Todd Rokita speaks at inauguration ceremony after being sworn in for a 2^nd term as Indiana's attorney general

Liberty in Action 

As Indiana’s Attorney General, fighting for your liberty is my top priority. Below are some highlights of our work!

Pharmaceutical companies spike EpiPen prices 600% while allegedly deceiving Hoosier consumers 

Attorney General Todd Rokita sues pharmaceutical companies over anticompetitive acts related to EpiPen 

Attorney General Todd Rokita has filed a lawsuit alleging that Mylan and Pfizer have conspired to increase EpiPen’s price by more than 600% in order to continue to profit from EpiPen prescriptions and prevent other similar products from coming to market and being available to consumers. EpiPens are potentially life-saving devices used to inject adrenaline into patients to combat severe allergic reactions. 

“Pharmaceutical companies have prioritized profits over patients,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Many Indiana residents rely on these medications to stay alive. Hoosiers deserve to know that the prices they pay for epinephrine arise from free and fair competition.” 

The complaint alleges the companies and their subsidiaries have violated the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act, the Indiana Antitrust Act, and the Medicaid False Claims Act by continually increasing the price of EpiPens and providing payments to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to exclude competition. 

“Hoosier families are suffering enough already from the economic decline experienced during the Biden administration,” Attorney General Rokita said. “For these companies to add to the pain by scheming against people with medical conditions is absolutely unethical.” 

The lawsuit also asserts the companies have paid doctors to endorse their decision to launch a 2-pak of the EpiPen and claim it is medically necessary — allowing the companies to cease selling individual EpiPens. 

This is just one of the many times Attorney General Rokita’s office has taken on dishonest companies that harm Hoosier patients. Since Attorney General Rokita took office, he has obtained a $66.5 million settlement against Centene for their failure to disclose true costs, won a $573 million multistate settlement against McKinsey & Co. for its role in “turbocharging” the opioid epidemic with Purdue Pharma, and secured $49.1 million in settlements against Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex for price fixing related to generic drugs. 

The filed lawsuit is attached.  

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• Mylan Pfizer Complaint

Attorney General Todd Rokita announces victory over government overreach and climate extremism as EPA shuts down electric-vehicle mandate 

Attorney General Todd Rokita announced today that Indiana and 23 other states have won a battle against a California effort to impose a radical climate agenda on ALL states by requiring trucking companies operating in California to use electric vehicles in their fleets. 

Following pressure applied by Attorney General Rokita and likeminded attorneys general, California dropped its request that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant the state special permission to impose the mandate as part of its “Advanced Clean Fleets” regulation. 

“Since the day I took office, we have fought for common sense, free enterprise and the rule of law,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Our efforts are paying off. In Indiana and across the country, liberty and prosperity are on the march while government overreach and climate radicalism are in retreat. But we cannot rest. We will stay relentless in our mission on behalf of all Hoosiers." 

The proposed mandate would have forced trucking businesses from ALL states to abide by California’s edict when operating in the Golden State — and it would have applied to trucking companies that operated one truck for as little as one day per year in California. 

In a September 2024 letter to the EPA, Attorney General Rokita and others explained the important principles at stake. 

“Granting California a preemption waiver,” states the Nebraska-led letter, “would run headlong into the equal sovereignty of the States protected by the Constitution.” 

The full letter is attached. 

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• AFC Waiver Comment

Armed robbers who murdered Chris Beaty during downtown Indy riots to remain in prison thanks to Attorney General Todd Rokita and appeals team

Three people who were involved in the murder of Chris Beaty must continue serving 108- and 164-year sentences after Attorney General Todd Rokita’s legal team prevailed at the Indiana Court of Appeals.

“We lost a beloved community member in a horrific attack in May of 2020,” Attorney General Rokita said. “Although no one can prevent deadly crimes before they happen, our office works hard to keep Hoosiers and their loved ones safe from the potential subsequent actions of a wide array of wrongdoers. A big part of that work includes keeping dangerous lawbreakers off the street through our handling of criminal appeals.”

In the days following George Floyd’s death, there were protests and demonstrations around the country, including in downtown Indianapolis. On Saturday, May 30, 2020, what began as peaceful protests turned violent and destructive as night fell.

Three criminals — Marcus Anderson, Alijah Jones and Nakeyah Shields — held a woman at gunpoint and robbed her of her phone, wallet and car. They then proceeded to rob another woman of her cellphone and backpack after assaulting her.

At some point that same night, Chris Beaty left his apartment through a Delaware Street entrance and turned right, walking toward Vermont Street, where he had an interaction with Shields. Moments later, gunshots were heard, and Beaty’s body was found in the street with four gunshot wounds in his back and evidence of blunt force injuries.

Anderson, Jones and Shields were eventually found guilty of felony murder, multiple counts of felony armed robbery, and multiple counts of attempted felony armed robbery.

In separate appeals, the three defendants raised a variety of issues they claimed raised doubts about the validity of their convictions and the lengths of their sentences. In each case, however, the Indiana Court of Appeals upheld the convictions and sentences.

Those appellate decisions are attached.

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• Anderson Opinion
• Jones Opinion
• Shields Opinion

Indiana challenges new federal rule that pushes Hoosiers further away from owning their own home 

Attorney General Todd Rokita says convoluted regulations will increase housing costs for working-class homeowners

Attorney General Todd Rokita is partnering with 15 states and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) to challenge new radical energy standards that will make the American Dream of homeownership unattainable for many hardworking Hoosier families. 

According to the NAHB, new standards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) can add up to $31,000 to the price of a new home and take up to 90 years for a home buyer to realize a payback on the added cost of the home. For every $1,000 increase in the median price, more than 100,000 American households are priced-out of being able to buy that home.

Even the agencies concede that by requiring all HUD- and USDA-financed new single-family home construction to meet the 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) and ASHRAE 90.1-2019, they will drive down production of affordable housing at a time when low and middle-class families are finding homeownership out of reach. 
 
“As a conservative, I love efficiency and would note that one cannot be a true ‘conservative’ without being willing to ‘conserve’ God’s green earth. But over-regulation, that doesn’t yield meaningful results and comes with wild costs, is a bad deal that common sense Hoosiers should reject,” Attorney General Rokita said. “In their name, we are rejecting this latest liberal crackpot whim with this lawsuit that if successful will help keep already terrible home ownership and rental costs from going through the roof. We’re seeing it more and more. We will continue standing up for homeowners and renters and fighting back against federal overreach.”   
  
Attorney General Rokita thanked the Indiana Builders’ Association (IBA) for bringing this issue to his office. Rick Wajda, CEO of the IBA, said this ill-conceived policy will act as a deterrent to new construction at a time when Indiana and the nation desperately needs to boost its housing supply to lower shelter inflation costs. It is also in direct conflict with the current energy codes in the majority of jurisdictions around the country. 

“At a time when Hoosiers are struggling to qualify for a mortgage or make a rent payment, this federal policy is the last thing our potential customers need,” Wajda said. “For every $1,000 increase in the cost of a house in Indiana, over 1,900 Hoosier households are priced out of the market. We need to reduce barriers to housing, not increase them. The Indiana Builders Association appreciates the efforts of Attorney General Rokita to stop these onerous costs being put on Hoosier homebuyers and renters.” 
 
The filed lawsuit is attached.  

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HUD Complaint