Release date: 6/7/2017 North Carolina joins 19 other AGs in urging Congress to protect consumers (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he and 19 other attorneys general have contacted U.S. House of Representatives leadership opposing legislation that would eliminate needed consumer protections in federal law.  If passed, people will be more vulnerable to […]

Attorney General Stein Announces $18.6 Million for NC for Do-Not-Call Violations Release date: 6/6/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina will receive $18.6 million as a result of a lawsuit against Dish Network related to its violations of Do-Not-Call laws. North Carolina entered into the lawsuit against Dish Network with three […]

Release date: 6/5/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today moved to join a lawsuit to protect healthcare access for thousands of North Carolinians. The lawsuit, House v. Price, seeks to eliminate stable funding, also called cost-sharing reduction payments, the Affordable Care Act created to protect millions of working families from high healthcare costs. Attorney General […]

Release date: 6/5/2017 Attorney General Josh Stein today joined Gov. Roy Cooper, three mayors, two universities and more than 10 businesses in North Carolina, as well as more than 1,000 leaders from around the nation, in an open letter to the international community and parties to the Paris Agreement that reaffirmed their support for climate […]

Release date: 6/2/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein has been appointed to two national committees within the National Association of Attorneys General. Attorney General Stein will represent North Carolina’s interests on committees related to protecting people from substance misuse and scams, fraud and corporate bad behavior. “Confronting the opioid epidemic that is tearing families apart […]

Release date: 5/25/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Stein this week joined a bipartisan group of 32 attorneys general in urging Congress to oppose the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate all federal funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). The letter highlights LSC’s mission to ensure equality in justice by providing legal support to those who could […]

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 […]