AG Jennings Announces $3.1 Billion Opioid Settlement With Walmart
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Office of Impact Litigation | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced that Delaware has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide $3.1 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart’s pharmacies handle […]
Delaware Joins Combined $15 Million Multistate Settlements Over 2015 Experian Data Breach
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 7, 2022
Attorney General Kathleen Jennings announced today that Delaware, along with 39 states, has obtained two multistate settlements with Experian Information Solutions, Inc. (“Experian”) and T-Mobile USA, Inc. (“T-Mobile”) concerning a 2015 data breach experienced by Experian that compromised the personal information of more than 15 million individuals who submitted credit applications with T-Mobile. Under the […]
Attorney General Jennings Announces Settlement With Experian-Owned Company Over Sensitive Information Breach
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, November 7, 2022
Attorney General Jennings today announced a multistate settlement with Experian Data Corp (“EDC”) for failing to warn affected consumers after it learned that an identity thief was posing as a private investigator and retrieving sensitive personal information from Court Ventures Inc., a database that EDC had purchased. In 2012, the U.S. Secret Service notified EDC […]
AG Jennings joins nationwide investigation into Instagram’s impact on youth
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, November 19, 2021
Attorney General Jennings today joined a nationwide investigation into Meta Platforms, Inc., formerly known as Facebook, for providing and promoting its social media platform – Instagram – to children and young adults despite knowing that such use is associated with physical and mental health harms. Attorneys General across the country are examining whether the company […]
Attorney General Jennings Announces Multistate Settlement with Johnson & Johnson, Ethicon, Inc.
Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Newsroom | 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 […]
