For Immediate Release: Thursday, March 14, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Cigna and Unified Women’s Healthcare (UWH) to reach an agreement so women do not lose access to affordable OB/GYN care. “This disagreement is hurting women and their babies,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “I’m urging Cigna […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 12, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and a bipartisan coalition of 43 attorneys general urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to update and strengthen the rules technology companies must follow under the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). “Our laws need to catch up […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 11, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and Secretary of State Elaine Marshall today sued Cancer Recovery Foundation, International (CRFI), also known as the Women’s Cancer Fund, and its owner Gregory B. Anderson for allegedly deceiving donors and violating telemarketing and consumer protection laws. CRFI […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and 40 other bipartisan attorneys general today called on Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram, to thoroughly review their data security practices after a rise in scammers taking over and locking users out of their accounts. From 2022 […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 4, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after his district court victory led JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines to abandon their plans for a $3.8 billion merger. “Prices for airline tickets are sky high, and more competition means more options. […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 4, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced legal actions to help protect North Carolinians’ housing and homeownership. He is suing Canary General Contracting and Design for deceiving Charlotte homeowners and launching an investigation into real estate software company RealPage over concerns about anticompetitive […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 29, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked North Carolinians to apply for 2024 Environmental Enhancement Grants (EEGs) that improve our state’s natural land and water resources. Letters of intent are due by this Friday, March 1, 2024, and completed proposals are due by […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 22, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein this week filed a brief in federal court defending North Carolina’s laws protecting residents from predatory high interest loans. A car title lender is challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina’s laws preventing such loans. “We kicked predatory, payday, […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 22, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released a statement as Solicitor General Ryan Park argues the Leandro school funding case in front of the North Carolina Supreme Court. “Today, lawyers from my office are arguing that we must invest in our public schools […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein led a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general calling on Congress to help lower drug costs for Americans by reforming how pharmacy benefit managers operate. “These third-party companies are putting profits over patients,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. […]