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Attorney General Rayfield Secures up to $335 Million from Pharmaceutical Company Mylan for Its Role in Fueling Opioid Crisis
“This settlement is not just a financial victory, it’s a reckoning” Attorney General Dan Rayfield today announced a multistate settlement in principle with pharmaceutical company Mylan Inc. (Mylan) that will deliver up to $335 million nationwide to help combat the opioid crisis. Mylan, which is now a part of Viatris, has manufactured and sold a… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on April 8, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Sues Trump Administration to Protect Libraries and Museums
Multi-state Coalition Suing to Stop Dismantling of Federal Agencies That Support Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a coalition of 19 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release on April 4, 2025
Oregon and Washington Sue Trump to Protect Election Integrity from Presidential Overreach
AG Rayfield, SOS Tobias Read call this latest power grab a blatant attempt to undermine voting The attorneys general of Oregon and Washington today filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s unconstitutional executive order attacking elections and voting rights. The president’s illegal order will make it harder to vote, erode public confidence in our elections,… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News, Voting and Elections on April 4, 2025
AG Rayfield Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Funding Cuts and Delays for Medical and Public Health Research
Attorney General Dan Rayfield today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general in suing the Trump Administration in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts over its unlawful attempt to disrupt grant funding issued by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The lawsuit challenges the Administration’s unreasonable and intentional delays in reviewing NIH grant applications, as… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on April 4, 2025
Attorney General Rayfield Wins Preliminary Injunction Against Trump Administration for Mass Firings of Federal Probationary Employees
Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general to secure a preliminary injunction (PI) in Maryland et al. v. USDA, a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for Maryland suing numerous federal agencies for the unlawful mass firing of federal probationary employees. The PI protects federal probationary employees who live… View ArticlePosted in Lawsuits and Letters, Media Release, News on April 2, 2025