Posts Tagged ‘Attorney General Kathy Jennings’
Delaware Attorney General joins 32 other states to urge online businesses to prevent price gouging
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings joined 32 other Attorneys General urging Amazon, Facebook, eBay, Walmart, and Craigslist to more rigorously monitor price gouging practices by online sellers using their services. “We want the business community and American consumers to know that we endeavor to balance the twin imperatives of commerce and consumer protection in the…
Read MoreDelaware joins multi-state investigation into JUUL vaping
Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that Delaware has joined a bipartisan, multistate investigation of JUUL Labs. The 39-state coalition is investigating JUUL’s marketing and sales practices, including targeting of youth. The investigation also concerns claims regarding nicotine content, statements regarding the risks and safety of e-cigarettes, and the effectiveness of e-cigarettes as smoking cessation devices.…
Read MoreDelaware to receive $1.3 million in settlement with Suboxone pharma distributor
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced that Delaware and other states have reached an agreement with pharmaceutical distributor Reckitt Benckiser Group (“Reckitt”) to settle allegations that the company, either directly or through a subsidiary, improperly marketed and otherwise promoted the drug Suboxone, resulting in improper expenditures of state Medicaid funds. Suboxone is a drug product…
Read MoreDelaware Attorney General files legal action against 15 businesses for alleged criminal activity
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Thursday that the she has filed actions in the state Court of Chancery to dissolve 15 businesses for involvement in criminal activities. State law allows the Attorney General to petition for cancellation of an entity’s Delaware formation document when its powers, privileges, or existence have been abused or misused.…
Read MoreDelaware joins multistate lawsuit suing Trump Administration over treatment of immigrant children
Delaware has joined over a dozen other states as part of another lawsuit against the Trump Administration. State Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced Monday that she is joining a lawsuit opposing the Trump Administration’s new rule circumventing the Flores Settlement Agreement, which has governed the treatment of children in immigration custody since 1997. In the…
Read MoreDelaware DOJ Secures Student Loan Debt Relief for ITT Tech Students
The Consumer Protection Unit of the Delaware Department of Justice has announced over 23,000 dollars in student loan debt relief for students of ITT Tech, a failed for-profit college. Attorney General Kathy Jennings made the announcement on Monday, that would provide relief for 5 former ITT Tech Students from Delaware, as part of a 43-state…
Read MoreDelaware, Maryland Join Multi-state Lawsuit on Generic Drug Price Fixing
Delaware, Maryland along with 41 other states and Puerto Rico have filed a lawsuit against Teva Pharmaceuticals and 19 of the nation’s largest generic drug manufacturers alleging a broad conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition and restrain trade for more than 100 different generic drugs. The lawsuit was filed last week by…
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