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...
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...
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...
Attorney General Tim Fox and 45 other attorneys general taking part in a wide-ranging multistate antitrust investigation of the generic drug industry have asked the federal court for permission to file a new complaint in the states' pending lawsuit. The amended suit increases the number...
Attorney General Tim Fox today urged parents to review basic safety precautions with their children before they go trick-or-treating and to check Montana’s Sexual or Violent Offender Registry (SVOR) online to ensure their children avoid potentially dangerous situations. “It’s important to talk to your children not...
On Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Montana Department of Justice, local law enforcement agencies, tribal law enforcement agencies, and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will give the public its fourteenth opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen are kicking off Red Ribbon Week on October 23 by encouraging students across the state to demonstrate their commitment to living healthy, drug-free lifestyles. This year’s Red Ribbon Week theme is: “Your...
Attorney General Tim Fox announced today a $120 million settlement with General Motors Company (“GM”) over allegations GM concealed safety issues related to ignition-switch-related defects in GM vehicles. The settlement, reached between the attorneys general of 49 states and the District of Columbia and General Motors...