Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced today that his office and 47 other states and the District of Columbia entered into a $125 million settlement with Cephalon and affiliated companies (“Cephalon”). The settlement ends a multistate investigation into anticompetitive conduct by Cephalon to protect the...
The Montana Department of Justice and the Montana Department of Corrections have collaborated to change license plates with an eye toward easier readability. Soon, new license plates using a bolder, more legible font will be distributed through County Treasurer’s Offices across the state. Motorists will...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general in urging Congress to rein in federal agencies that create and enforce regulations. The letter, sent on July 11 to House and Senate leadership, explains federal agencies are acting outside of their congressionally...
Attorney General Tim Fox presented three 2016 Outstanding Crime Victim Advocate of the Year awards at a ceremony this morning at the Lewis & Clark Library Community Room in Helena. This year’s winners are: Joan Eliel, Investigator/Program Specialist with the Montana Department of Justice in...
Attorney General Tim Fox and his Office of Consumer Protection at the Montana Department of Justice want to alert Montanans to an urgent safety issue reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Honda concerning an air bag defect in some vehicles. ...
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox issued the following statement regarding yesterday's tragedy in Dallas, where five law enforcement officers were killed and several others wounded in the line of duty: “The horrific tragedy in Dallas is a reminder to us all that, every single day, the...
Today, Montana Attorney General Tim Fox and 9 other states filed an action in federal court challenging the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent decree changing current Title IX law regarding how schools assign students to showers, locker rooms, and...
By Mike Milburn Chief of Staff, Montana Department of Justice The Department of Justice has a responsibility to provide the very best services to the people of Montana. As part of our ongoing efforts to fulfill that mission, recently our Motor Vehicle Division announced that its Title...
The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) announced today it has begun using CodeRED, a hosted emergency notification system, to issue the state’s AMBER Alerts and Missing Endangered Person Advisories (MEPAs). At a press conference this morning in Helena, DOJ officials thanked the Town Pump...
Attorney General Tim Fox today announced a settlement requiring Volkswagen to pay more than $570 million for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing diesel vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed defeat device software. This agreement is part...