Mar 31, 2025 | "Put the Phone Away or Pay." | cell phone use | Distracted Driving | distracted driving enforcement | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | fatalities | Grants | HTS | National Distracted Driving Awareness Month | New Jersey State Police | New Jersey Turnpike | public-awareness campaign | reduction of crashes | serious injuries | the Garden State Parkway | Division of Highway Traffic Safety | Highway Safety | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Highway Traffic Safety (HTS) have announced the launch of a high visibility enforcement effort to reduce distracted driving. The campaign, known as “Put the Phone Away or Pay,” runs from April 1 through April 30, and provides funding for law enforcement agencies throughout the state to bolster enforcement of laws prohibiting texting and other forms of distracted driving.
Mar 28, 2025 | 50 states and territories | Alaska | Apotex | Arizona | artificially inflate and manipulate prices | AUROBINDO PHARMA USA INC. | California | Colorado | Connecticut | Conspiracy to Inflate Drug Prices | DCA | Delaware | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Florida | generic drug manufacturer | generic prescription drugs | Georgia | Heritage Pharmaceuticals | Idaho | Illinois | Inc. | Indiana | Iowa | Kansas | Kentucky | Limit Competition | Louisiana | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | Michigan | Minnesota | Mississippi | Missouri | Montana | Nebraska | Nevada | New Hampshire | New Jersey | New Mexico | New York | North Carolina | North Dakota | Northern Mariana Islands | Ohio | Oklahoma | Oregon | Pennsylvania | preliminary approval for a settlement | Puerto Rico | reduce competition | Rhode Island | SANDOZ | Settlement | South Carolina | South Dakota | Tennessee | TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA INC. | the District of Columbia | U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut | U.S. Virgin Islands | unreasonably restrain trade | Utah | Vermont | Virginia | Washington | West Virginia | widespread long-running conspiracies | Wisconsin | Wyoming. | Division of Consumer Affairs | Division of Law | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers | Protecting New Jersey in Court
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as New Jersey joins 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition.
Mar 26, 2025 | broker-dealer | Bureau of Securities | Division of Consumer Affairs | Elderly and Other Vulnerable Adults | Electronic Reporting System | Financial Exploitation | financial professionals | financial security | investment adviser | NJ Law | Online Portal | Reporting Suspected Financial Abuse | SAFE Portal | Safeguarding Against Financial Exploitation (SAFE) Act | Suspected Abuse | Bureau of Securities | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release | Protecting New Jersey Consumers
Expanding their efforts to protect vulnerable adults from financial exploitation, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (“Division”) announced the launch of an electronic portal that makes it easier for financial professionals to comply with a New Jersey law requiring them to alert the NJ Bureau of Securities (“Bureau”) of suspected financial abuse targeting older and vulnerable investors.
Mar 25, 2025 | a crypto token staking reward | AlixPartners | Bureau of Securities | digital assets and metaverse technologies | Division of Consumer Affairs | GS Partners | GSB Gold Standard Bank LTD d/b/a GS Partners | Investigation | investor funds used to purchase investment products | Lydian World | multistate agreement | securities violations | shares of a skyscraper | unlock passive income features | Consumer Protection | Division of Consumer Affairs | Press Release
The New Jersey Bureau of Securities announced that New Jersey investors have until May 22, 2025 to file claims for refunds from GS Partners under a multistate agreement resolving an investigation into alleged securities violations by the company and its affiliates.
Mar 21, 2025 | Addressing Hate, Bias & Discrimination | Bias and Discrimination | Division on Civil Rights | Press Release
Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced that DCR has issued a Finding of Probable Cause against Highland Living LLC, the owner of an apartment complex in Highland Park, and its leasing agent for allegedly violating the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) by imposing unlawful minimum-income requirements that discriminated against recipients of government assistance.
