Tuesday, February 9, 2021
As companies continue to examine their pricing in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, state attorneys general and private plaintiffs continue to bring suits under state price gouging laws. The complaints include requests for a range of remedies, including injunctions, disgorgement, restitution, fines, or other financial penalties. With the majority of price gouging laws having now been in effect for almost a year, we have seen businesses and state attorneys general enter into a variety of settlements. These settlements are a useful tool for businesses looking to gauge their risk as it relates to price gouging enforcement and compliance.
North Carolina to receive nearly $19 million in opioid settlement
North Carolina to receive millions of dollars to fight opioid crisis By John Smist | February 4, 2021 at 10:45 PM EST - Updated February 4 at 11:44 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A large sum of much-needed money is coming to North Carolina to fight the opioid epidemic.
State Attorney General Josh Stein announced Thursday that he reached a $573 million multi-state settlement with consulting firms McKinsey & Company over its role in advising opioid companies on how to promote their drugs and profit from the opioid epidemic.
North Carolina will receive nearly $19 million, $15 million of that will be paid out in the next 60 days.
I was told today someone tried to use my ID to get unemployment benefits
Yes, even the NC Attorney General can be a victim of identity theft. How to protect your ID & what to do if your ID is stolen. Author: Tanya Rivera Updated: 7:17 PM EST February 3, 2021
GREENSBORO, N.C. You know when you re having a conversation with someone and you hear them say something and you think to yourself, ‘You have got to be kidding?’.
That’s the kind of moment it is when the NC Attorney General says he was a victim of ID theft.
“Someone filed tax returns in my name and just today I learned someone filed unemployment insurance in my name. This happens to all of us or too many of us,” said Josh Stein, NC AG.
Find the nigger guilty
by Daniel Andre Green
James Jordan, known to the world as the father of Michael Jordan, was murdered on July 23, 1993. He was also the father of James Jordan Jr., Delois Jordan, Larry Jordan, Roslyn Jordan and Ashlee Jordan. He was the husband of Deloris Jordan and shared the same blood as Esther Herring, Linda Jeffers, Robert Hankins and Gene Jordan. He was a Black businessman.
I am Daniel Andre Green. In 1996 I was wrongfully convicted of first-degree felony murder in the death of James Jordan. This is my testimony, a public letter to those who loved James Jordan and a call for help to anyone who believes in truth and reconciliation and who wishes to stand in defense of due process and equal protection of the laws.
From Staff Reports
Duke Energy has reached an agreement on coal ash management with the North Carolina Attorney General and the Sierra Club and the Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission have reached an agreement on costs related to cleanup.
On Monday, state Attorney General Josh Stein, announced the settlement for coal ash cleanup cost allocation through 2030. Over this time frame, Duke Energy has agreeded to reduce North Carolina customers’ costs by approximately $1.1 billion.
But pressed by reporters, Stein acknowledged that consumers will be expected to shoulder the $3 billion that Duke is not covering, or roughly 75% of the total cost of the cleanup.