For Immediate Release: Monday, April 20, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement in response to news that debt collectors may attempt to garnish North Carolinians’ recovery checks from the federal government. “These payments are vital to help keep afloat North Carolinians who are struggling as a result of COVID19. Debt […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today took legal action against Vyera Pharmaceuticals (previously known as Turing Pharmaceuticals) and two of its former CEOs, including Martin Shkreli, for stifling competition to protect the exorbitant, monopolistic price of the drug Daraprim (pyrimethamine). Daraprim, used for toxoplasmosis treatment, was cheap and […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, today led a 22-state coalition urging the federal government to immediately develop and implement an outreach plan to inform the millions of Americans who have lost or may lose their […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 13, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to enforce the CARES Act and require credit reporting agencies to follow the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) during the COVID-19 crisis. The CFPB’s recent announcement that they would not enforce the law would […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 13, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to take immediate action to ensure billions of dollars in emergency stimulus payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) go to American families, not debt collectors. The CARES […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 9, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to withdraw a proposed rule that threatens to undermine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and congressional efforts to combat banking discrimination. The CRA is a critical civil rights tool that directs trillions […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to reconsider its shortsighted decision to deny a special enrollment period on HealthCare.Gov during the current worldwide […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2020 (RALEIGH) Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and Attorney General Josh Stein released the below joint statement regarding access to the courts for victims of domestic violence during the COVID-19 pandemic. “My first priority is to protect the health and safety of all North Carolinians,” said Chief Justice Cheri Beasley. […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 3, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to suspend benefits claims deadlines and debt collection activities for veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to the VA, Attorney General Stein and 21 other attorneys general argue that the VA’s continued […]
On Tuesday, March 31, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order to prohibit utility disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorney General Josh Stein urged Gov. Cooper to take action to protect North Carolinians from losing access to water, power, gas, and other services as North Carolina responds to COVID-19. Read Gov. Cooper’s executive order here.