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State AG News: EPA, Fuel Pricing, Data Security (March 26-April 2, 2026)

By Toni Michelle Jackson, Joanna Rosen Forster & Qorah Thorner on April 3, 2026
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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. See our State Attorneys General page for more insights. Below are the updates from March 26-April 2, 2026:

Multistate

  • A coalition of 17 state attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), alleging violations of federal law after the agency repealed stricter limits on mercury and other hazardous air pollutant emissions from coal-fired and oil-fired power plants that were previously outlined in the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) Rule. The coalition seeks injunctive relief to reinstate the updated emissions standards, arguing that the EPA’s action endangers public health and the environment and failed to consider advances in emissions control technologies.

Alabama

  • Attorney General Marshall issued a statewide cease and desist order to businesses currently possessing or selling kratom products containing, asserting violations of the Alabama Deceptive Trade Practices Act for marketing illegal and potentially dangerous products as “natural” remedies. The order warns that continued possession or sale may lead to asset seizure, civil penalties, and felony prosecution under Alabama law.  General Marshall joins a growing list of AGs seeking to limit or outlaw kratom products.

Alaska

  • Attorney General Cox reached a $1 million settlement under the Alaska Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act and AS 45.25.465 with Swickard car dealerships, resolving allegations that the company used deceptive advertising by listing vehicles not actually available for sale and requiring customers to purchase undisclosed add-ons to receive advertised prices. The lawsuit also claimed Swickard failed to provide required written disclosures of vehicle condition and history when selling used vehicles. The agreement requires an $800,000 civil penalty payment, with an additional $200,000 penalty if further violations occur, and mandates injunctive measures to ensure dealers provide transparent advertising, adhere to disclosed pricing, and deliver required information to consumers.

Georgia

  • Attorney General Carr warned fuel retailers that failure to pass on savings from the state’s recent suspension of motor fuel excise taxes, as mandated by HB 1199, will be investigated as a potential violation of the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act. The Attorney General emphasized that any business intentionally withholding these gas tax savings from consumers may face immediate investigation and possible prosecution, seeking civil penalties and injunctive relief.

Iowa

  • Attorney General Bird filed a lawsuit against Change Healthcare alleging violations of Iowa’s Consumer Fraud Act and Personal Information Security Breach Protection Act following a significant data breach that compromised the personal and health information of nearly 2.2 million Iowans. The complaint details outdated IT systems, insufficient breach response, and month-long delays notifying affected individuals, which resulted in widespread disruption to the state’s healthcare system and financial harm to providers and patients. The lawsuit seeks injunctive relief including stronger data security measures, restitution, and civil penalties for impacted individuals and entities. 

Missouri

  • Attorney General Hanaway issued cease and desist letters to 33 unlicensed dispensaries for alleged violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by selling adulterated and deceptively labeled cannabis products outside the state’s Article XIV Constitutional framework. The notices instruct these businesses to stop selling products containing hazardous substances and warn that continued violations could result in penalties and further enforcement action.
  • Attorney General Hanaway filed a lawsuit against CBD American Shaman and affiliated companies, alleging violations of the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act related to the manufacture, distribution, and sale of kratom products containing the potent opioid alkaloid 7-hydroxymitragynine (“7-OH”). The suit claims American Shaman marketed these products without required safety testing or regulatory approvals, failed to adequately warn consumers about risks such as addiction and overdose, and continued unlawful sales even after federal enforcement action. The Attorney General seeks injunctive relief to halt sales and advertising of these products, as well as civil penalties of $1,000 per violation.
Photo of Toni Michelle Jackson Toni Michelle Jackson

Toni Michelle Jackson is a first-chair litigator whose extensive jury and bench trial experience is informed by over 15 years of government service. Clients rely on her to marshal the evidence presented during discovery and either win their case at summary judgment or…

Toni Michelle Jackson is a first-chair litigator whose extensive jury and bench trial experience is informed by over 15 years of government service. Clients rely on her to marshal the evidence presented during discovery and either win their case at summary judgment or try the case and win at trial. In particular, she leads class/collective actions, multidistrict litigations, and other complex litigation in federal and state courts. As chair of the State Attorneys General Practice Group, Toni provides advice and counsel to clients with State Attorneys General matters, including investigations, inquiries and litigation.

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Joanna Forster’s multifaceted background positions her to effectively manage conflicts across the legal spectrum and across the globe. In her prior roles as general counsel (representing both plaintiffs and defendants) and as government prosecutor/enforcer, Joanna handled nearly every type of matter, ranging from

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Joanna Forster’s multifaceted background positions her to effectively manage conflicts across the legal spectrum and across the globe. In her prior roles as general counsel (representing both plaintiffs and defendants) and as government prosecutor/enforcer, Joanna handled nearly every type of matter, ranging from complex commercial and white collar matters in areas such as employment, intellectual property, securities and antitrust law, to internal investigations and corporate and M&A transactions. She views her role as both a conflict manager, dispensing advice to avoid adversarial action, and as a tech and business litigator, resolving disputes with her client’s business goals in mind.

Having served as the general counsel and compliance officer of a publicly traded ecommerce platform operating in over 60 countries, Joanna has an appreciation of strategic dispute resolution, investigations, and compliance from a general counsel’s perspective. By understanding how business leaders combine the input of in-house and outside counsel to make decisions, Joanna is able to provide her clients with decisive and efficient legal guidance.

Her practice includes litigating domestic and cross-border complex commercial disputes and advising technology and ecommerce companies on matters related to internet platforms, product launches, market campaigns, and new vertical lines of business, all while advising on foreign and domestic laws that regulate online content, physical products, and the companies that bring them to market. Drawing on her experience as the General Counsel of an online e-commerce marketplace, Joanna also regularly advises and counsels clients on California’s Proposition 65, from prevention and compliance to remediation. Joanna is well-versed in key regulations that impact ecommerce companies, including the EU’s Digital Services Act, the U.S. INFORM Act, and the proposed SHOP SAFE Act, as well as laws and regulations that govern online speech such as the Communications Decency Act, Section 230.

Prior to going in-house, Joanna was the deputy attorney general, Corporate Fraud Section of the California Department of Justice. In this capacity, she led large, complex civil matters alleging violations of California’s False Claims Act, Securities Law, Section 17200, Cartwright Act, and other deceptive business practices. She also maintained her own investigations and litigation docket.

Before joining the California Department of Justice, Joanna spent nearly a decade in private practice, where she focused on civil and criminal antitrust and commercial litigation. She also served as a law clerk for the Honorable Consuelo B. Marshall in the U.S. District Court for the Central District Court of California.

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