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19 Oct
Consumer Fraud

Pennsylvania Sues Rent-to-Own Operators Accused of Selling Homes They Didn’t Own: What Sellers and Buyers Should Know

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General has sued two western Pennsylvania men and their companies over an alleged rent-to-own scheme: they took over homeowners’ mortgages, “sold” the homes to buyers on installment contracts, and then let the mortgages default. A court has already frozen evictions. Here’s what happened and how to protect yourself.

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13 Oct
Consumer Protection

Pennsylvania Sues Insulin Makers and the Big Three Pharmacy Benefit Managers Over Prices Allegedly Inflated by More Than 1,000%: What Diabetics Should Know

Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday has sued Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and OptumRx under the state’s consumer protection law, alleging a scheme that drove insulin list prices up by more than 1,000%. Here’s what the lawsuit claims, what it asks for and what you can do now.

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11 Oct
TCPA

Pennsylvania’s Tougher Telemarketing Law Takes Effect October 18: Texts, Voicemails and Ringless Voicemails Are Now Covered

Starting October 18, 2026, Pennsylvania’s Telemarketer Registration Act covers marketing texts, voicemails and ringless voicemails, bans Sunday and late-night solicitations, and requires written consent for robocalls. Here’s what changes, why it matters while federal courts narrow Do-Not-Call protection for texts, and what to do if the texts keep coming.

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09 Oct
Consumer Protection

Pennsylvania Sends AI Advertising Disclosure Bill to Governor Shapiro: What SB 806 Would Require and What It Means for Consumers

Pennsylvania lawmakers have given final approval to Senate Bill 806, the Artificial Intelligence Deceptive Advertising Act. It would require ads that use AI-generated or significantly AI-altered images, video or audio in a misleading way to say so. Here’s what the bill does, what it doesn’t, and what you can do about a deceptive ad today.

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