Penalty Amount
$35,000,000
Colorado, the FTC, and a coalition of state attorneys general reached a settlement with Corteva over allegations that its post-patent loyalty program restricted distributors from selling competing generic pesticides. Corteva must end the challenged conduct and pay the states $35 million for fees and costs; the agreement is in effect for 10 years.
Corteva must dismantle its pesticide loyalty program, stop specified exclusionary and discriminatory conduct toward customers and distributors, and pay the states $35 million for fees and costs. The agreement remains in effect for 10 years.
Review distributor, reseller, and customer agreements for exclusivity, loyalty, rebate, and volume-incentive provisions that could discourage customers from purchasing competing or generic products, especially after patent expiration. Check that distribution and pricing terms do not penalize or threaten customers for dealing with competitors, and ensure sales policies and contract language align with any applicable competition-law obligations. This action concerns antitrust conduct rather than privacy practices, so it does not itself indicate a need to revise data-processing or breach-notification clauses.
Entity
Corteva, Inc.
Industry
OtherOfficial Press Release
https://coag.gov/press-releases/colorado-ftc-settlement-with-corteva-inc-lowers-pesticide-prices-for-farmers/
SyngentaCrop JointMotionforStipulatedOrder
https://www.ftc.gov/system/files/ftc_gov/pdf/SyngentaCrop-JointMotionforStipulatedOrder.pdf
Colorado Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://coag.gov/
"a settlement agreement with pesticide manufacturing giant Corteva, Inc."
"the agreement requires Corteva to pay the states $35 million to cover their fees and costs."
"Corteva implemented a post-patent loyalty program that paid distributors to block competitors from selling cheaper generic products to farmers."
"Corteva will dismantle its existing pesticides loyalty program"
"Sept. 28, 2026"
Colorado joined a coalition of states and local governments in suing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over its rule weakening fuel economy standards for new passenger cars and light trucks. The coalition alleges the rule violates federal law; the press release does not report a penalty or a court ruling.
$469.0M
Colorado joined a 43-state-and-territory settlement resolving allegations that Sandoz and Fougera participated in a long-running conspiracy to inflate generic drug prices, reduce competition, and restrain trade. The companies agreed to pay approximately $469 million and implement reforms; the states are seeking court approval.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a multistate and local coalition challenging the EPA’s repeal of greenhouse gas limits for many coal- and gas-fired power plants. The coalition seeks to have the repeal struck down and the protections restored, and separately notified the EPA of its intent to sue over regulation of emissions from existing gas plants; no penalty or final court remedy is reported.
$2.3M
Colorado and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $2,287,455 settlement with Laboratory Corporation of America over the 2019 data breach at its debt collector, American Medical Collection Agency. The settlement requires stronger vendor risk management and information security practices, with particular requirements for medical debt collectors.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in settling a lawsuit against Paramount Skydance Corporation over its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, which the states alleged would harm competition by lowering film output and raising prices. The settlement includes a five-year commitment to increase film output, a $1.5 billion investment in domestic production, a $47.5 million worker fund, and an independent monitor. This is an antitrust/competition enforcement action, not a privacy enforcement action, despite the extraction schema's privacy focus.
$694.0M
Colorado and 40 other states entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, resolving allegations that CAC originated car loans it knew or should have known consumers could not afford and that it failed to reasonably prevent dealers in its network from deceptively 'packing' Vehicle Service Contract and GAP add-on products into CAC-financed purchases. The settlement provides $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers plus an additional $15 million to the attorneys general, and imposes injunctive reforms including loan 'off ramps,' enhanced pre-purchase and pre-loan disclosures, dealer monitoring, and a seven-year price cap at 109% of retail book value. Note: this is a consumer-lending enforcement action, not a data privacy matter; the 'dark_patterns' category is the closest available fit for the deceptive add-on sales allegations.