Release date: 3/29/2017 AG Applauds House Health Committee’s Unanimous Passage of STOP Act (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded the North Carolina House of Representatives Health Committee, which unanimously passed legislation to confront the opioid crisis. The STOP Act, formally the Strengthen Opioid misuse Prevention Act, will ensure smarter prescribing and smarter dispensing of […]
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Release date: 2/27/2017 Attorney General Josh Stein addressed Benchmarks NC, a non-profit association based in Raleigh, about the growing opioid epidemic that is sweeping the nation and state. (RALEIGH) Thank you for having me today and thank all of you for your work with vulnerable communities. As I’ve traveled the state, both as a candidate […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, March 27, 2017 AG Josh Stein Fights to Protect Student Borrowers AG Stein wins refunds for victims of student loan debt relief scam (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has resolved a lawsuit against Student Loan Group, a student loan debt relief scam. Student Loan Group claimed it […]
Release date: 2/27/2017 AG Stein Launches Social Media Conversation to Discuss Opioid Crisis #opioidsurvivor allows people to share stories, learn about resources, raise awareness (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that his office will host a social media conversation each Tuesday to discuss the opioid epidemic. Facebook and Twitter users can use #opioidsurvivor to […]
Release date: 3/27/2017 Joint Release from NCGA and NCDOJ North Carolina Senate Contact: Shelly Carver (919) 301-1744 North Carolina Department of Justice Contact: Laura Brewer (919) 716-6484 Overwhelming Statewide Support for STOP Act (RALEIGH) STOP Act sponsors, including Reps. Murphy, Davis, Horn and Malone and Sens. Davis, McInnis and Rabon and Attorney General Josh Stein […]
Release date: 1/31/2017 North Carolina joins 48 States and D.C. in Settlement with Western Union (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that Western Union will take new steps to protect their customers from fraud and that North Carolina will receive $226,000 of a $5 million settlement with Western Union. North Carolina joined 48 states […]
Release date: 9/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina has settled with Lenovo (United States) Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated state consumer protection laws by pre-installing software on laptop computers sold to North Carolina consumers that made consumers’ personal information vulnerable to hackers. The settlement was negotiated and […]
Release date: 6/15/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein is working with a bipartisan coalition of a majority of the state Attorneys General across the country in an ongoing investigation to evaluate whether manufacturers have engaged in unlawful practices in the marketing and sale of opioids. “Confronting the opioid crisis is one of my top priorities,” […]
Release date: 4/21/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein released the following statement in response to the North Carolina State Board of Elections’ Post-Election Audit Report. “The post-election audit report demonstrates that there was no widespread or purposeful misconduct in the 2016 election in North Carolina. We do not want any ineligible voting, but what little […]
Release date: 8/17/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today joined in filing an amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) and several employees who are alleging violations of their legal rights. In these three consolidated cases—Epic Systems Corp. v. Lewis, NLRB v. Murphy Oil USA, […]