AG Fitch Announces False Claims Settlement with Abbott Laboratories

FILE - In this April 6, 2021, file photo, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch, speaks during a news conference in Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi Supreme Court says a circuit court “acted outside its authority” when it ordered Fitch to investigate a death after a district attorney removed herself from the case. The attorney general’s office can take over cases when local prosecutors step away, but justices say a judge cannot order the takeover or set a timeline. Justices issued the unanimous ruling on Oct. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)