Thursday, November 19, 2020 Recent media reports and complaints to our office show that people often incur unexpected charges when getting a test for COVID-19. While Congress passed rules aimed to make COVID-19 testing free nationwide, consumers are sometimes charged for other services during their visit. Here’s how to avoid a surprise charge while getting […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced that the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, convened by Gov. Roy Cooper and co-chaired by Justice Anita Earls and the attorney general, adopted recommendations related to marijuana today. Those include a recommendation […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $113 million multistate settlement with Apple Inc. over Apple’s 2016 decision to throttle consumers’ iPhone speeds to address unexpected shutdowns in some iPhones. North Carolina will receive $2,708,168.71. “Apple made profits by failing to be […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $1,099,449 in grants to protect and improve the environment in eastern North Carolina through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 million in grants to 22 grantees. […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $542,021 in grants to protect and improve the environment in Bladen, New Hanover, Pender, and Robeson Counties through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 million in […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced $339,527 in grants to protect and improve the environment through the Environmental Enhancement Grant (EEG) program. Across the state, Attorney General Stein will award nearly $3 million in grants to 22 grantees. That includes 10 construction […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the Trump administration to withdraw a proposed rule that would strip workers of key protections under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The proposed rule would make it easier for employers to classify employees as […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein on the USDOJ settlement with Purdue Pharma: “I cannot support this deal. The opioid epidemic is a scourge leaving addiction, death and sorrow in its wake. Just as we were making some progress here in North Carolina, the […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with the Attorneys General of Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Tennessee, New York, and Utah, released the following statement regarding today’s antitrust filing by the U.S. Department of Justice and the multistate investigation into Google. “Over the last year, […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 19, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein reached an $18 million multistate settlement with Merit Medical Systems Inc. to resolve allegations that Merit offered unlawful kickbacks to health care providers to persuade them to purchase Merit medical devices and caused false claims to be submitted […]