Pfizer Inc. to pay $2.3 billion in historic settlement
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Friday, September 4, 2009
The Attorney General’s office announced today that the State of Delaware, along with other states and the federal government, has reached agreement with Pfizer Inc to settle civil and criminal allegations that the company and its subsidiaries paid kickbacks and engaged in improper marketing of numerous drugs that it manufactures. The largest settlement in history […]
Delaware reaches consumer protection settlement with Pfizer
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, September 2, 2009
The Delaware Attorney General’s office announced today that it has reached a nationwide settlement with Pfizer Inc. following a 4 month investigation into the drug company’s alleged improper marketing of the antipsychotic drug Geodon. In a complaint soon to be filed in Superior Court along with the settlement agreement, Delaware alleges that Pfizer engaged in […]
Attorney General’s Office announces $60,000 fine against New York Brokerage Firm; secures
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Delaware Attorney General’s Securities Unit announced that it has fined McLaughlin, Piven & Vogel (MPV), a New York Stock Brokerage firm, for failure to adequately supervise employee Vikram Manhas. This fine resolved an investigation initiated by a complaint received from a 92 year-old Lewes investor. “The Attorney General’s Office is committed to taking aggressive […]
Attorney General’s Office announces agreement with TJX Companies over data breach
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
The Delaware Attorney General’s Office today announced it has reached an agreement with the TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX”) following a multi-state investigation of its data security practices. The agreement resolves a 41-state investigation that explored whether TJX, owner of discount retailers including T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, and HomeGoods, adequately protected customers’ financial information and sufficiently guarded […]
Delaware joins lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth
Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The Delaware Attorney General’s Office has announced that on Monday it joined two whistleblower actions by filing a lawsuit with fifteen other states against the drug manufacturer Wyeth. The suit alleges that Wyeth Pharmaceutical failed to provide the Medicaid program with the same discounts it gives to private purchasers of its drugs, as required by […]
