PRESS RELEASES
AG Grewal Announces Four Regulatory Actions Addressing New Jersey’s Opioid Addiction Epidemic
Newly Adopted Rule Requires Doctors to Co-Prescribe Naloxone to Patients at Risk of OverdoseFor Immediate Release: February 18, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralDivision of Consumer Affairs- Kaitlin A. Caruso, Acting DirectorNJ...
AG Grewal Announces “Excellence in Policing” Initiative to Promote Professionalism, Accountability, and Transparency in Law Enforcement
Initiative Includes New Statewide Policies Regarding Officer-Involved Shootings, Internal Affairs Investigations, Disclosure of Exculpatory Evidence, and Other Policing IssuesFor Immediate Release: December 4, 2019 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S....
AG Grewal Announces Settlement with Global Consulting Firm McKinsey & Co. over Its Role in “Turbocharging” the Opioid Epidemic
NJ will receive about $16 million in nationwide deal worth $573 millionFor Immediate Release: February 4, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralNJ CARES- Sharon M. Joyce, DirectorDivision of Consumer Affairs- Kaitlin A. Caruso, Acting...
AG Grewal Announces Multi-Million Dollar Settlement with Insys Therapeutics Founder John Kapoor over His Role in Fueling the Opioid Epidemic
Money Recovered in the Settlement Will Help Fund the State's Response to the Opioid Epidemic For Immediate Release: January 21, 2021 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralNJ CARES- Sharon M. Joyce, DirectorDivision of Consumer Affairs For...
AG Grewal Announces Actions Against 5 Doctors for Indiscriminately Prescribing Powerful Opioids in Exchange for Kickbacks from the Opioid Manufacturer Insys Therapeutics
For Immediate Release: November 23, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralNJ CARES- Sharon M. Joyce, DirectorDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul RodrĂguez, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michelle Miller, Director For Further...
Statement of Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal on Constitutional Amendment Legalizing Adult-Use Cannabis
For Immediate Release: November 4, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General Division on Criminal Justice- Veronica Allende, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen...
Board of Medical Examiners Permanently Revokes License of Physician Who Traveled Weekly from Rhode Island to Prescribe Large Quantities of Opioid Pain Medications to New Jersey Patients Without a Medical Basis
For Immediate Release: October 28, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralNJ CARES- Sharon M. Joyce, DirectorDivision of Consumer Affairs- Paul RodrĂguez, Acting DirectorDivision of Law- Michelle Miller, DirectorFor Further Information:...
AG Grewal Announces Results of Survey Showing 40% of New Jersey’s Law Enforcement Agencies Now Have Conducted Energy Devices (Tasers) Use of the devices by police in New Jersey is carefully restricted by a statewide AG Policy. Used properly, they can be a lifesaving tool in a crisis that might otherwise lead to deadly force.
For Immediate Release: October 23, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen...
Attorney General’s Office Investigating Fatal Accident in which Police Vehicle Struck Pedestrian in Clifton
For Immediate Release: October 23, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney GeneralOffice of Public Integrity and Accountability- Thomas J. Eicher, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen...
Twelve Arrested in Takedown of Gang-Related Drug Ring that Sold Large Amounts of Heroin and Cocaine out of Drug Mills in Paterson Division of Criminal Justice and Paterson Police Department led “Operation 42-50” targeting a local set of the Crips street gang that was trafficking drugs in a violent neighborhood
For Immediate Release: October 22, 2020 Office of The Attorney General- Gurbir S. Grewal, Attorney General Division on Criminal Justice- Veronica Allende, DirectorFor Further Information: Media Inquiries-Peter Aseltine609-292-4791Citizen Inquiries-609-984-5828Paterson...