by Cobb & Counsel | Jan 31, 2023 | Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands, Government Investigations and Enforcement Actions
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has taken aggressive action against leading tech companies, filing high-profile litigation against Google and Facebook for alleged violations of antitrust and consumer protection laws. Paxton’s office is also investigating possible...
by Cobb & Counsel | Oct 5, 2022 | Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands
In an antitrust investigation, the Texas attorney general can issue a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) to “any person” requiring the production of documents. Unlike federal antitrust laws, however, the Texas antitrust law has an exception that prevents the attorney...
by Cobb & Counsel | Jul 6, 2022 | Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands
The Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (DTPA) is enforced by the Texas attorney general and/or private litigants. But the attorney general holds a significant advantage over private litigants—while private litigants must file their claims within...
by Cobb & Counsel | May 19, 2021 | Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent Twitter a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) on January 13, 2021, after it banned former President Trump from its platform following the storming of the U.S. Capitol. The Twitter CID, which sought internal communications and the...
by Cobb & Counsel | Sep 14, 2020 | Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands
The Office of the Attorney General has power to investigate and prosecute violations of the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act (the “Antitrust Act”), which aims to maintain and promote economic competition, and the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer...
by Cobb & Counsel | May 26, 2020 | Attorney General Civil Investigative Demands
The Office of the Attorney General has power to investigate and prosecute violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act (“DTPA”), which aims to protect consumers from false, misleading, or deceptive acts or practices, and the Texas Free...
