I am pleased to launch a Public Service Announcement warning parents to talk to their children about the dangers of abusing prescription drugs. While we are aware of the dangers of illegal drugs, we often overlook the fact that prescription drugs contribute to 11,000 deaths nationwide annually; and more than 500 annual deaths in Georgia [...]
Read MoreMerck Sharp & Dohme Corporation (Merck) has settled the Vioxx lawsuit with the state of Georgia, 42 other states and the federal government. Merck will be paying $15 million to settle civil and criminal allegations by Georgia Medicaid that Merck made false and misleading representations about its drug Vioxx. Specifically, the allegations claim that Merck marketed [...]
Read MoreMy office has joined with 53 other attorneys general in asking Congress to oppose legislation targeting consumers’ telephone privacy. The “Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011” (H.R. 3035) would amend the Communications Act of 1934 and allow for robo-calling to all cell phones and force consumers to pay for the calls. For example, debt [...]
Read MoreEarlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it has agreed to review the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit striking down portions of the State of Arizona’s immigration law. My office, along with 10 other Attorneys General, asked that the U.S. Supreme Court review the fundamental question of preemption which [...]
Read MoreBy: The Associated Press/ATLANTA – Federal authorities say they arrested more than 40 suspects in an undercover sting aimed at stopping the sale and distribution of contraband cigarettes to evade paying taxes on them. Raids were carried out across the state Wednesday, including one at the Alto Grocery in Habersham County, shutting down the store. [...]
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