Montana is one of dozens of states that have reached an agreement in principle with opioid maker Endo International PLC, Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today. It resolves allegations that the Ireland-based drugmaker boosted opioid sales using deceptive marketing that [...]

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced the formation of a nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force with 49 other states that is investigating and will take legal action against the telecommunications companies responsible for bringing a majority of foreign robocalls [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to take precautions and be aware of scammers looking to take advantage of those beginning to repair their homes and businesses following the state’s recent flooding. It is highly likely that [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced today that his office secured a half-million dollars from the owner of TurboTax, Intuit Inc. (Intuit), for using deceptive digital tactics to steer low-income consumers toward its commercial products and away from [...]

HELENA – Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen is warning Montanans of a scams that could be impacting many Montana ranchers. One investigation is still ongoing, but the Office of Consumer Protection estimates that a Canadian company has stolen up to [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans to be on high-alert for scammers trying to take advantage of them during tax season. The Department of Justice’s Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) has received 44 calls related to tax [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is encouraging Montanans donating to relief efforts in Ukraine to take precautions to ensure they support legitimate charities. It is very likely that scammers will set up fake operations to take advantage of those [...]

HELENA – Attorney General Austin Knudsen is warning Montanans of three common website-based scams – including rental, pet, and ammunition scams – during National Consumer Protection Week which runs from March 6-12. “Always be on high alert for scammers trying [...]

HELENA – After nearly 37,000 Montanans had their personal information compromised by a massive T-Mobile data breach, Attorney General Austin Knudsen is urging all Montanans who may have been impacted to take appropriate steps to protect their information from identity [...]

HELENA -- Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen today announced an investigation into Chinese-owned social media company TikTok for possible violations of the Montana Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Act. The civil investigative demand includes substantial evidence of dozens of [...]