Release date: 1/16/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a lawsuit against National Emergency Restoration Services LLC and its Director of Operations Ricardo (“Rick”) Aleman for allegedly price gouging a Guilford County homeowner for tree removal during the state of emergency declared for Hurricane Michael. In his lawsuit, the Attorney General requests that the […]
Release date: 1/16/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that he does not object to HCA’s acquisition of Mission Health System’s assets. As a result of extensive negotiations with the Attorney General’s Office, HCA has strengthened its commitments to provide healthcare services, the Dogwood Health Trust has agreed to make its board more representative […]
Attorney General Josh Stein Gets Temporary Restraining Orders Against Two Out-of-State Price Gougers
For Immediate Release: 1/15/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today was granted temporary restraining orders against two companies involved in separate price gouging lawsuits he filed involving tree removal and flood repair in eastern North Carolina after Hurricane Florence. These mark the fourth and fifth lawsuits Attorney General Stein has filed in response to price […]
Release date: 1/10/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina has negotiated settlements totaling $1,673,750 with Fiat Chrysler and $3,677,040 with auto-supplier Robert Bosch for harming consumers by undermining auto emissions regulations through the use of “defeat devices” on diesel vehicles. When finalized, North Carolina will receive a total of $5,350,790 from […]
Thursday, January 10, 2019 Social Security numbers are our most important personal information. These numbers – which can be used to open new credit cards, take out loans, even set up a new identity – are a scammer’s dream. That’s why they work so hard to steal your Social Security number. We’ve been hearing about […]
1/9/2019 Attorney General Josh Stein January 2019 As we begin 2019, I want to highlight some of the work the North Carolina Department of Justice has done in the past year to prevent crime, support law enforcement, safeguard consumers, and defend North Carolina and its people. When I took office in 2017, I highlighted our […]
Release date: 1/3/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a notice of appeal in Texas v. United States to protect the Affordable Care Act (ACA) for the thousands of North Carolinians who rely on it. “The Affordable Care Act not only gives more than 500,000 North Carolinians access to health insurance, it also protects […]
Release date: 12/28/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed an amicus brief to oppose payday lenders’ use of Indian tribes to skirt state laws that protect people from exorbitant interest rates and other predatory practices. In these schemes, unscrupulous lenders make payments to a tribe to “borrow” its immunity. Attorney General Stein argues that […]
Release date: 12/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed a complaint to seek an injunction to prevent new Trump administration rules that will drastically change access to contraceptive coverage. Specifically, these rules will allow any employer or health insurer with religious objections to opt out of the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive coverage requirement. “I […]
Release date: 12/20/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today moved to intervene in a lawsuit to stop the proposed use of airguns to survey the Atlantic Ocean floor for oil and gas. These “seismic testing” surveys are the next step toward allowing offshore drilling- an action that would result in severe and potentially irreparable harm […]