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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 […]




Annual Report on State Planning Issues Released

Newsroom | Office of State Planning Coordination | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Delaware releases its Annual Report on State Planning Issues. This year, a visual and interactive Executive Overview was created.  This provides an easy reading experience.  A brief overview is provided for each section of the report.  The sections are: Economy, Communities, Health, Conservation, Schools, Transportation, and Data.  Additionally, links to story maps provide more detail […]




Colonial’s Rebecca Louise Vitelli named 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Vitelli, whose classes include a mix of students with disabilities and their typically developing peers, said all children are born with an innate drive and extraordinary ability to learn: “They have remarkable potential, which can be achieved by early intervention.”




Disability Mentoring Day Provides Career-Building Experiences for Delaware Students

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 14, 2019) – Nearly two dozen students with disabilities, including clients of the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Division for the Visually Impaired, will participate in career-building experiences during the University of Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at various locations in […]




Office of Highway Safety Reactivates Grassroots Initiative to Promote Pedestrian Safety Month in October

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Pedestrian | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

Cooperative statewide effort to reduce pedestrian deaths and encourage safe walking habits.







  Category: Newsroom

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 […]




Annual Report on State Planning Issues Released

Newsroom | Office of State Planning Coordination | Date Posted: Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Delaware releases its Annual Report on State Planning Issues. This year, a visual and interactive Executive Overview was created.  This provides an easy reading experience.  A brief overview is provided for each section of the report.  The sections are: Economy, Communities, Health, Conservation, Schools, Transportation, and Data.  Additionally, links to story maps provide more detail […]




Colonial’s Rebecca Louise Vitelli named 2020 Delaware Teacher of the Year

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Vitelli, whose classes include a mix of students with disabilities and their typically developing peers, said all children are born with an innate drive and extraordinary ability to learn: “They have remarkable potential, which can be achieved by early intervention.”




Disability Mentoring Day Provides Career-Building Experiences for Delaware Students

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | Department of Labor | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

NEW CASTLE (Oct. 14, 2019) – Nearly two dozen students with disabilities, including clients of the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Division for the Visually Impaired, will participate in career-building experiences during the University of Delaware’s Disability Mentoring Day on Wednesday, Oct. 16, at various locations in […]




Office of Highway Safety Reactivates Grassroots Initiative to Promote Pedestrian Safety Month in October

Delaware Transit Corporation | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Kent County | New Castle County | Newsroom | Office of Highway Safety | Pedestrian | Pedestrian Safety | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, October 14, 2019

Cooperative statewide effort to reduce pedestrian deaths and encourage safe walking habits.