News Releases

A former Steubenville police officer was sentenced today along with four other men for running an illegal poaching scheme in Jefferson County, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced today.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today called for the State Medical Board of Ohio to immediately suspend Dr. William Husel’s, D.O., license to practice medicine in Ohio amid allegations that he ordered excessively high doses of fentanyl and other drugs for critically ill or near end-of-life patients at the Mount Carmel Health System.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost today announced that a Pennsylvania company must pay restitution and fines totaling $30,000 for exceeding the allowable amount of hazardous waste stored at its facility in Cuyahoga County.

Attorney General Dave Yost announced today that he and 45 other Attorneys General reached a $120 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson and Johnson & Johnson owned companies Medical Device Business Services, Inc. (formerly DePuy, Inc.), DePuy Products, Inc., DePuy Synthes Inc. and DePuy Synthes Sales, Inc. to resolve allegations that DePuy unlawfully promoted their metal-on-metal hip implant devices, the ASR XL and the Pinnacle Ultamet.

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today urged the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to act quickly to prevent invasive Asian carp from reaching the Great Lakes and to use federal funding for the project. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a multistate settlement with Career Education Corporation, a for-profit college provider that operated several schools, including Sanford-Brown, Le Cordon Bleu, and International Academy of Design & Technology.

Ohio Attorney General and Governor-elect Mike DeWine today issued the following statement regarding the status of the lawsuit against Anthony Precourt and Major League Soccer (MLS):

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, along with 39 other attorneys general, today announced a $68 million settlement with UBS AG (UBS) for fraudulent conduct involving the manipulation of the London interbank offered rate (Libor), a benchmark interest rate that has a widespread impact on global markets and consumers. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Moraine Police Chief Craig Richardson, and Middletown Police Chief Rodney Muterspaw announced today that DNA analysis conducted by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) has confirmed that remains found in Moraine in September are those of a Middletown woman who disappeared in 2017. 

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today praised members of the Ohio House of Representatives and Ohio Senate for passing legislation to ensure the creation of the Ohio Attorney General's Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System.