Consumer Alerts
Attorney General Jackley Urges Caution When Doing Business with Transient Vendors
Friday, May 23, 2025
PIERRE, S.D. - Urges consumers to be cautious when doing business with transient vendors.
"During the summer months, consumers may encounter someone they don't know looking to sell a product or a service," said Attorney General Jackley. "Residents should be cautious about high-pressure sales pitches and don't rush into committing without first checking things out."
Attorney General Jackley Joins Coalition in Seeking Preliminary Approval For $39.1 Million Settlement With Generic Drug Manufacturer
Thursday, March 27, 2025
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition.
Attorney General Jackley Dakota State University Annouce Requests for Proposals for Cybersecurity Initative
Monday, February 03, 2025
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and Dakota State University (DSU) announce Requests for Proposals (RFP) for the SecureSD: Cybersecurity for Municipalities and Counties Initiative that would strengthen the cybersecurity defenses of South Dakota's local governments.
Attorney General Jackley Reminds Shoppers About Holiday Scams
Wednesday, November 26, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - With the Christmas shopping season starting in earnest this week, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns shoppers that scammers look to dampen the holiday spirit.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Calls On FCC to Block Robocallers
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 46 other Attorneys General call upon the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Cautions Public About Door-to-Door Sales
Monday, July 1, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns citizens to be cautious when considering purchasing products or services through a door-to-door sale.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Announces $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson and Johnson
Tuesday, June 11, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that he and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnsons baby powder and body powder products that contained talc.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Announces South Dakota Settlement With Wireless Companies
Thursday, May 9, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that South Dakota is part of a $10.25 million national settlement with three major wireless companies regarding deceptive and misleading advertising practices.The settlement is with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Warns Citizens To Remain Vigilant Against Telephone and Computer Scams
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakotans again to be watchful for various scams after a Sioux Falls woman lost a reported $58,000 in a computer scam.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Urges FTC To Strengthen Online Privacy, Safety Protections for Youth
Monday, March 11, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined a coalition of 43 Attorneys General in requesting the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Joins Letter To Meta Requesting Action on User Account Takeovers
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 40 other Attorneys General in asking social media company Meta to take action to protect consumers whose Facebook and Instagram accounts have been compromised.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY Supports FCC Decision To Ban AI-Generated Robocalls
Friday, February 16, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is praising the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)’s decision to ban Artificial Intelligence-generated robocalls.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY WARNS PUBLIC ABOUT MEDICARE TELEPHONE SCAM
Friday, February 16, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning the public to be careful about telephone calls they receive threatening to take away a person's Medicare benefits.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY REQUESTS FCC TO RESTRICT USE OF A.I. IN MARKETING PHONE CALLS
Thursday, January 18, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley and 25 other Attorneys General are asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to restrict the use of artificial intelligence by telemarketers.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY WARNS OF MEDICARE TELEPHONE SCAM
Friday, January 5, 2024
PIERRE, S.D. - Telephone scams targeting Medicare recipients are now being reported in South Dakota, according to Attorney General Marty Jackley.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY ANNOUNCES STATE, CITIZENS TO RECEIVE FUNDS FROM GOOGLE SETTLEMENT
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that both the state of South Dakota and individual citizens will receive money from a $700 million agreement reached with Google regarding the company's anti-competitive conduct with Google Play Store.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY URGES HOLIDAY SHOPPING SAFETY
Monday, November 20, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - 'Tis the season for holiday shopping and South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley reminds consumers to watch out not only for the good bargains, but shopping scams as well.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY ANNOUNCES SOUTH DAKOTA WILL RECEIVE $372,000 IN MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH SOFTWARE COMPANY
Thursday, October 5, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has announced that the state of South Dakota will receive almost $372,000 as its share of a $495 million multistate settlement with software company Blackbaud for exposing the personal and financial information of millions of consumers throughout the United States.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY REMINDS PUBLIC TO STAY ALERT FOR SCAMS
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley reminds the public to be careful when contacted by scammers posing as legitimate organizations.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF NEW CONSUMER ALERT SYSTEM
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that the public can now receive Consumer Alerts via email from the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division. The new system became operational Wednesday.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY URGES CONGRESS TO APPROVE G.U.A.R.D. VA BENEFITS ACT
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 43 other Attorneys General in asking Congress to approve the Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding (G.U.A.R.D.) Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits Act.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY LEADS ATTORNEY GENERAL ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT
Wednesday, August 9, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is leading the National Attorney General Alliance's Energy and Environmental Summit being held this week in Seattle. Attorney General Jackley is the AGA's Chairman this year.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY WARNS CONSUMERS OF STORM REPAIR SCAMS
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning consumers about home and roof repair scams that have surfaced in South Dakota due to recent severe weather.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY WARNS OF POP-UP COMPUTER REPAIR SCAM
Monday, June 26, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns South Dakotans to be vigilant for a Pop-Up Computer Repair Scam that has been reported in the state.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL RECOGNIZES WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY
Tuesday, June 15, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - The Office of the Attorney General is recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day and asks all citizens to take a moment to learn about the resources available to combat this growing problem.
