Penalty Amount
$17,850,000
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 48 states and territories in announcing settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. and Bausch Health entities totaling $17.85 million. The settlements resolve allegations that the companies engaged in conspiracies to inflate prices and limit competition for generic prescription drugs. The companies agreed to cooperate in ongoing litigation and implement internal reforms, while a new complaint was filed against Novartis and subsidiaries.
The settlements require Lannett and Bausch to pay a combined $17.85 million, cooperate with the multistate litigation, and adopt internal reforms to ensure antitrust compliance.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements for clauses that may facilitate anti-competitive behavior such as price-fixing, market allocation, or bid rigging. Ensure contracts include robust antitrust compliance representations, warranties, and audit rights, and consider adding provisions that prohibit collusive practices and require adherence to competition laws.
Entity
Lannett Company, Inc., Bausch Health US, LLC, Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
Also known as: Bausch Health
Industry
HealthcareOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2026-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-announces-settlements-with-lannett-and-bausch
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https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2026/bausch-lannett.pdf?rev=cedf2b0875024bcf9cfe03dd88156151&hash=DA34F77DFF6598F47E0649CF34DF0FFC
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"Lannett Company, Inc. (“Lannett”) and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. (“Bausch”)"
"totaling $17.85 million"
"engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade"
$29.6M
Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, for allegedly conspiring to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. The settlement includes cooperation in ongoing litigations and internal reforms to ensure fair competition.
$29.6M
Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, to resolve allegations of a widespread conspiracy to artificially inflate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. The settlement includes cooperation from Glenmark in ongoing multistate litigations and internal reforms to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws.
$18.0M
Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 42 attorneys general in a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for 23andMe, resolving allegations from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers. The settlement includes $150 million in allowed claims, with $18 million paid from bankruptcy funds, and requires enhanced data security measures for the new entity holding the data.
Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing to block the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. by Paramount Skydance Corporation. The lawsuit alleges the merger violates Section 7 of the Clayton Act by substantially lessening competition in theatrical film distribution and basic cable television licensing, which would harm consumers through higher prices and reduced quality.
Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general submitted comments to the FCC urging stronger rules to prevent scammers from accessing legitimate telephone numbers for illegal robocalls. The coalition is responding to the FCC's proposed rules and asks for measures such as stronger certification, reporting, and prohibitions on number cycling.
$45.0M
Attorney General Tong announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind Cash App, for misleading consumers about the safety of the platform, failing to protect users from fraud, and not providing promised fraud protection and resolution services. The settlement requires Block to implement major reforms including real customer support, transparent communications, and security commitments, and reaffirms Block's commitment to distribute between $75 million and $120 million to compensate consumers as part of a separate CFPB settlement.