Delaware Superior Court Judge Mary M. Johnston granted a motion to dismiss in favor of Defendants Monsanto Company, Solutia, Inc. and Pharmacia LLC in a lawsuit filed by Delaware AG Kathleen Jennings regarding claims stemming from the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) allegedly contaminating Delaware’s waterways and that were manufactured by Monsanto. In recent years,…

Read More

Delaware AG Kathy Jennings reached a settlement with chemical company E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company and its legacy companies (collectively “du Pont”) to resolve allegations that du Pont’s historic activities caused environmental damage and contamination with per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (“PFAS”), which are associated with increased risk of cancer. PFAS chemicals, also known…

Read More

This week the Democratic Attorneys General Association (“DAGA”) announced new leadership for its Executive Committee, which will be co-chaired by Nevada AG Aaron Ford and Massachusetts AG Maura Healy. In addition, Delaware AG Kathy Jennings will join DAGA’s Executive Committee.

Read More

Delaware AG Kathy Jennings sued 31 fossil fuel companies and the industry’s trade association (collectively “Defendants”) over allegations that they knowingly misled and deceived consumers about the climate change dangers of fossil fuels, asserting claims including negligent failure to warn, trespass, public nuisance, and numerous violations of Delaware’s Consumer Fraud Act.

Read More

California AG Xavier Becerra reached a settlement with skilled nursing facility San Bernardino Convalescent Operations, Inc. d/b/a Legacy Post-Acute Rehabilitation Center and its owner and operator Legacy Standard, Inc. (collectively, “Legacy”) to resolve allegations that it wrongfully billed Medi-Cal for patients receiving subacute care by failing to provide the minimum number of nursing hours required for subacute care. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Legacy will pay $1 million to the state.  

Read More