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**Letitia James is the 67th Attorney General of the state of New York. Letitia is the chief lawyer and law enforcement officer of the state of New York.** 

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### Attorney General James Secures $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis

My office is making Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family pay up to $7.4 billion for their roles in fueling the opioid crisis. This money will be used to fund opioid treatment and prevention programs nationwide, and the Sackler family’s control over Purdue will end.   

New York will receive up to $250 million, and my office has now secured over $3 billion from manufacturers and distributors of opioids to combat the opioid crisis.

[Learn more](/2025/attorney-general-james-secures-74-billion-purdue-pharma-and-sackler-family)

[### Opioids settlements

New York Attorney General Letitia James has reached settlements totaling over $3 billion with companies involved in manufacturing, distributing, and selling opioids.](/nys-opioid-settlement "/nys-opioid-settlement") 

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### Meet AG Letitia James

Letitia James is the 67th Attorney General for the state of New York.

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### Protecting access to reproductive health care in New York

Our office offers a hotline and free legal guidance on your reproductive health care rights.

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### About the Office

The Office of the New York State Attorney General works to protect New Yorkers, combats crime, ensures public safety, defends civil rights, fights for workers, safeguards our environment, and more.

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*   Recent press releases

March 20, 2025

[Attorney General James Secures $55,000 from Lab Worq for Delivering Delayed COVID Test Results](/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-secures-55000-lab-worq-delivering-delayed-covid-test)

March 20, 2025

[Attorney General James’ Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Jason Pass](/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-office-special-investigation-releases-report-death-jason)

March 20, 2025

[Attorney General James Delivers $6,300 Worth of Baby Formula to Brooklyn Families](/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-delivers-6300-worth-baby-formula-brooklyn-families)

March 20, 2025

[Attorney General James Secures $975,000 from Auto Insurance Company over Data Breach](/press-release/2025/attorney-general-james-secures-975000-auto-insurance-company-over-data-breach)

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My office is announcing the FAIR Business Practices Act, new legislation that will safeguard New Yorkers and small businesses from unfair, deceptive, and abusive practices.

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We made DoorDash pay $16.75 million back to workers after they cheated delivery workers by using customers' tips to meet its workers’ guaranteed pay.

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We secured $1 billion from predatory lender Yellowstone Capital for preying on thousands of small businesses with fraudulent, high-interest loans that forced closures and put thousands out of work.

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