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News and Alerts
News and Alerts
Release date: 1/28/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed comments opposing new proposed rules from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) that would narrow its joint employer standard and effectively weaken employee protections. Attorney General Stein and 24 other attorneys general raised questions about the integrity of the new rules and concerns about harmful […]
Release date: 1/25/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he and 45 other Attorneys General reached a $120 million consent judgment with Johnson & Johnson and DePuy to resolve allegations that DePuy unlawfully promoted its metal-on-metal hip implant devices, the ASR XL and the Pinnacle Ultamet. North Carolina will receive $4,179,837.53. “Patients and […]
Release date: 1/28/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today was granted a temporary restraining order against a contractor involved in a lawsuit he filed over alleged deceptive trade practices. The temporary restraining order prohibits George Edward Hall, Patricia Roberts, Carolina Structures, Inc., Titan Concrete, Inc., Valley Sheds Plus, LLC, Carolina Buildings, LLC, Titan Outdoor Impressions, […]
Release date: 1/23/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a suit against George Edward Hall, Patricia Roberts, Carolina Structures, Inc., Titan Concrete, Inc., Valley Sheds, LLC, Carolina Buildings, LLC, Titan Outdoor Impressions, Inc., Kahuna Concrete, and Affordable Contractors over an alleged contractor scheme in the Triangle area. The suit alleges that these defendants take […]
AG Stein Joins 46 States and DC in $18.5M Settlement with Target Corporation Release date: 5/23/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina has joined 46 other states and the District of Columbia in a settlement with Target Corporation over a 2013 data breach. The $18.5 million agreement is the largest multistate […]
AG Stein Reaches $131,000 Settlement over Medicare and Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations Release date: 5/16/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that North Carolina has reached a settlement with TeamHealth Holdings, as successor in interest to IPC Healthcare Inc., f/k/a IPC The Hospitalists Inc. (IPC). The agreement resolves allegations that IPC violated the […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 13, 2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein took action this week to oppose efforts to defund Planned Parenthood. AG Stein is seeking to join 16 other state attorneys general to file an amicus brief that challenges an Ohio law that would defund Planned Parenthood and other health service providers. “Planned […]