AG Stein and 42 State AGs Settle with Johnson & Johnson for $33 Million Release date: 5/24/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and 42 other state attorneys general today announced a $33 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. and Johnson & Johnson over the companies’ claims regarding the quality of over-the-counter drugs through […]

Release date: 5/22/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today applauded a U.S. Supreme Court Case ruling holding that patent trolls – i.e. businesses that exist for the primary purpose of bringing patent infringement lawsuits – cannot sue businesses in far-off states where they have little or no connection. AG Stein previously joined a bipartisan coalition […]

Release date: 5/17/2017 AG Stein Leads Effort to Return Prescription Drug Settlement Money to North Carolina (RALEIGH) AG Stein led a group of 51 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate Finance Committee chair and ranking member to introduce legislation that would allow the federal government to return prescription drug settlement money to the […]

Release date: 4/25/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today wrote President Trump strongly urging him to reconfirm the United States’ commitment to the critically needed Paris Agreement to address climate change.  In the agreement, all countries vowed to work to address climate change and limit carbon emissions. Climate change is a threat to national security, the […]

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: 4/19/2017 Rule would protect consumers by requiring financial advisors to put clients’ best interests ahead of profits (RALEIGH) This week, Attorney General Josh Stein joined seven of his state attorney general colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to lift its delay in implementing a rule that would require financial advisors to […]

Release date: 4/17/2017 Attorney General Stein Hires New Justice Academy Director (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he has hired Trevor Allen to serve as the North Carolina Justice Academy’s director. Allen has worked for the past three years as a Deputy Director of the North Carolina Department of Justice’s Criminal Justice Standards […]

Release date: 4/11/2017 Yesterday marked my 100th day as the Attorney General of North Carolina. I am profoundly grateful to the people of North Carolina for the trust they have placed in me. Here is an update on my office’s work since I was sworn in on January 1st. PROMOTING PUBLIC SAFETY Tackling the opioid […]

Release date: 4/6/2017 The North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ) has begun an effort to learn more about the best ways to communicate with you to ensure we’re doing our very best to serve the people of North Carolina. As a part of that effort, we have designed a survey to help us understand how […]

Release date: 4/5/2017 Attorney General Josh Stein today urged U.S. Congressional leadership to oppose resolutions that would circumvent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CPFB) rules that protect consumers from prepaid card fraud and hidden fees. These additional consumer protections were scheduled to go into effect on April 1, 2018, and would help millions of prepaid card […]