For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 8, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina to allow a case filed by western North Carolina municipalities to go forward. Specifically, the cities of Asheville and Brevard and counties of Buncombe and […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, November 4, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 If approved, the pill would be available to buy without a prescription, removing barriers to accessing safe and timely reproductive care (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve over-the-counter birth control pills that meet applicable […]
(RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of North Carolina’s opinion in the PFAS/Fayetteville Works matter concerning personal jurisdiction. The Court affirmed that the Business Court has personal jurisdiction over Corteva and New Dupont and remanded the case to the Business Court. “People have to be able […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, November 4, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court of North Carolina’s decision in Leandro v. State of NC. “I have long said that we need a good teacher in every classroom and a strong principal in […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, November 1, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that the Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force, which he co-leads, is seeking to enforce formal requests for documents and information issued to two voice service providers about their alleged role in accepting and routing illegal robocalls to people […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined students at Ira B. Jones Elementary School in Asheville to share the North Carolina Department of Justice’s tech safety agreement, a new resource to help parents and caregivers keep their kids safe online. The agreement is intended […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, October 24, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Kenyawna Powell, Joshua McClain, and Reginald McClain all pleaded guilty to second degree murder today in connection with the 2018 murder of Ly Teng Nhiayi. Powell was sentenced to 125-162 months and Joshua McClain was sentenced […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 21, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today reminded North Carolinians to be on the lookout for charity scams and shared tips to help avoid charity scammers ahead of the holiday season as part of National Charity Fraud Awareness Week. So far in 2022, more than […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, October 18, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed two new lawsuits against manufacturers of Aqueous Film Forming Foam (AFFF), a fire suppressant that contains PFAS, and the companies that produce the PFAS-containing components in AFFF, including DuPont, Chemours, and 3M. The first lawsuit relates to […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 13, 2022 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed 919-716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein on Thursday visited Onslow County and met with local leaders to discuss the funds the county will receive from the $26 billion national settlement that Attorney General Stein helped secure from three drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson. Senator Michael […]