2013 Press Releases
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5/13/2013
Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on North Stonington Open Space Referendum
“I take very seriously my responsibility to protect the public’s interest in conservation restrictions and will carefully scrutinize any proposal before taking a position in court.”
- 3/1/2013 Statement from Attorney General Jepsen in Response to Attorney’s Demand to Unseal Documents
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12/19/2013
Consumer Alert: AG, DCP Offer Immediate Steps for Shoppers Concerned About Target Data Breach
Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein today warned Connecticut consumers to take necessary precautions following news of a major data breach at Target stores across the country.
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8/26/2013
Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on State Supreme Court Decision in Computers Plus Case
"This is a significant victory for the state’s taxpayers, who will not be left on the hook for costs based on a verdict that we maintained was outside the law.“
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5/29/2013
Attorney General: Connecticut Joins 21 States in Partial Settlement with Tobacco Companies
Attorney General George Jepsen announced that Connecticut has joined 21 other states in a partial settlement with the major tobacco companies of a dispute dating from 2006 regarding payments to the states under the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).
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5/21/2013
Attorney General: Connecticut Homeowners Continue To Benefit from National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement
Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners continue to benefit from first lien principal reductions and other mortgage relief programs resulting from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement announced last year.
- 3/12/2013 Attorney General Announces $7 Million Multistate Settlement With Google Over Street View Collection of WiFi Data
- 3/25/2013 Agreement Reached with Branford Daycare Facility Will Provide Full Consumer Refunds, Resolve Tax Obligations
- 1/2/2013 AG Praises Extension of Tax Benefit for Distressed Homeowners
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8/22/2013
Attorney General: 6,300 Homeowners Helped By National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement
Attorney General George Jepsen today called the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage loan servicing companies a “tremendous success” for providing mortgage relief benefits of approximately $450 million to nearly 6,300 Connecticut borrowers.
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6/7/2013
AG, OCC Win Refunds for Residents Charged Through Unauthorized Sub-metering of Electricity
Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said today that refunds have been ordered to tenants of a New Haven apartment building who had been billed for heating and cooling costs through a system that represented illegal sub-metering of electricity.
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8/1/2013
AG Jepsen: State Supreme Court Decision Affirms Strong Public Policy against Workplace Sexual Harassment
Can the state terminate employment when an individual engages in sexual harassment in violation of agency directives? According to the Connecticut Supreme Court, if there is a clearly defined policy that has been knowingly and egregiously violated, then public policy may require nothing less than termination.
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11/26/2013
AG Jepsen Seeks Information from Connecticut Hospitals on Facility Fee Disclosures, Provider Acquisitions
Attorney General George Jepsen sent letters last week to the state’s hospitals seeking broad information about their acquisition of independent physician practices, free-standing ambulatory surgical centers and urgent care centers and seeking detailed descriptions of their disclosure of hospital affiliation and any facility fees charged to patients seeking care.
- 3/27/2013 AG Jepsen, DSS: Settlement Resolves Dispute, Provides Reimbursement for Patients Billed for Substance Abuse Treatment
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10/3/2013
AG Jepsen, DCP Advise Customers of Meriden Heating Oil Company to Seek Alternate Supplier
Meriden-based Ace Oil Co. has closed its doors, and customers should seek an alternate home heating oil supplier for future deliveries, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.
