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The State AG Report – 04.10.2025

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Mylan Inc. Settles Opioid Epidemic-Related Claims for $335...more

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Mylan Inc. Settles Opioid Epidemic-Related Claims for $335 Million

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Virginia AG Jason Miyares, along with a bipartisan coalition of eight other state AGs and in coordination with six other AGs, has announced a settlement in principle with Mylan Inc. to resolve allegations that it contributed...more

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Purdue Pharma to Pay $7.4 Billion to Settle Thousands of Opioid-Related Lawsuits

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New York AG Letitia James, along with a bipartisan coalition of 15 other state AGs and additional parties, has reached a settlement in principle with members of the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, Inc., to resolve...more

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McKinsey to Pay $650 Million to Resolve Investigations into Alleged Role in OxyContin Crisis

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McKinsey & Company, Inc., has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) to resolve a federal criminal investigation into its advice to Purdue Pharma L.P. (Purdue) on how to increase sales of OxyContin, and a civil...more

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12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 3 - State AG Oversight in the Health Care Industry — Regulatory Oversight Podcast

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In the third episode of our special 12 Days of Regulatory Insights podcast series, Chris Carlson is joined by Barry Boise, a seasoned partner in Troutman Pepper’s Health Sciences Litigation practice group, to explore the...more

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AGs Reach $272.5 Million Settlement of Opioid-Epidemic Related Claims Against Amneal Pharmaceuticals

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A coalition of AGs reached a settlement in principle with Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., to resolve allegations that it contributed to the opioid epidemic in its role as a drug manufacturer. According to the coalition, Amneal...more

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CVS Settles with Alaska AG for $10 Million over Opioid Allegations

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Alaska AG Treg Taylor has reached a settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated Alaska’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act by allegedly dispensing opioid-containing...more

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Kentucky AG Brings Latest Opioid Epidemic Lawsuit

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Kentucky AG Russell Coleman filed a lawsuit against the Kroger Company and affiliated entities alleging that it contributed to the opioid epidemic in the state in its role as a drug distributor and operator of retail...more

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AGs Net $500 Million in Opioid Epidemic Settlements

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Multistate groups of AGs reached two settlements related to claims involving the U.S. opioid epidemic. Publicis Health, LLC settled with a coalition consisting of all AGs from every state, territory, and the District of...more

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Suboptimal Suboxone Conduct Costs Indivior $102.5 Million

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A group of 42 AGs settled with Indivior Inc. to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical company violated the Sherman Act and state antitrust laws by engaging in anticompetitive activities to impede competition from...more

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Opioids: State Attorney General Marketing Enforcement Under Attack?

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November has been an active month in the years-long litigation of opioid manufacturers — and it hasn’t been good for the theories put forth by Attorneys General and local governments. On November 1, Orange County Judge Peter...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 29 | July 2021

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The State AG Report – 7.22.2021 Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Drug...more

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Drug Distributors And Major Pharmaceutical Company Reach $26 Billion Global Settlement With States To End Opioid Litigation

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A bipartisan group of AGs reached a $26 billion global settlement with three major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) (collectively “Companies”), pending approval by the vast majority of states and...more

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The State Ag Report - Volume 7, Issue 26 | July 2021

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: J&J Settles Opioid-Related New York Suit for...more

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Opioid Fallout: Ad Agency Sued For Allegedly Helping Purdue Deceptively Market OxyContin

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Massachusetts AG Maura Healey sued healthcare marketing company Publicis Health, LLC (“Publicis”) under a theory of public nuisance and for violations of Massachusetts’s consumer protection law over Publicis’s alleged role in...more

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McKinsey Attains Global Peace over Alleged Opioid Involvement with State Attorneys General – But at a $650M Price Tag

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Over the last two months, McKinsey & Company — one of the world’s largest consulting firms — resolved matters with all 56 state attorneys general regarding investigations into its role in providing marketing and consulting...more

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State Attorney General Insider – Winter 2020-2021 | December 2020 | Issue No. 3: Notable Cases

Notable Cases - Here are a few of the major cases of interest within the state Attorneys General community that are receiving significant press coverage. ...more

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Testimony Against Flavored Tobacco | Affordable Cellular Service | McKinsey Settles Over Opioid Role

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2022 AG Elections- Arkansas Lt. Governor Announces Intent to Run for Attorney General- •Arkansas Republican Lieutenant Governor Tim Griffin announced that he is dropping his gubernatorial bid and is running for...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

$145 Million Settlement Shows the Depth of Government’s Effort to Combat Opioid Crisis and its Interest in Fraud Actions Against...

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Less than a year after United States Attorney Christina E. Nolan warned electronic health records (“EHR”) companies in a DOJ press release that they “should consider themselves on notice” following a $57.25 million FCA...more

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Vacationers Beware: Timeshare Exit Companies May Be Scammers, Not Saviors

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Consumer Protection- Vacationers Beware: Timeshare Exit Companies May Be Scammers, not Saviors- Two AGs took aim at timeshare exit companies recently over allegations of deceptive business practices relating to...more

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NC Attorney General Talks Opioid Epidemic at Employment Law Symposium

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North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein identified opioid abuse and cybersecurity as top challenges businesses face, while also giving attendees at Ward and Smith’s 2019 Employment Law Symposium a look at the broad...more

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K&L Gates Triage: 2018 Health Care Fraud Takedown

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced its largest ever national health care fraud takedown, resulting in charges against 601 diverse defendants including...more

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