Attorney General Hilgers Announces Over $1.4 Million in Recoveries for Consumers in 2024

Attorney General Hilgers announced today the successful recovery of over $1.4 million for consumers throughout 2024. This money was recovered by the Consumer Affairs Response Team (CART) in the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office on behalf of Nebraskans. CART engages with Nebraska businesses and consumers to facilitate a voluntary resolution of consumer complaints.

Processors Responsibilities

What is a Processor?

A processor is any person or entity, that processes personal data on behalf of a controller. 

Processor’s Responsibility to Respond to Consumer Requests:

As of January 1st, 2025, processors are required to take certain steps to help consumers maintain control over their personal data. Processors have the responsibility of assisting controllers in meeting or complying with the controller’s duties under the Data Privacy Act. Controllers are required to:

Controller Responsibilities

What is a Controller?

A controller is any person or entity, that alone or jointly with others, determines the purpose and means of processing personal data. 

Controller’s Responsibility to Respond to Consumer Requests:

As of January 1st, 2025, controllers are required to take certain steps to help consumers maintain control over their personal data. Controllers have the responsibility of responding to a consumer’s request to:

Rights of Consumers

What is a Consumer?

A consumer is an individual who is a resident of this state acting only in an individual or household context. A consumer does not include an individual acting in a commercial or employment context. 

Consumer’s Rights with Respect to the Processing of Personal Data

As of January 1st, 2025, consumers may submit a request to a controller regarding the processing of personal data belonging to that individual or a known child. Consumers may request the following from Controllers:

Data Privacy Homepage

As of January 1, 2025, the Attorney General is tasked with protecting the rights of Nebraska residents to their personal data. As part of the law, the Attorney General is required to provide information that helps businesses and consumers understand their rights and responsibilities under the Data Privacy Act, Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 87-1101 to 87-1130.

Nebraska Attorney General’s Office Announces Two Settlements in Multistate Litigation against Generic Drug Manufacturers for Fixing Prices and Stifling Competition

Lincoln – Today, the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office announced that it has joined settlements with Defendants Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices for numerous generic prescription drugs in violation of federal and state antitrust laws.

Attorney General Hilgers Joins Antitrust Lawsuit Against Institutional Investors for ESG Commitments

Lincoln—Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined a coalition of 11 states to sue BlackRock, State Street Corporation, and Vanguard Group, three of the largest institutional investors in the world, for conspiring to artificially constrict the market for coal through anticompetitive trade practices.