Release date: 6/16/2017 (RALEIGH) This week, the U.S. Department of Education announced that it will delay important new rules that protect student loan borrowers from predatory and deceptive practices. Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement in response: “Education is one of the best reasons I can think of to borrow money. But unfortunately, […]
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Release date: 4/25/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today wrote President Trump strongly urging him to reconfirm the United States’ commitment to the critically needed Paris Agreement to address climate change. In the agreement, all countries vowed to work to address climate change and limit carbon emissions. Climate change is a threat to national security, the […]
Release date: 9/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina has settled with Lenovo (United States) Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated state consumer protection laws by pre-installing software on laptop computers sold to North Carolina consumers that made consumers’ personal information vulnerable to hackers. The settlement was negotiated and […]
Release date: 6/15/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein is working with a bipartisan coalition of a majority of the state Attorneys General across the country in an ongoing investigation to evaluate whether manufacturers have engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing and sale of opioids. “Confronting the opioid crisis is one of my top priorities,” […]
Release date: 4/21/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement in response to the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ Post-Election Audit Report. “The post-election audit report demonstrates that there was no widespread or purposeful misconduct in the 2016 election in North Carolina. We do not want any ineligible voting, but what little […]
Release date: 8/17/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and several employees who are alleging violations of their legal rights. In these three consolidated cases—Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, […]
Release date: 1/29/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today made the following statement on President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration: “America is a nation of immigrants. Throughout our history, we have welcomed people from foreign lands who seek a better life and in the process enrich the quality of ours. While some Americans were […]
Release date: 1/18/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced members of his senior leadership team. Biographical information about each staff member is below. “Pulling this team together has been one of my most important early tasks as Attorney General,” said AG Stein. “I am excited by their talent, energy and commitment to serving the […]
Release date: 11/9/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that his office has entered a final multistate settlement agreement that resolves a decade-old payment dispute under the 1998 Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement, the historic agreement with the tobacco industry. “It is critical that we resolve this dispute completely,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “This […]
Attorney General Josh Stein Files New Allegations in Expanded Federal Generic Drug Antitrust Lawsuit
Release date: 10/31/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein moved to expand his existing antitrust investigation of the generic drug industry to include an additional 12 pharmaceutical company defendants. This new filing will increase the number of generic drug manufacturer defendants from six to 18 in the case and the number of drugs at issue in […]