Michigan AG Seeks State Justices’ Aid in Eli Lilly Insulin Probe

The Michigan attorney general’s department, which wants to probe Eli Lilly & Co.’s insulin pricing practices, urged the state Supreme Court on Thursday to revisit precedent that it says hamstrings its investigative efforts.

Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) claims she can’t issue subpoenas against the Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical giant under the state’s Consumer Protection Act because precedent says that if conduct or a transaction is generally allowed by state or federal law, it can’t be investigated. That too-broad precedent poses problems for consumers who may have paid a contractor for shoddy work or a shady car dealer for a lemon, ...