United States of America: Attorney General lawsuit against Temu for allegedly violating the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA) and the Arkansas Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA)

Progress

Current status
under deliberation
25 Jun 2024 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

25 Jun 2024
under deliberation

Announced Attorney General lawsuit against Temu for allegedly violating the ADTPA and the PIPA (Case No. 12CV-24-149)

On 25 June 2024, the State of Arkansas, represented by Attorney General Tim Griffin, filed a lawsuit against the parent companies of Temu, PDD Holdings Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., alleging violations of the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act (ADTPA) …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type announcement
Government branch judiciary
Government body court