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Nashville-Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today that he sued AmerisourceBergen Drug Corporation for its unlawful distribution of pharmaceutical narcotics and its role in generating and prolonging the ongoing opioid epidemic in Tennessee. The State of Tennessee has already filed enforcement actions against two drug manufacturers, but Amerisource is the first distributor to be sued as part of the State’s ongoing opioid investigation and enforcement sweep.

Nashville- A federal judge has ruled against a group of inmates with chronic Hepatitis C (“HCV”) who challenged current Tennessee Department of Correction (“TDOC”) policies and procedures.

Nashville- Effective Monday, September 30th, the Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) will transfer from the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) to the Office of the Attorney General (AG).

On behalf of the Tennessee Department of Correction, and as required by Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 12.4 (A), the Attorney General’s Office moved to set execution dates in nine capital cases.

Nashville – Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joined 17 other states on a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, urging the justices to overturn Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue, a Montana Supreme Court decision that required the state to exclude religious school options for parents participating in a state tax credit scholarship program.

NASHVILLE- The State of Tennessee, through the Attorney General’s Office, is appealing a final order from the Davidson County Criminal Court that circumvented established legal procedures.

Nashville- Purdue Pharma announced today it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for it and all affiliated U.S. companies in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Nashville-Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III recently settled litigation against cigarette manufacturer Xcaliber International Ltd., LLC, that resulted in a payment of $1.86 million to the State of Tennessee.

For several years Tennessee has been one of the leaders in the multi-state investigation into opioid manufacturers and distributors and today, along with a bipartisan group of 27 attorneys general, agreed to a framework to resolve claims against Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family for their role in fueling the opioid crisis.

Nashville – Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined 50 attorneys general in a multistate, bipartisan investigation of tech giant Google’s business practices in accordance with state and federal antitrust laws.

“Data security and data privacy are important to all of us. Companies that control significant sectors of this market have a responsibility to protect the public. Because of their market power and anticompetitive conduct, we think an investigation is warranted. We look forward to working as part of a bipartisan team of attorneys general to see where an investigation leads.”

Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general defending the states’ vital ability to enforce state and federal consumer protection laws against student loan servicers. In an amicus brief filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, the attorneys general argue that the case brought by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania against student loan servicer Navient for exploiting student loan borrowers should be permitted to go forward in the federal courts.

Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today announced that as a result of a bipartisan, public/private coalition of 51 attorneys general and 12 phone companies, the phone companies have agreed to adopt eight principles to fight illegal robocalls.

Nashville- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and Secretary of State Tre Hargett are warning donors about possible charitable donation scams following mass shootings last weekend in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio.

Nashville – Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general, co-led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson, in urging the streaming industry to limit tobacco use in their video content. Due to the growing use of tobacco products amongst teens, the Attorneys General urge the streaming industry to take proactive steps to protect the lives of young viewers. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of middle and high school students using e-cigarettes rose from 2.1 million in 2017 to 3.6 million in 2018.