Maryland AG Anthony Brown announced that Maryland and the AGs of 40 other states have reached a $694 million settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), a major auto finance company that provides loans to consumers with limited or impaired credit histories. The settlement provides a combination of cash restitution and debt relief related to certain…

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A multistate coalition of 40 state AGs and the federal government have reached an agreement with Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) to settle allegations that the company defrauded government health programs by selling them infant formula and nutritional therapy products manufactured in plants that failed to meet state and federal safety standards for preventing contamination.

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown has announced settlements with seven opioid drug manufacturers including Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Mylan, Sun, and Zydus. Maryland is expected to receive over $13 million from the multistate settlement. The AGs alleged that for decades these seven companies have manufactured and sold generic opioids including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl patches throughout the U.S., and that each of…

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown and North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson announced separate settlements with Mylan resolving allegations that the company used anticompetitive tactics to maintain EpiPen’s market dominance and drive up prices for the life-saving allergy medication. According to the AGs’ offices, Mylan allegedly suppressed generic competition through exclusionary contracts with pharmacy benefit managers, delayed…

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown and the FTC reached a settlement with the Lindsay Automotive Group and related entities to resolve allegations that the dealerships violated the Maryland Consumer Protection Act and the FTC Act through deceptive pricing, misleading financing claims, and unauthorized add-on charges.

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