2012 Press Releases

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• Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen Announce Allocation Of Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that Connecticut’s share of the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement will be spent to bolster and expand programs assisting Connecticut’s distressed homeowners.

• Consumers Reminded That Gift Cards Sold In Connecticut Have No Expiration Date

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein are reminding consumers that under Connecticut law, pre-paid gift cards and gift certificates sold in the state do not have an expiration date.

• First Adoption Under New Law Takes Place in Willimantic

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Commissioner Joette Katz, Department of Children and Families, said an adoption of a teenage boy finalized Monday in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters in Willimantic was the first under a new law that took effect Oct. 1.

• Federal Court Upholds Clean Air Rules Aimed at Reducing Greenhouse Gases Contributing to Global Warming

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty praised a federal appeals court decision today that upheld government standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming.

• Court Orders Finalize $25 Billion National Mortgage Servicing Settlement Agreement

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut consumers will soon benefit from direct mortgage relief and new mortgage servicing standards under terms of the $25 billion national settlement agreement with the five largest mortgage servicers.

• Consumer Education Poster Contest Highlights National Consumer Protection Week

  Attorney General George Jepsen Tuesday thanked middle-school students across Connecticut who participated in a poster contest sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General in recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, March 4-10.

• Attorney General Seeks Information about Barnes & Noble Data Breach

  Attorney General George Jepsen said that three Barnes & Noble, Inc. stores in Connecticut were among those where hackers breached point-of-sale keypad card terminals to access personal identification numbers and credit and debit card information.

• Attorney General Praises PURA For Considering Review Of NU/NSTAR Merger

  Attorney General George Jepsen today praised state utility regulators for a draft decision that would enable a state review of the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR, a Boston-based utility holding company.

• Attorney General Joins “Stop the Texts” Day National Campaign

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined the nationwide “Stop the Texts Day” campaign in a continuing effort to educate young drivers about the dangers of texting while driving. May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month.

• Attorney General Jepsen to eBook Purchasers: Settlement Credit Notification Process has Begun

  Attorney General Jepsen today advised Connecticut residents who may have purchased certain eBooks that the notice process is underway in a $69 million national settlement with publishers announced earlier this year. Approximately $1.3 million of the settlement will be allotted to Connecticut consumers, if the settlement is approved by the court.

• Attorney General Jepsen Secures $69 Million Agreement with Three Major U.S. Publishers over eBook Price-fixing Allegations

  Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen along with 54 attorneys general in other states, districts and U.S. territories, announced today that they have reached an antitrust settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States.

• Attorney General Jepsen Completes Antitrust Investigation of Proposed Yale-New Haven, St. Raphael Merger

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that he has completed his antitrust investigation of the proposed merger of Yale-New Haven Hospital and The Hospital of Saint Raphael and will not seek to block the merger under Connecticut’s antitrust law.

• Attorney General George Jepsen Statement To The PURA About Proposed NU-NSTAR Settlement And Merger

  Good morning, and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to discuss this landmark settlement we have reached with Northeast Utilities and NSTAR. I am here to urge you to approve this settlement agreement, which assures that the merger will occur in a manner that best serves the public interest in Connecticut.

• Attorney General Encouraged By Reports Showing Connecticut Homeowners Receiving Mortgage Relief

  Attorney General George Jepsen said mortgage modifications and other forms of relief resulting from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement are reaching Connecticut’s distressed homeowners more quickly than anticipated.

• Attorney General Continues Work On Banking Issues Responsible For Financial Crisis

  Attorney General George Jepsen joined other Attorneys General this week to continue work on their investigation into issues that contributed to the nation’s financial crisis and were not resolved by the historic $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement with the nation’s largest banks.