact: Jamie Renner, Assistant Attorney General, (802) 828-3171
Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care Facilities Launched
Attorney General Donovan Sues Sackler Family, Makers of OxyContin
Date
May 21, 2019
Contact: Jill Abrams, Director, Consumer Protection Unit, 802-828-3171
Lawsuit Alleges Violations of Consumer Protection Act, Unjust Enrichment, Public Nuisance
Attorney General Donovan Sues Opiate Distributors Cardinal and Mckesson
Date
March 26, 2019
Contact: Jill Abrams, Director Consumer Protection Unit, 802-828-3171
Attorney General T.J. Donovan today filed a lawsuit against two distributors of opiates, Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corporation. The lawsuit, filed in Chittenden Superior Court, alleges that Defendants committed unfair and deceptive acts in violation of the Vermont Consumer Protection Act and alleges claims of negligence and public nuisance. The State also contends that these distributors fraudulently concealed their unlawful conduct.
Beware of Student Loan Scams
Date
November 13, 2018
VSAC and Attorney General warn of scammers posing as student loan servicers
Attorney General T.J. Donovan joined Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) to warn Vermonters about scams involving student loans. Scammers pose as student loan servicers, debt relief companies, document preparation companies or say that you may be eligible for a student loan forgiveness program.
Vermont Sues Purdue Pharma For Its Opioids Marketing Practices
Date
September 5, 2018
Contact: Jill Abrams, Director, Consumer Protection Unit, (802) 828-1106
AG Alleges Deceptive and Unfair Acts and Public Nuisance
Vermont Attorney General T.J. Donovan announced that today his office filed a lawsuit against the pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Vermont Consumer Protection Act and public nuisance law concerning Purdue’s marketing and promotion of opioids. Purdue is the manufacturer of Oxycontin.