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*Illinois Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Sunday September 03, 2023 ( 2 items )  

ILL. A.G. RAOUL TO SETTLE LANDMARK FTC LAWSUIT CHALLENGING 'DANGEROUS' PHARMACEUTICAL MERGER
CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2023: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today reached a proposed consent order with Amgen Inc., one of the world's largest biopharmaceutical drug companies, to address the potential competitive harm that would result from Amgen's $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics plc. As part of the nationwide settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and five other state attorneys   more

Tenn. A.G. Skrmetti Joins Multistate Coalition in Urging FDA to Ban Flavored Disposable E-Cigarettes
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 2 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a bipartisan coalition of 33 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to take action against the rise of flavored, disposable e-cigarettes among young users. In a letter issued this week, the coalition called for new regulations and stronger enforcement mechanisms to address the youth vaping crisis. The coali  more