For Immediate Release: Friday, January 29, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today opposed a proposed class action settlement that would allow mortgage servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation to profit from illegal payment processing fees charged to homeowners making normal mortgage payments online or by phone, including 7,641 North Carolina homeowners. […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 28, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the North Carolina Department of Justice’s 2020 data breach report, reporting that a record 1,644 data breaches were reported to the department last year. Attorney General Stein also shared a one-page guide to help North Carolinians […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a three-day prescription drug take back event in partnership with the Carolina Hurricanes and the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., January 27-29, North Carolinians will be able to safely […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 25, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 **STEIN WILL HOLD A VIRTUAL MEDIA AVAILABILITY ON THIS TOPIC TODAY AT 10:30 A.M. VIA ZOOM. PLEASE USE https://zoom.us/j/93880749229 TO JOIN.** (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he, along with the Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Sierra […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 22, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban menthol cigarettes. A menthol cigarette ban would benefit public health, decrease youth smoking, and help mitigate harm to communities of color. “Menthol cigarettes are designed to be […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 21, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Non Objection is Contingent on NHRMC’s Agreement to Certain Conditions (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he does not object to Novant’s purchase of New Hanover Regional Medical Center based on a thorough review of the proposed agreement and certain new […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement after an appeals court ruled that the Trump administration broke the law when it repealed and replaced the Clean Power Plan. The Trump administration’s replacement, the Dirty Power Rule, would have allowed more […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined a bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general in condemning the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and asserting that such actions cannot be allowed to go unchecked. “Last week’s violent insurrection violated one of the […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 11, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a progress report on its work to combat the opioid crisis. This information will help attorneys general as they work to reduce prescription opioid abuse and accidental deaths […]
For Immediate Release: Saturday, January 9, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein was today sworn in for his second term serving as North Carolina’s attorney general and leading the North Carolina Department of Justice. A video of Attorney General Stein’s post-oath of office remarks is available for media use here. […]