North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson and North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson announced a $590 million agreement between the state of North Carolina, 11 local governments, and DuPont and Chemours over alleged PFAS contamination in the state. Under the agreement, $455 million will be provided to the state and 11 participating local…

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A bipartisan alliance of AGs from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina have joined officials and federal agencies from across the Southeast region to launch the Southeast Fraud Enforcement Federal-State Partnership. The Justice Departments National Fraud Enforcement Division announced this new federal-state cooperation agreements with an event that brought together 18…

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Maryland AG Anthony Brown and North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson announced separate settlements with Mylan resolving allegations that the company used anticompetitive tactics to maintain EpiPen’s market dominance and drive up prices for the life-saving allergy medication. According to the AGs’ offices, Mylan allegedly suppressed generic competition through exclusionary contracts with pharmacy benefit managers, delayed…

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North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson obtained consent judgments against MV Realty and company executives after a North Carolina Superior Court held them liable for unfair and deceptive trade practices and violations of state telemarketing and robocall laws related to the company’s 40-year Homeowner Benefit Agreements. The AG’s office alleged that MV Realty gave homeowners small…

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A bipartisan coalition of seven AGs led by North Carolina AG Jeff Jackson said WeChat agreed to new cooperation measures aimed at helping U.S. law enforcement disrupt fentanyl-related money laundering on the platform.

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