HELENA – The deceptive promotion and widespread use of prescription opioids continues to exact a heavy toll on the State of Montana and its residents. Recognizing this, Attorney General Tim Fox filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in Montana District Court Tuesday, requesting the...
Attorney General Tim Fox joined a bipartisan coalition of 56 states and territories today urging Congress to end secret, forced arbitration in cases of workplace sexual harassment. Too often, employees are required to sign employment contracts containing arbitration agreements mandating that sexual harassment claims be...
HELENA – On Friday, a Federal District Court Judge upheld the constitutionality of Montana’s prohibition on automated political phone calls (robocalls). In the case of Victory Processing LLC. vs. Montana, Judge Charles Lovell of Helena ruled “…Montana’s robocall statute is a constitutionally permissible content-based regulation...
HELENA – The Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) program announced Tuesday that Chief Deputy Attorney General Jon Bennion has been selected as one of 59 Scholars chosen for the program’s fourth annual class. PLS serves as a catalyst for a diverse network of leaders brought together...
HELENA – Attorney General Tim Fox praised a decision issued Monday by The Supreme Court of the United States, allowing continuation of legal challenges to the Obama Administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. In 2015, a coalition of 13 states, including Montana, filed a...
Attorney General Tim Fox and other officials unveiled a drug incinerator in Butte this morning as part of the Attorney General’s Aid Montana: Addressing the Impact of Drugs initiative. The incinerator, as well as two others in Great Falls and Billings, will be used to...
HELENA – On Wednesday, the Montana Department of Justice released the 2017 Child Fatality Review Team Report, a review of deaths of children previously reported to the Child and Family Services Division (CFSD) of the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS). It...
The Montana Department of Justice is seeking applications for membership to the Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee from a representative of the tow truck industry from eastern Montana. The Tow Truck Complaint Resolution Committee is made up of six representatives: two members from the tow truck...
The Montana Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Office of Public Instruction are working together to give Montana students the opportunity to participate in state and national poster contests which focus on the theme of “Bring Our Missing Children Home.” “This program will allow Montana fifth-graders...
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...