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Attorney General Ellison reaches $700 million nationwide settlement against Johnson & Johnson
J&J will pay Minnesota more than $10 million and stop manufacturing and selling talc products
“Minnesotans need and deserve accurate information about the safety of the products they buy. Johnson & Johnson fell short of that expectation and the law when they misled consumers about the safety and purity of their baby powder, which put women’s lives at risk,” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Attorney General Ellison leads effort asking Supreme Court to rule on states’ authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers
Leads another bipartisan coalition of 32 AGs in requesting high court review Oklahoma’s authority to regulate abusive behavior of PBMs
“No one should have to choose between affording their lives and affording to live, but the high cost of pharmaceutical drugs forces too many people to do just that — and the abusive practices of PBMs are one of the main reasons people are having to make that terrible choice.” 

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Conviction Review Unit recommends first-degree murder conviction be vacated after 23 years
Brian Pippitt files motion in Aitkin County to vacate 2001 conviction
“Our goal is to ensure that no innocent person is serving time in a Minnesota prison for a crime they did not commit. No person or community is safer, and justice is not served, when an innocent person is convicted and imprisoned.” Attorney General Ellison said.

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Attorney General’s Office completes prosecutions related to murder of Zaria McKeever
Eriana Haynes and Tavion James sentenced today after guilty pleas to aiding an offender in brutal November 2022 slaying
Erick Haynes previously sentenced to life in prison after guilty plea to first-degree murder; Foday Kamara previously sentenced to more than 10 years after guilty plea to second-degree intentional murder

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Online retailer agrees to 10-year ban after scamming seniors, disabled people
Upright Cane and owner Caelan Nwokeuku sold walkers and scooters to seniors and disabled Minnesotans, largely those living in Greater Minnesota, but failed to deliver a single one; will pay $50K in fines and restitution
“Upright Cane’s scams targeting elderly and disabled Minnesotans seeking affordable mobility devices are despicable,” Attorney General Ellison said. “I am committed to using every tool at my disposal to stop scammers like this in their tracks and protect the people of Minnesota.”

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