News Releases - 2025 Archive

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) urging the elimination of “reputation risk” in banking supervisory programs. These banking regulators could use the threat of reputation risk to discourage banks from having...

DES MOINES–Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices.   The states allege that more than...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has co-led a letter to the Department of Justice asking them to investigate two U.S. based non-profits for their ties to China: Energy Foundation China and Center for Climate Integrity.   Energy Foundation China is led by Chinese Communist Party officials and both...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a multistate settlement with Menard Inc. d/b/a Menards, the home improvement retail chain. The settlement resolves claims made in 2020 that the company incorrectly marketed its Menards 11% Rebate Program.   In a settlement with the states, Menards has agreed to clearly communicate the...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today she has sued the online gaming company Roblox for failing to take necessary steps to protect Iowa kids from sexual exploitation, facilitating distribution of child sex abuse material, and failing to warn Iowa parents of the ongoing sexual exploitation of children occurring on...

DES MOINES—Today, Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she is leading a coalition of 10 states to defend the rights of states’ insurance agencies to regulate the transfer of employee pensions in a case before the Fourth Circuit.   It is common practice for companies to transfer employee pensions to large...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she has joined a bipartisan letter to OpenAI, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and other major artificial intelligence software production and distribution companies demanding more quality control and other safeguards over chatbot products.   The coalition is demanding the companies take stronger action to protect users who...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird announced today that she led a coalition of 18 states to push back against IRS overreach and defend Iowan’s first amendment rights.  The IRS has mandated that all federally recognized charities report their major donors to the IRS annually. But between 2010 to 2022, those...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a victory in the case against Travis Broughton and his Omaha-based stem cell companies Omaha Stem Cells, LLC and Regenerative Medicine and Anti-Aging Institutes of Omaha, LLC. The court has agreed that Mr. Broughton and his companies tricked vulnerable Iowans searching for relief...

DES MOINES—Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she has completed work in all 99 Iowa counties. She met with Iowans from every corner of the state holding roundtable discussions, working with law enforcement and prosecutors, touring businesses, and holding community conversations.   “Hearing about the issues affecting Iowans is necessary...