Connecticut AG William Tong led a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval for three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma resolving allegations that the generic drug manufacturers conspired to raise prices, limit competition, and restrain trade involving generic prescription drugs. Under the settlements, Ascend will pay $400,000, and Mayne…

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A bipartisan coalition of 40 AGs filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting New Jersey’s petition for cert that asks the justices to review whether prediction market operator Kalshi can offer sports betting contracts without complying with state gambling laws. The coalition is urging the Supreme Court to resolve growing conflict among…

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird filed a lawsuit against TP-Link Systems, which controls 60 percent of the American market for network devices like routers and is the dominant player in the US networking and smart home market, alleging that the company violated the Consumer Fraud Act by misleading consumers about the origin and security of its routers.

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita led a bipartisan coalition of 16 states in a lawsuit against Indiana-based EIDP, Inc., the chemical company formerly known as DuPont, its parent Corteva, and a newly created entity, Vylor. The suit challenges an October 1 transfer of the Pioneer seeds business from DuPont and Corteva to Vylor, which the states…

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The FTC and a coalition of state AGs reached a settlement agreement with pesticide manufacturer Corteva Inc. resolving federal and state antitrust and consumer protection allegations that its loyalty program discouraged distributors from selling lower-cost generic pesticides after Corteva’s patents expired. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought by the FTC and states in 2022, that…

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