Attorney General Tim Fox announced today a $13.5 million settlement with Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI). This settlement is in regard to BIPI’s alleged off-label marketing and deceptive and misleading representations made in its promotion of four of its prescription drugs: Micardis®, Aggrenox®, Atrovent®, and...
HELENA – At a ceremony this morning, the Montana Law Enforcement Academy (MLEA) graduated 51 new officers who will serve 31 different agencies across the state. The Montana Law Enforcement Academy is operated by the Montana Department of Justice, providing basic and advanced training for...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox released the following statement Thursday on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in French v. Jones, preserving Montana’s right to restrict candidates from seeking partisan endorsements in nonpartisan judicial elections: “I’m pleased with the Court’s unanimous decision allowing...
The Montana Department of Justice’s Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), in partnership with Montana Correctional Enterprises (MCE), has developed colored tabs to indicate the year of expiration on a motor vehicle’s registration. Colonel Tom Butler of the Montana Highway Patrol said, “The new colored tabs will significantly...
In a letter sent to Congressional leadership late last week, Attorney General Tim Fox joined 22 other state attorneys general in urging Congress to pass legislation establishing nationwide reciprocity for concealed weapon permits. The U.S. Senate’s Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (S. 446) and its U.S....
At a press conference Monday, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced his office filed a consumer protection lawsuit in Montana District Court against Purdue Pharma LLC., for ongoing deceptive marketing practices involving its prescription opioids, including OxyContin. “Pharmaceutical companies that knowingly and deceptively harm consumers must...
Montanans who were deceived into sending payments to scammers using Western Union's wire transfer service may now apply for compensation from a $586 million fund administered by the federal Department of Justice. This fund is related to a multi-state settlement with Montana Attorney General Tim...
Attorney General Tim Fox and Motor Vehicle Division (MVD) Administrator Sarah Garcia awarded three non-profit organizations the Montana Department of Justice Chrome for Kids Wish Fund grants today. The grant funding comes from sales of Chrome for Kids motorcycle license plates through MVD. Proceeds from...
Attorney General Tim Fox, in partnership with Georgia non-profit organization Street Grace and the Montana Broadcasters Association, announced his agency’s participation in the child sex trafficking awareness public service announcement campaign, “Demand an End.” Statistics released earlier this year by the Montana Department of Justice’s Division...
HELENA – In a letter to Congressional leadership sent Monday evening, Attorney General Tim Fox joined a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general urging Congress to repeal a law restricting punishment of prescription drug manufacturers and distributors. The plea from the state attorneys general comes...