Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti welcomed the Tennessee Supreme Court’s unanimous decision affirming the commercial sex trafficking conviction of Anthony Cornelius Baylis, reinforcing Tennessee’s commitment to holding accountable those who seek to exploit minors for commercial sex.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee has joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of settlements with three generic drug manufacturers—Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma. The settlements resolve allegations that the companies participated in a widespread conspiracy to artificially inflate prices, reduce competition, and restrain trade involving generic prescription drugs.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, along with 20 other state attorneys general, urged the Federal Communications Commission to carefully scrutinize TP-Link’s request for approval to sell new router models in the United States. The coalition cited concerns about the company’s ongoing ties to China and the potential security risks posed by its networking equipment.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that Aqua Finance, Inc. will pay $1,864,319.86 to resolve allegations that the company engaged in unfair and deceptive practices involving financing for water treatment systems sold to Tennessee consumers.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti today sued Indiana-based EIDP, historically known as DuPont, its parent company Corteva, and newly formed Vylor over an alleged effort to shift DuPont’s most valuable assets while leaving behind vast liabilities, including those tied to PFAS “forever chemicals.”
The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office successfully defended the State’s human smuggling law after a federal district court completely dismissed the case challenging the statute. The court did not invalidate Tennessee’s human smuggling law, which makes it a felony to intentionally transport or hide known illegal immigrants for profit.
Attorney General Skrmetti leads a letter urging Congress to fully fund the U.S. Supreme Court’s Fiscal Year 2027 security request, warning that threats against the Justices and their families have become a serious and escalating danger. In the bipartisan letter to congressional leaders, the attorneys general called for the resources necessary to protect the Justices, their families, and the Supreme Court as an institution and also emphasized that the Court can fulfill its constitutional role only when its Justices are able to exercise judicial independence without fear or favor.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti urges consumers who purchased certain generic prescription drugs to check their eligibility for compensation. The funds come from settlements with generic drug manufacturers accused of unlawfully conspiring to raise drug prices.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled in favor of Tennessee, rejecting Kalshi's claim that federal commodities law exempts its sports bets from Tennessee's laws. Kalshi is an online company offering sports bets without a Tennessee license. This decision lifts an order that previously blocked the State from enforcing those laws against the company.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 20-state letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio alerting the administration to a grave national security risk to the pharmaceutical supply chain that is actively being exploited by Chinese-sourced businesses. The letter identifies national security risks from dangerous pharmaceutical ingredients used in popular compounded GLP-1 drugs and flags concerning allegations that Chinese companies which manufacture fentanyl precursors are now selling weight-loss and other peptides.
The Chancery Court of Williamson County has denied Roblox Corporation’s request to throw out Tennessee’s consumer protection lawsuit against the company, allowing the case to move forward.
Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced that Tennessee will recover $2,349,346.04 as part of a $384.9 million multistate and federal settlement with Abbott Laboratories over allegations involving failed safety standards for powder infant formula and nutritional therapy products.
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general are urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen its “Know Your Upstream Provider” (KYUP) requirements to help prevent scammers from using the U.S. phone network to make illegal robocalls.
The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee has upheld the constitutionality of Tennessee’s bail-setting law as amended by House Bill 1719.
Today, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.—one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. In addition to the payment, Meta is required to implement a sweeping set of unprecedented safety features to protect children on Instagram and Facebook.