SD JOINS COURT ACTION ON TIKTOK INVESTIGATION
March 6, 2023
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said Monday that South Dakota has joined a 46-state coalition in filing an amicus brief asking that TikTok, Inc. comply with an ongoing investigation into whether the company violated consumer protections.
SOUTH DAKOTA TAKES PART IN OBSERVING WORLD ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY
Tuesday, June 15, 2021
PIERRE, S.D. - The Office of the South Dakota Attorney General is taking part in the observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, today, Tuesday, June 15, 2021. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed to provide an opportunity for communities across our state and around the world to promote a better understanding of abuse and neglect of older persons by raising awareness of the processes which affect elder abuse and neglect.
SOUTH DAKOTANS URGED TO TAKE CAUTION WHEN DOING BUSINESS WITH TRANSIENT VENDORS
Friday, March 26, 2021
PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Department of Revenue and Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division provide tips to South Dakotans on ensuring transient vendors are legitimate before doing business with them.
BE ALERT FOR POTENTIAL MEDICARE SCAM
Friday, March 12, 2021
PIERRE, S.D. - The Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Protection is advising all South Dakotans to be cautious of phone calls claiming to be from Medicare.
SOUTH DAKOTA REACHES $573 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH McKINSEY & COMPANY INC. FOR ITS ROLE IN OPIOID EPEDEMIC
Friday, February 5, 2021
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has joined a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in a $573 million settlement with one of the world's largest consulting firms, McKinsey & Company Inc.
AG RAVNSBORG JOINS SECOND MULTISTATE LAWSUIT AGAINST GOOGLE
Thursday, December 17, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today joined with 37 other attorneys general in a bipartisan coalition suing Google LLC for anticompetitive conduct in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.
AG RAVNSBORG AND 10 STATES FILE LAWSUIT AGAINST GOOGLE FOR ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES AND DECEPTIVE MISREPRESENTATIONS
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg announced today that the State of South Dakota has joined a multistate coalition of 10 states in a lawsuit against Google for multiple violations of Federal and State Antitrust Laws, including anticompetitive conduct, exclusionary practices, and deceptive misrepresentations in connection with its role in the multibillion-dollar online display advertising industry.
CONSUMER PROTECTION ALERT FOR DAKOTAFALKTRUCKING.COM
Friday, October 9, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and Department of Revenue Secretary Jim Terwilliger are warning consumers to be aware of a fictitious RV transport company by the name of DakotaFalkTrucking.com. The company claims to be physically located in South Shore, South Dakota.
SOUTH DAKOTA ANNOUNCES $60 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH C.R. BARD
Thursday, September 24, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced a settlement by 48 states and the District of Columbia with C.R. Bard, Inc. and its parent company Becton, Dickinson and Company requiring payment of $60 million for the deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. South Dakota's portion of the settlement is $621,711.
SOUTH DAKOTA ANNOUNCES $85 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC. AND HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg today announced a multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and Honda of America Mfg., Inc. (collectively "Honda"), over allegations Honda concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain vehicles sold in the United States.
ATTORNEY GENERAL JACKLEY ENCOURAGES RECOGNITION OF ELDER ABUSE AWARENESS DAY
Thursday, June 15, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley said his office is observing Elder Abuse Awareness Day, which is today (Thursday, June 15).
RAVNSBORG JOINS WITH MIDWEST AND WESTERN ATTORNEYS GENERAL URGING FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF MEAT PACKING INDUSTRY PRACTICES
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg and the Attorneys General from ten other Midwestern and Western states are urging the Department of Justice to pursue a federal investigation into suspected national price fixing by meat packers in the cattle industry.
ATTORNEY GENERAL, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE URGE CAUTION WHEN DOING BUSINESS WITH TRANSIENT VENDORS
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, the Division of Consumer Protection and the South Dakota Department of Revenue warn consumers to be wary of transient vendors once again.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RAVNSBORG CAUTIONS AGAINST CORONAVIRUS-RELATED SCAMS
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg reminds South Dakotans to be on the lookout for scam artists taking advantage of the current Coronavirus emergency to find new victims.
ADVISORY WARNING REGARDING VISION TEST APP TECHNOLOGY
March 6, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg warns consumers to proceed with caution when using online and app-based vision testing technology. Smartphones and the internet play a large role in the lives of South Dakotans and it is important to keep in mind that technology is a fantastic complement to health and well-being questions and concerns. However, technology should not be a replacement for real-life experts when it comes to your health, safety, and well-being.
South Dakota Office of Attorney General Celebrates National Consumer Protection Week
Monday, March 2, 2020
PIERRE, S.D. - In observance of National Consumer Protection week, March 1-7, 2020, Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg is releasing the Attorney General's Division of Consumer Protection's Top Ten Consumer Complaints received by the office in calendar year 2019.