Connecticut’s attorney general alleged a far-reaching price-fixing conspiracy by global and U.S. makers of generic drugs Tuesday in a complaint that greatly expands the scope of the lawsuit initiated by his office last year and eventually joined by most other states. “The allegations of our complaint are shocking, and the depth and breadth of the conspiracies alleged are mind-blowing,” Attorney General George Jepsen said.
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How a small-state AG’s office plays in the big leagues
Connecticut increasingly is finding itself out front in multi-state litigation waged by state attorneys general, leading a bipartisan coalition in a drug-pricing investigation – and 16 Democrats in an early challenge to the policies of President Trump.
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Jepsen takes leadership role among national A.G.s
Attorney General George Jepsen, after keeping a markedly lower profile than his predecessor, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, is taking a leadership role in the National Association of Attorneys General, a group that often is a bipartisan catalyst for coordinating major legal action by the states.