Penalty Amount
$96,000,000
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan multistate coalition secured more than $96 million in settlements with generic drug manufacturers accused of conspiring to raise prices and limit competition. The settlement proceeds are being distributed to eligible consumers, and settling defendants agreed to cooperate in ongoing cases and make reforms to prevent future misconduct.
The manufacturers agreed to settlements totaling more than $96 million, with funds available as compensation to eligible consumers. Settling defendants also agreed to cooperate in ongoing multistate cases and make reforms intended to prevent future misconduct and ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws.
This release concerns antitrust conduct rather than a privacy violation. In vendor, supplier, and distribution agreements, review competition-compliance representations, prohibitions on coordinating prices or bids, restrictions on exchanging competitively sensitive information, audit and cooperation rights, and termination rights for antitrust violations. Review customer and pricing agreements for provisions that could facilitate coordinated pricing or restrict independent competition, and ensure employee-facing policies and training address competitor interactions at industry events and through calls, email, and text messages.
Entity
Generic drug manufacturers, including Apotex, Heritage, Bausch, Lannett, and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Industry
Healthcare"Attorney General James and the coalition have secured $96 million from Apotex and Heritage, Bausch and Lannett, and Glenmark Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc"
"have secured $96 million"
"compliance with antitrust laws."
"illegally colluded to raise prices"
"the defendants have agreed to cooperate in the ongoing multistate cases against the remaining corporate defendants and individual executives, as well as to make reforms to prevent future misconduct and ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws."
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert warning federal student loan borrowers that consolidating loans after changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act may limit repayment options and forgiveness eligibility. This is consumer guidance, not a privacy enforcement action; the release announces no fine or enforcement remedy.
$500K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Bloomberg L.P. after finding that Bloomberg News failed to clearly disclose subscription price increases and automatic renewals, provide required acknowledgments and renewal notices, and make cancellation sufficiently easy. Bloomberg must pay $500,000 in penalties, provide refunds to eligible subscribers, and improve its subscription disclosures and practices.
$220.0M
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition secured a $220 million settlement from General Motors LLC for selling drivers’ personal driving and location data to data brokers without adequate disclosure or consent. GM must limit the driving data it collects and implement privacy assessments and dealership oversight and training.
New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 24 other states and the District of Columbia challenged a federal rule imposing additional proof requirements on some medically frail Medicaid recipients. The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted summary judgment, declaring a central provision of the rule illegal and blocking it.
$24K
New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Frank W. Cawood & Associates, Inc. over mailers that advertised books as free or no-risk while obscuring payment and return terms. The company must end the program in New York, pay $23,500, and provide refunds to eligible consumers.
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a consumer alert about fire risks from e-bike and other lithium-ion batteries and shared safety and disposal recommendations. The release describes no privacy enforcement action, monetary penalty, or remedy.