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Attorney General Josh Stein to Cell and Internet Providers: Give Western North Carolinians Unlimited Data and High-Speed Internet, Reimburse Bills When Service Was Down

For Immediate Release: Monday, October 21, 2024 Contact: Nazneen Ahmed (919) 716-0060 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today asked major cell service and internet providers to offer unlimited data and high-speed internet to people in western North Carolina who are recovering from Hurricane Helene and to reimburse those customers for charges incurred while service was […]

CBS17: ‘A big win’: Duke Energy coal ash settlement to save customers $1.1 billion in NC, AG Stein says

by: FOX46 Digital Desk Posted:Jan 25, 2021 / 09:50 AM EST Updated:Jan 25, 2021 / 09:50 AM EST RALEIGH, N.C. (WJZY) – North Carolina has reached a settlement with Duke Energy over the coal ash cleanup that will save customers over $1.1 billion, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein announced Monday. “This settlement is a win […]

News & Observer: Opioid settlement will bring nearly $20 million to NC. How should it be spent?

BY WILL DORAN FEBRUARY 04, 2021 10:20 AM UPDATED FEBRUARY 04, 2021 02:33 PM RALEIGH Corporate consultants who worked with the makers of OxyContin — and other painkillers that have fueled the opioid epidemic — have agreed to pay North Carolina nearly $20 million to avoid a lawsuit over their work. That’s part of a nationwide […]

CBS 17: NC attorney general’s report says robocalls dominate consumer complaints

by: Steve Sbraccia Posted: Feb 19, 2021 / 02:33 PM EST Updated: Feb 19, 2021 / 07:44 PM EST RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – For many consumers, the court of last resort turns out to be the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office. And last year, Attorney General Josh Stein’s office received more than 31,000 complaints. Of the […]

WBTV: VACCINE TEAM: How do I know I am registering for a legitimate vaccine clinic?

By Maureen O’Boyle February 23, 2021 at 5:46 PM EST – Updated February 23 at 6:46 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – As North Carolinians get anxious about their spot to get a shot, the bad guys are rearing their ugly heads and trying to scam you. Late Tuesday afternoon, North Caroline Attorney General, Josh Stein sent out […]

WFMY: Robocalls, student loan forgiveness, and fake vaccines: Top concerns from NC’s Attorney General

Author: Cami Marshall-Anthony, Tanya Rivera Published: 5:03 PM EST February 23, 2021 Updated: 7:13 AM EST February 24, 2021 GREENSBORO, N.C. — In 2020, the Consumer Protection Division of the North Carolina Department of Justice received 31,019 consumer complaints. More than 10,000 of them were robocall and do not call complaints. Since so many scams originate through […]

Attorney General Josh Stein Sues Over Trump Administration’s Rollback of Endangered Species Protections

For Immediate Release: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s rollback of the Endangered Species Act, arguing that three new rules are unlawful and undermine the key requirements of the law. In North Carolina, 64 plant and animal species are listed as endangered or threatened […]

Stein Sues Sacklers

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit in North Carolina Superior Court against eight members of the Sackler family: Richard Sackler, Mortimer Sackler, Jonathan Sackler, Kathe Sackler, Ilene Sackler Lefcourt, Beverly Sackler, Theresa Sackler, and David Sackler. In his lawsuit, Attorney General Stein alleges that these […]

Attorney General Josh Stein Wins More than $150,000 in Consumer Relief in Price Gouging Settlement

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein obtained a consent judgment against Ohio-based Scotts Tree Service and defendants Scott Lacey and Randy Shannon to resolve a Hurricane Florence price gouging lawsuit. The consent judgment bans the defendants from performing tree removal work in North Carolina, prohibits them from collecting $153,100 […]

WRAL: Former softball player uses own experience to help those with opioid addiction

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