For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 2, 2023 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Special Superior Court Judge Michael Robinson denied Dupont and Chemours’ motion to dismiss the state’s lawsuit over PFAS pollution. Attorney General Stein sued DuPont, Chemours, and other related companies in October 2020 to hold them accountable […]
Thursday, February 23, 2023 Current and former North Carolina servicemembers and people living in and around military bases in North Carolina should apply for refunds if they made a purchase from Harris Jewelry since 2014. Harris Jewelry was a national jewelry retailer that operated retail stores in and on military bases, including in Fayetteville near […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody today led a coalition of 45 attorneys general urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to permanently extend the ability for health care providers […]
For Immediate Release: Saturday, August 13, 2022 (RALEIGH) The North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission and the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Education and Training Standards Commission today released the following statement in response to attacks on law enforcement officers in North Carolina. “As the regulatory bodies responsible for maintaining the minimum standards for […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, July 1, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a settlement with Georgia-based SavaSeniorCare LLC, a company that owns and operates skilled nursing facilities in several states. The settlement with North Carolina and 22 other states resolves allegations that Sava billed Medicaid for medically unnecessary […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, February 25, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 Drug Distributors and Johnson & Johnson Commit to $26 Billion Opioid Agreement North Carolina to Receive $750 Million to Fight the Opioid Crisis (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today the final approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 10, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge, today led a bipartisan group of 51 attorneys general working to stop international scam calls. In a comment letter, the coalition urged the Federal Communications […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 10, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 North Carolina Stands to Receive the Maximum of $750 Million for Opioid Treatment and Recovery Resources (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, and the North Carolina League of Municipalities today announced a major milestone – all 100 […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 10, 2021 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein reached a $20,305.58 settlement with Mansa Travel Center Charlotte LLC, which does business as Queen’s Market, after he sued them in August for allegedly violating North Carolina’s price gouging law during the Colonial Pipeline shutdown and state […]
Below is information about microscopic hair comparison from the North Carolina Department of Justice: Microscopic hair comparison is valid science. Former FBI Director Comey’s letter raised concerns after some federal scientists testified beyond the limits of science and put more weight on the evidence than is appropriate. No similar concerns have been raised about North […]