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  Category: Consumer Protection


Funding For Summer and After-School Programs For Teens, Youth Announced

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Labor | Date Posted: Monday, June 19, 2017

Summer Recreation, Work Readiness, STEM Programs Receive Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund Grants Summer and after-school programs for teenagers and youth will be up and running around Delaware in the next few months, thanks to more than $900,000 in grants aimed at reducing crime and revitalizing neighborhoods. Funds for the grants, announced Monday, were allocated to […]



Delaware Joins Other States in Settlement With Pharmaceutical Company Regarding the Marketing of Over-The-Counter Drugs

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Forty-three states, including Delaware, have reached a settlement with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson over allegations that the manufacturers inaccurately promoted their over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as complying with federally mandated current Good Manufacturing Practices despite some manufacturing facilities did not comply. The state alleged that between 2009 and 2011, McNeil Consumer […]



Delaware Joins Multistate Settlement With Target Corporation Over 2013 Data Breach

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Delaware has joined with 46 other states and the District of Columbia in a settlement with the Target Corporation to resolve the states’ investigation into the retail company’s 2013 data breach, resulting in increased protection for consumers. The states’ investigation, led by Connecticut and Illinois, found that, on or about November 12, 2013, cyber attackers […]



Four Targeted in Pawn Shop Investigation Enter Guilty Pleas

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 28, 2017

Also former non-profit executive director admits to theft Three men and a woman arrested as part of “Operation Golden Eye,” a multijurisdictional investigation by Delaware Department of Justice, Delaware State Police, United States Postal Service, and the Middletown Police Department, pled guilty for their part in the illegal practices of a Middletown pawn shop. Deputy […]



Eligible Delaware Residents Can Still Submit Claims for Provigil Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017

To receive settlement funds, claims must be filed by Wednesday, June 25, 2017 Delaware residents who paid for the brand-name drug Provigil or generic modafinil from June 24, 2006, to March 31, 2012 are urged file claims in a $125 million multistate settlement that provides $35 million for distribution to consumers, the Delaware Department of […]






  Category: Consumer Protection

Funding For Summer and After-School Programs For Teens, Youth Announced

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Department of Labor | Date Posted: Monday, June 19, 2017

Summer Recreation, Work Readiness, STEM Programs Receive Neighborhood Building Blocks Fund Grants Summer and after-school programs for teenagers and youth will be up and running around Delaware in the next few months, thanks to more than $900,000 in grants aimed at reducing crime and revitalizing neighborhoods. Funds for the grants, announced Monday, were allocated to […]



Delaware Joins Other States in Settlement With Pharmaceutical Company Regarding the Marketing of Over-The-Counter Drugs

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Forty-three states, including Delaware, have reached a settlement with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson over allegations that the manufacturers inaccurately promoted their over-the-counter (OTC) drugs as complying with federally mandated current Good Manufacturing Practices despite some manufacturing facilities did not comply. The state alleged that between 2009 and 2011, McNeil Consumer […]



Delaware Joins Multistate Settlement With Target Corporation Over 2013 Data Breach

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Delaware has joined with 46 other states and the District of Columbia in a settlement with the Target Corporation to resolve the states’ investigation into the retail company’s 2013 data breach, resulting in increased protection for consumers. The states’ investigation, led by Connecticut and Illinois, found that, on or about November 12, 2013, cyber attackers […]



Four Targeted in Pawn Shop Investigation Enter Guilty Pleas

Consumer Protection | Criminal Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Friday, April 28, 2017

Also former non-profit executive director admits to theft Three men and a woman arrested as part of “Operation Golden Eye,” a multijurisdictional investigation by Delaware Department of Justice, Delaware State Police, United States Postal Service, and the Middletown Police Department, pled guilty for their part in the illegal practices of a Middletown pawn shop. Deputy […]



Eligible Delaware Residents Can Still Submit Claims for Provigil Settlement

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, April 13, 2017

To receive settlement funds, claims must be filed by Wednesday, June 25, 2017 Delaware residents who paid for the brand-name drug Provigil or generic modafinil from June 24, 2006, to March 31, 2012 are urged file claims in a $125 million multistate settlement that provides $35 million for distribution to consumers, the Delaware Department of […]