DENVER —Attorney General John Suthers announced today that he and 37 other Attorneys General reached a $90 million settlement with GlaxoSmithKline LLC (NYSE: GSK) to resolve allegations that the drug manufacturer unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia®. Under the consent judgment, of the total settlement, Colorado will receive $1.9 million in funds for failing to disclose all negative side effects.
News & Press Releases 2012
ARVADA MASTER SERGEANT LARRY BENNINGTON HONORED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S 2012 EXCELLENCE IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD RECIPIENT -- 11/08/2012
DENVER — During a community awards ceremony last night, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced that Master Sergeant Larry Bennington with the Arvada Police Department was the 2012 recipient of the “Attorney General’s Excellence in Law Enforcement Award.” Attorney General Suthers presented the annual award as part of the Arvada Police Awards Ceremony which celebrates the heroes of the community.
ATTORNEY GENERAL RELEASES STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT 64 -- 11/07/2012
DENVER —The following statement is to be attributed to Colorado Attorney General John Suthers in reaction to yesterday’s passage by Colorado voters of Amendment 64.
“Despite my strongly held belief that the ‘legalization’ of marijuana on a state level is very bad public policy, voters can be assured that the Attorney General’s Office will move forward in assisting the pertinent executive branch agencies to implement this new provision in the Colorado Constitution.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES $1.8M SETTLEMENT WITH LENDER PROCESSING SERVICES OVER MORTGAGE LOAN SERVICES DOCUMENT PREPARATION -- 10/29/2012
DENVER–Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced that the State of Colorado will receive $1.8 million as part of a settlement with Lender Processing Services, Inc. (NYSE: LPS) for past document execution practices by LPS subsidiaries DocX, LLC and LPS Default Solutions, Inc. Florida-based LPS provides technology and other services to mortgage loan servicers.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES SETTLEMENT IN BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICAL INVESTIGATION -- 10/26/2012
DENVER–Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced that the State of Colorado will receive approximately $221,430 as part of a settlement against Connecticut-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI) for alleged kickbacks and off-label marketing campaigns. Of this amount, $104,000.00 will be returned to the federal government as its share of the Medicaid money recovered.
Attorney General Releases Statement on Colorado Court of Appeals Ruling in Jon Phillips Case -- 10/25/2012
DENVER — The Colorado Court of Appeals today affirmed the conviction of Jon Phillips. Phillips was convicted in 2008 of first-degree murder and of child abuse resulting in death. Phillips starved to death his son, Chandler Grafner, and forced him to live in a closet.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES 100 PERCENT OF $51.17 MILLION IN FORECLOSURE-PREVENTION EFFORTS HAVE BEEN DISTRIBUTED -- 10/18/2012
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and Governor John Hickenlooper announced today that Colorado has completed arrangements for distribution of all of the $51.17 million it received under the multistate settlement with the country’s five largest banks.
ATTORNEY GENERAL APPOINTS MELANIE SNYDER AS DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE OFFICE’S NEW REVENUE & UTILITIES SECTION -- 10/15/2012
DENVER — Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced today the appointment of Melanie Snyder to head the office’s new Revenue & Utilities Section as deputy attorney general. In order to create better efficiencies and streamline operations, the Business & Licensing Section was divided into two sections: Business and Licensing (B&L) which remains headed by Deputy Attorney General Diana Black and Revenue & Utilities (R&U) now headed by Snyder.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES $4.6 MILLION SETTLEMENT WITH ABBOTT LABORATORIES OVER THE DRUG DEPAKOTE -- 10/05/2012
DENVER – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today announced that the State of Colorado received settlement funds from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories. The settlement resolves improper marketing allegations surrounding the drug Depakote which is used to treat various types of seizure disorders as well as manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. Federal Medicaid program losses in Colorado totaled more than $4.6 million.
ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCES 2011 ANNUAL LENDING DATA REPORT -- 10/01/2012
DENVER—Colorado Attorney General John Suthers today issued three composite reports on Colorado’s calendar year 2011 subprime consumer lending activity (loans with an APR greater than 12% or that could exceed 12% on an adjustable rate loan). The reports cover all supervised lenders licensed by the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. They contain data on 265 companies at 851 licensed locations making deferred deposit or “payday” loans, small-installment loans, and traditional supervised loans.
