For Immediate Release: Friday, January 15, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged leaders in the North Carolina Senate and House of Representatives to address our state’s digital divide – especially during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic – when they appropriate the $13,426,560 he won in a settlement from Dish […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 15, 2021 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today commended the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for expanding access to treatment for opioid use disorder. Specifically, HHS eliminated some unnecessary barriers on physicians who wish to prescribe buprenorphine, an important medication for those […]
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision: “North Carolina voters had a huge win tonight at the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court upheld the State Board of Elections’ effort to ensure that every eligible vote […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $85,151,210.15 multistate settlement with American Honda Motor Co Inc. and Honda of America Mfg. Inc. (collectively “Honda”) over allegations they concealed safety issues related to defects in the frontal airbag systems installed in certain Honda […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, August 3, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the attached guidance for North Carolinians as Tropical Storm Isaias reaches North Carolina. The included video and column can be used for all media purposes. Additionally, North Carolina’s price gouging statute is in effect after Gov. […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, July 13, 2020 Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a $117 million settlement with Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS, Inc.) and UHS of Delaware Inc. to settle allegations of conduct violating the Federal False Claims Act and the North Carolina False Claims Act and resulting […]
viernes 3 de abril de 2020 En marzo, el gobierno federal promulgó una ley de recuperación de $ 2 billones que dará a muchos estadounidenses hasta $ 1,200 por persona, con cantidades adicionales para niños, para ayudar a superar las dificultades económicas causadas por la pandemia COVID-19. Como este dinero se envía en las próximas […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein filed an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court supporting states’ rights to regulate and address the rising cost of prescription drugs. Attorney General Stein and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general are arguing that regulation of the prescription drug market, […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged Greg Lowe, President of the North Carolina Division of HCA Healthcare, to answer questions in four areas: (1) complaints about quality of care, (2) access to needed health care services, including Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) nurses, (3) charity care policy […]
For Immediate Release: Friday, December 20, 2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today condemned the federal government’s latest effort to undermine the health care rights of LGBTQ individuals and families. Under a new federal proposal, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is attempting to eliminate explicit protections for “gender identity or sexual […]