AG Jennings secures $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch over conspiracies to inflate prices

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. (“Lannett”) and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (“Bausch”), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription drugs. As part of their settlement agreements, both companies have agreed to cooperate in the ongoing multistate litigations against 30 corporate defendants and 25 individual executives. Both companies have further agreed to a series of internal reforms to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws.

The Lannett and Bausch settlements follow prior settlements with Apotex and Heritage which totaled $49.1 million.

If you purchased a generic prescription drug between May 2009 and December 2019, you may be eligible for compensation. To determine your eligibility, call 1-866-290-0182 (Toll-Free), email info@AGGenericDrugs.com or visit www.AGGenericDrugs.com.

“For years, these companies used their power and position to rig the playing field against Americans who needed medicine,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “This settlement means that those affected can be compensated.”

States and territories settling today with Lannett and Bausch also include: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico.

AG Jennings secures additional $25 million natural resource damage settlement payment

Attorney General Kathy Jennings today announced the payment of an additional $25 million by E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, The Chemours Company, DuPont de Nemours, Inc. and Corteva, Inc, (the “Companies”) in connection with the State’s July 2021 settlement with the Companies.

 

The 2021 settlement, which resolved allegations related to the Companies’ responsibility for damages caused by releases of historical compounds within or impacting the State, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (generically referred to as “PFAS”), required an additional payment to Delaware of up to $25 million upon the Companies’ settlement with another state. Late last year, a settlement was finalized with the State of Ohio, triggering this additional payment. After deducting attorneys’ fees, the balance of $23.75 million will be paid to a trust overseen by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and Delaware Health and Social Services (DHSS). As set forth in the original settlement agreement, the funds in trust must be used for initiatives related to environmental assessments, restoration, research, and justice.

“This is a monumental addition to what was already the most significant environmental settlement the State of Delaware has ever secured,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “Delaware is blessed with incredible natural resources from our foothills all the way down to our scenic coast; it is our duty to protect them and to hold polluters accountable for the destruction they cause. These monies represent a powerful tool in the fight to protect and restore our most vulnerable communities and ecosystems, and preserve our beloved state for generations to come.”
“We are grateful for the Department of Justice’s persistence in securing this additional funding to hold polluters accountable and protect community health,” said DHSS Secretary Christen Linke Young. “These funds will support DHSS’ collaborative efforts with DNREC to better assess PFAS exposure, enhance health surveillance and research, and reduce risks to Delaware communities, particularly those disproportionately impacted by historical contamination.”
“DNREC has been utilizing prior settlement funding over the last five years to methodically build our understanding about where PFAS is in Delaware, with a focus on where it may be impacting public health,” said DNREC Secretary Greg Patterson. “We have especially worked with the Department of Health and Social Services on PFAS research and remediation in public and private drinking water to ensure it is safe for Delawareans. And we have used the funds to educate Delawareans on PFAS itself and on our plans to deal with it going forward. This additional $25 million in settlement funds will provide more resources for the state to continue working to ensure that Delawareans’ exposure to PFAS is minimized to the greatest extent possible.”
For more information about DNREC’s work on PFAS, visit de.gov/pfas.
The settlement is the result of an extensive investigation into the environmental impacts of legacy industrial activities in Delaware led by Attorney General Jennings. That work remains ongoing, including currently pending efforts against other defendants related to PFAS contamination and PCB contamination.

AG Jennings, colleagues demand action from xAI over Grok’s Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content

Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general today demanded in a joint letter that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material.
In addition to signing the letter, AG Jennings notes: “The Delaware Department of Justice is both a civil and criminal enforcement agency with broad jurisdiction—we can, and regularly do, use our full authority to protect Delaware’s children. My office will continue to evaluate xAI’s conduct, including the availability of any civil and/or criminal remedies for Delawareans.”
Over the past weeks, Grok has made this content publicly available at the click of a button, driving harassment and exploitation that deprives people of control over how their bodies and likenesses are portrayed.
Users have repeatedly prompted Grok to “undress” women and children and to place them in sexualized contexts without consent. In some cases, Grok has generated images depicting children in minimal clothing or sexual situations. The attorneys general note that xAI has marketed Grok’s permissive content generation as a selling point and warn that “the ability to create nonconsensual intimate images appears to be a feature, not a bug.”
Although xAI has recently implemented limited measures that appear to have reduced the volume of this content, the attorneys general are demanding assurances that these safeguards are effective, durable, and consistently enforced. They are also urging the company to honor requests to remove this content – a requirement that will soon be mandated under federal law when the Take It Down Act becomes enforceable in May 2026.
As the chief law enforcement officers of their states, the attorneys general raise serious concerns that Grok’s outputs may violate state and federal civil and criminal laws governing nonconsensual intimate images, the creation and distribution of child sexual abuse material, and the legal remedies available to victims.
The letter demands that xAI share how it intends to:
Attorney General Jennings signs this letter alongside the Attorneys General of North Carolina, Utah, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, American Samoa, Arizona, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Northern Mariana Islands, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

DOJ secures manslaughter, drug indictments for fatal overdose

A Dover woman has been indicted for her involvement in an overdose death that occurred in March 2024.
Susan Carter, 47, was indicted by a Kent County Grand Jury on December 1, 2025, on charges of Manslaughter, Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance, and Conspiracy Second Degree. The indictments follow an investigation by the Delaware State Police and the Delaware Department of Justice.
 
“This is another reminder of the deadly toll the opioid epidemic has taken on our community,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “I’m grateful to the Delaware State Police for their work in this case and to the prosecutors working to secure justice.”
“This manslaughter indictment demonstrates our shared commitment to accountability for those who profit from the distribution of deadly drugs,” said Colonel William D. Crotty, Superintendent of the Delaware State Police. “This investigation represents the first of its kind for our agency and holds individuals criminally responsible for an overdose death linked to fentanyl distribution. We are grateful for the relentless dedication of our detectives and the Delaware Department of Justice in pursuing justice for the victim and their family.”
On March 1, 2024, Troop 3 of the Delaware State Police was dispatched to a residence in Dover following a report of a suspected overdose. There, they discovered an unresponsive man, aged 33, who was determined to have died as a result of a fentanyl overdose. A subsequent review of the victim’s phone by the Delaware State Police’s Kent County Drug Unit identified Susan Carter as the dealer of the fentanyl and her now-deceased boyfriend, Jeffrey Gruwell, as the individual who delivered it.
Carter was arraigned on December 16, 2025, and is being held on $500,000 cash bail. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty by trial.

Lewes oncologist arrested on child pornography charges

A radiation oncologist at Delmarva Radiation Services, who contracts with Beebe Healthcare, has been arrested and charged with 25 felony counts of Dealing in Child Pornography, Attorney General Kathy Jennings has announced.

Dr. Samuel Birer, 35, was arrested following an investigation led by the Delaware Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, which is comprised of members of the Delaware State Police and the Delaware Department of Justice. The investigation began when the Task Force received multiple CyberTips generated by Google, warning that accounts belonging to Birer contained Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM). Upon receiving the CyberTips, detectives from the Delaware State Police and investigators from the Delaware Department of Justice executed search warrants on the accounts, revealing additional CSAM.

“The evidence in this investigation is shocking and abhorrent,” said Attorney General Kathy Jennings. “There is absolutely nothing more important than protecting our children – especially when it comes to adults in a position of trust. I am deeply grateful for the ICAC Task Force’s fierce dedication to this mission.”

Birer has been employed as a radiation oncologist with Delmarva Radiation Services since October 2025 and sees patients at both the Beebe South Coastal Cancer Center in Millville and the Beebe Tunnell Cancer Center in Rehoboth Beach. At this time there is no evidence suggesting that Birer’s crimes are connected to his role as a medical practitioner. He is not charged with contacting a child, and investigators are not presently aware of any victims affiliated with the local community.

Birer was arraigned and committed to Sussex County Correctional Institution on $625,000 cash bail. The DOJ and DSP remind the public that the charges in this case are allegations and that the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.