2011 Press Releases

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• The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in AEP v. Connecticut

• $92 Million State Settlement Reached With JP Morgan Chase Over Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

• Abnormal Market Disruption on Energy Products Extended; Consumers Advised to Conserve Gasoline While Stations Remain Closed

• Terms And Conditions Set For Liquidation Sales At Syms, Filene’s Basement Stores

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein are advising consumers that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the terms of liquidation sales for all Syms and Filene’s Basement stores, including two in Connecticut in Berlin and Fairfield.

• Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Attorneys General; Rejects DirectBuy, Inc. Settlement Of Class-Action Lawsuit

• Office Of The Attorney General Settles Public Finance Lawsuits Against Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, And Fitch

  The Office of the Attorney General today announced settlements with the three major credit rating agencies, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch, Inc., resolving claims that the companies allegedly misrepresented the meaning of their public bond credit ratings and unfairly gave lower credit ratings to public bonds.

• Settlement Reached with Covanta for Air Emissions Violations at Plant in Wallingford

• Remarks Of Attorney General George Jepsen To The Connecticut Supreme Court On Redistricting

  Attorney General George Jepsen made these remarks to the Connecticut Supreme Court this afternoon, Friday, December 30.

• Attorney General: Facebook Has Made ‘Significant Changes’ In Response To Concerns

• Full Regulatory Review Of NU Merger Needed To Protect Connecticut Consumers

• Consumer Counsel, Attorney General Urge Regulators To Appoint Independent Utility Pole Administrator

  Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Attorney General George Jepsen are urging state utility regulators to appoint an independent, statewide administrator with management and oversight authority over Connecticut’s network of utility poles.

• Consumer Alert: Ford Recalls Older-Model Windstar Minivans

• Connecticut And Eastern States Join In Support of EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

  Connecticut, joined by five other Eastern states and the District of Columbia, is seeking to intervene in support of a federal rule to control interstate air pollution, which is currently under challenge in a lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

• Cigna Agrees To Review Chiropractic Claims Denied Improperly

• Bank Of America Responds To Mortgage Assistance Needs In Connecticut

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Bank of America Corp. responded to the needs of distressed homeowners in Connecticut by opening a customer assistance center today in Southington to help borrowers seeking loan modifications or other alternatives to foreclosure.