For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolinians will see full prices upfront when they go to buy tickets to a game, a concert, or other live performance taking place in North Carolina. Attorney General Stein worked closely with legislators to […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 ***Pictures from today’s ceremony are available here. (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored North Carolinians in southeastern North Carolina with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are distributed to honor people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following statement today after a district court refused to grant a preliminary injunction that would prevent certain U.S. citizens living overseas from voting. “I’m pleased that the court upheld a bipartisan law that the North Carolina […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 21, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked major cell service and internet providers to offer unlimited data and high-speed internet to people in western North Carolina who are recovering from Hurricane Helene and to reimburse those customers for charges incurred while service was […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 21, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today honored North Carolinians in the Triangle with the Attorney General’s Dogwood Award. These awards are distributed to recognize people who are working to improve the health, safety, and well-being of their fellow North Carolinians. Recipients in central […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 18, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced legal actions to protect North Carolinians from illegal robocalls that destroy their peace of mind and scam them out of hard-earned money. Attorney General Stein is suing Club Exploria, LLC, a timeshare company also known as […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) A federal judge rejected an attempt by Meta to dismiss the lawsuit that Attorney General Josh Stein and other bipartisan attorneys general filed in 2023. The attorneys general sued Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, alleging that it designed its social media […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 10, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after a court rejected an attempt by Pactiv Evergreen, the company that owned Canton’s paper mill, to dismiss the lawsuit he filed earlier this year. Attorney General Stein sued Pactiv in May, […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 11, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today provided an update on price gouging complaints in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. As of October 11, 2024, the Department of Justice has received 308 complaints alleging Helene-related price gouging. Most complaints are related to groceries, hotel costs, […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 9, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after the North Carolina General Assembly unanimously passed the Disaster Recovery Act of 2024 (HB149). “I thank the General Assembly for moving quickly to draft and pass this bill and allocate initial funds […]