For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the federal government’s efforts to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans. The Supreme […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general urged Congress to act now to help stop organized retail crime. Organized retail crime occurs when groups of people work together to steal large amounts of merchandise from […]
Friday, February 21, 2025 Patients across the country, including in North Carolina, are widely using weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound. However, due to quickly rising demand and supply shortages, counterfeit versions of these drugs are flowing into the United States from countries including India, China, and Turkey. These fake pills […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 19, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson and 37 bipartisan Attorneys General called on the Food and Drug Administration to stop bad actors from selling harmful counterfeit versions of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound or illegally selling […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 18, 2025 Contact: Ben Conroy (984) 383-9038 RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that the state’s price gouging law is in effect across the state after Governor Josh Stein declared a state of emergency in advance of this week’s winter weather. The price gouging law makes it unlawful […]
Friday, February 14, 2025 Online dating and social media can be great ways to meet someone new, start a new relationship, or make a new friend. However, it’s important to be careful when interacting with new people online. Some bad actors, also called “sweetheart scammers,” might be looking to earn your trust just to get […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 13, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson and Governor Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Pactiv Evergreen on behalf of the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the town of Canton, and Haywood County. Pactiv will pay $6.25 million in financial restitution. The settlement […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, February 6, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 Jackson also released the 2024 Annual Report on Data Breaches in North Carolina RALEIGH – Attorney General Jeff Jackson today announced that he is investigating the recent PowerSchool data breach that impacted more than 62.4 million current and former students and teachers across […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, January 31, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 RALEIGH – Today, the North Carolina Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the SAFE Child Act’s lookback window is constitutional. In McKinney v. Goins, Solicitor General Ryan Park and the Department of Justice defended the legislature’s creation of a two-year period in which adults […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 23, 2025 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 Sackler Family Will Pay Up To $6.5 Billion Over 15 Years; Purdue Will Pay Nearly $900 Million On Court Approval RALEIGH – Today, Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, […]
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