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  Category: Department of Justice


Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement with Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc.

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019

Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced Thursday a multistate settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc., for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. A multistate investigation found the companies violated state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of the devices and failing to sufficiently disclose risks associated […]




Conviction in 2018 Dover Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and drug charges Ahmir Bailey, 20, of Lincoln, will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of murdering a 20-year-old Smyrna man. In May 2018, Bailey and a co-defendant, Eugene Riley, 19, of Milford, got into an argument […]




AG Jennings urges court to reject Purdue Pharma’s request to stop lawsuits against itself and the Sacklers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2019

25-state coalition files briefs in Bankruptcy Court Attorney General Kathy Jennings, along with a bipartisan group of 24 attorneys general, filed today two briefs opposing a request by Purdue Pharma to stop all lawsuits against the company and the Sackler family. “The Sacklers extracted up to $13 billion from Purdue while drugs like OxyContin wreaked […]




New Castle man convicted of murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2019

A Superior Court jury convicted a New Castle man who shot and killed one of his co-workers. Deputy Attorneys General Matthew Frawley and John Taylor secured a guilty verdict for 36-year-old Bobby Taylor. In November 2015, Taylor shot and killed Aloysisus Taylor, 41, of Wilmington, at the American Car Wash in the 1900 block of […]




Former Wilmington City Council President indicted by grand jury

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust announced Monday that a grand jury has indicted former Wilmington City Council President Theopalis K. Gregory on charges of Profiteering and Official Misconduct. The DOJ alleges that Gregory, 67, used his position on City Council to secure a City grant that would enrich […]







  Category: Department of Justice

Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement with Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc.

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, October 17, 2019

Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced Thursday a multistate settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ethicon, Inc., for their deceptive marketing of transvaginal surgical mesh devices. A multistate investigation found the companies violated state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of the devices and failing to sufficiently disclose risks associated […]




Conviction in 2018 Dover Murder

Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, October 11, 2019

Other defendants face prison time for murder, weapons, and drug charges Ahmir Bailey, 20, of Lincoln, will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted by a Superior Court jury of murdering a 20-year-old Smyrna man. In May 2018, Bailey and a co-defendant, Eugene Riley, 19, of Milford, got into an argument […]




AG Jennings urges court to reject Purdue Pharma’s request to stop lawsuits against itself and the Sacklers

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2019

25-state coalition files briefs in Bankruptcy Court Attorney General Kathy Jennings, along with a bipartisan group of 24 attorneys general, filed today two briefs opposing a request by Purdue Pharma to stop all lawsuits against the company and the Sackler family. “The Sacklers extracted up to $13 billion from Purdue while drugs like OxyContin wreaked […]




New Castle man convicted of murder

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Friday, October 4, 2019

A Superior Court jury convicted a New Castle man who shot and killed one of his co-workers. Deputy Attorneys General Matthew Frawley and John Taylor secured a guilty verdict for 36-year-old Bobby Taylor. In November 2015, Taylor shot and killed Aloysisus Taylor, 41, of Wilmington, at the American Car Wash in the 1900 block of […]




Former Wilmington City Council President indicted by grand jury

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Monday, September 30, 2019

The Delaware Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights & Public Trust announced Monday that a grand jury has indicted former Wilmington City Council President Theopalis K. Gregory on charges of Profiteering and Official Misconduct. The DOJ alleges that Gregory, 67, used his position on City Council to secure a City grant that would enrich […]