Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch Health over alleged price-fixing of generic drugs. Consumers who bought generics from these companies between May 1, 2009, and Dec. 31, 2019, may qualify for compensation. To see if you’re eligible, you can call 1-866-290-0182, send an email, or go here.
The Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in the case of U.S. v. Skrmetti on Wednesday, which addressed Tennessee’s law restricting gender-transition surgeries for minors. The 6-3 decision from Chief Justice Roberts was announced Wednesday morning. Justice Sotomayor dissented, joined by Jackson. Justice Kagan also dissented. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court upheld …
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit and unsafe forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound (GLP-1 drugs). Sky-high demand for GLP-1 …
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis. Tennessee will receive more than $9 million from the settlement, which will be deposited into Tennessee’s Opioid Abatement Fund to help address the opioid crisis. …
