Release date: 1/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the North Carolina Utilities Commission to prioritize ratepayers’ wallets over Duke Energy’s. Below is Attorney General Josh Stein’s statement on the rate case: “Duke Energy has known that coal ash was going to be an issue since at least the 1990’s, but the company didn’t […]

Release date: 1/16/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today took action to block the Federal Communication Commission’s illegal rollback of net neutrality. “North Carolinians must have access to reliable internet to educate their children, run their businesses, engage with the world, and connect with family and friends,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “The internet is […]

Release date: 1/16/2018 North Carolina Price Gouging Law in Effect (RALEIGH) The price gouging law that protects consumers from scammers is now in effect in all 100 North Carolina counties due to Gov. Roy Cooper’s declaration of a State of Emergency related to the coming winter storm. Attorney General Josh Stein notified businesses and consumers […]

Release date: 1/10/2018 (RALEIGH) Following the reduction of the federal corporate tax rate, Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to take immediate steps to ensure that public utility companies do not receive a major windfall at the expense of their customers. In a letter sent to FERC, Attorney General […]

Release date: 1/5/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today stood in strong opposition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to allow more high polluting trucks on the roads by repealing protections on “glider trucks.” In 2016, the EPA required that gliders – new heavy duty truck bodies without engines or drive trains – […]

Release date: 6/1/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein announced today that Dr. Michael Alston Smith pled guilty to drug distribution, health care fraud, and aggravated identity theft in United States District Court in Charlotte. The conviction resolves allegations that Dr. Smith, a former Mount Holly family practice physician, illegally distributed controlled substances to female patients […]

Release date: 5/18/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein and the members of the Attorney General’s Council on Collegiate Opioid Misuse today released a toolkit to help guide students seeking to combat the opioid epidemic on college campuses. The Attorney General’s Council on Collegiate Opioid Misuse, a delegation of students from college and universities across North […]

Release date: 1/3/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with attorneys general from 48 states and the District of Columbia, and more than 40 state mortgage regulators, have reached a $45 million settlement with New Jersey-based mortgage lender and servicer PHH Mortgage Corporation. The settlement resolves allegations that PHH, the nation’s ninth largest non-bank residential […]

Release date: 12/21/2017 Lawsuit Centers on Deceptive Scheme to Sell Addictive, Potent Fentanyl Drug (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against drug manufacturer Insys Therapeutics, Inc. alleging an extensive scheme involving kickbacks, deception and fraud in marketing its drug Subsys. Subsys is a spray form of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, which is […]

Release date: 12/19/2017 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Department of Transportation not to withdraw a rule to require airlines and third-party booking companies to disclose baggage fees and other charges upfront. “Air travel can be stressful and expensive enough as it is,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “It’s even more frustrating […]