2014 Press Releases
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5/1/2014
North Branford Student Is Winner of Law Day Essay Competition
Attorney General George Jepsen today congratulated 8th-grade student Zelda Galdenzi, 13, of North Branford Intermediate School for writing the top essay in the 21st annual Law Day essay competition sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General.
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7/28/2014
New Public Service Announcement Publicizes Foreclosure Assistance Hotline
Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard Pitkin today announced a new public service announcement to draw the public's attention to the services available through the Department of Banking's foreclosure assistance hotline.
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1/27/2014
New DMV Analysis Shows State's Teen Driving Laws are Working
As January marks the 10th anniversary for Connecticut imposing restrictions and stronger safety standards on teen drivers, a recent DMV analysis shows these standards have brought large decreases in crashes, injuries and deaths in the last decade.
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7/10/2014
Governor Malloy: Changes to State Laws Regarding the Residential Electricity Market Will Benefit Connecticut Consumers
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that as of July 1st several changes to laws concerning Connecticut’s electricity market will have gone into effect, creating greater transparency and increasing protections for residential consumers by requiring electricity suppliers to provide very clear and specific information about how much they are being charged for electricity.
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8/15/2014
Governor Malloy, Attorney General and DMV Warn Consumers about Flood-Damaged Vehicles
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and the Department of Motor Vehicles joined together today to advise consumers purchasing new or used cars to be alert for flood-damaged vehicles following the heavy rain that struck the Northeast earlier this week.
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10/15/2014
Gov. Malloy, AG Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Katz Welcome PURA Final Approval of Frontier, AT&T Purchase
Connecticut consumers will benefit from more than $63 million in improvements and investments in broadband Internet capabilities in the state under the agreement approved today granting final approval of Frontier Communications Corporation's purchase of AT&T's Connecticut wireline operations, Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said today.
- 3/7/2014 Consumer Advisory: Consumer Counsel and Attorney General Warn Electric Customers about Providing Account Data over the Phone
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1/10/2014
Connecticut Joins Global Settlement Resolving Health Care Fraud Allegations against CareFusion Corporation
Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby today announced that Connecticut has joined with other states and the federal government in a global settlement with CareFusion Corporation to resolve allegations of unlawful marketing practices in promoting the sale of Chloraprep, a surgical preparation solution.
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6/17/2014
Connecticut Joins $550M Joint State-Federal Settlement with Mortgage Servicer SunTrust
Connecticut has joined with the federal government, 48 other states and the District of Columbia in a $550 million settlement with mortgage lender and servicer SunTrust that resolves origination, servicing and foreclosure abuses, Attorney General George Jepsen announced today.
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4/29/2014
Conn. Officials Praise U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Interstate Air Pollution Rule
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Energy & Environmental Commissioner Robert Klee today praised a U.S. Supreme Court decision that upholds the federal Environmental Protection Agency's authority to control interstate air pollution and assist downwind states – like Connecticut – in achieving air quality standards.
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1/15/2014
Attorney General Reaches Settlement in Antitrust Lawsuit with Three Southbury Companies over Alleged Boycott and Bid-Rigging
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that settlements have been reached with three Southbury companies over allegations of illegal boycott and bid-rigging involving snow removal and snowplowing services. The settlements resolve a lawsuit brought by the Attorney General in Connecticut Superior Court alleging that the three Southbury companies had violated the Connecticut Antitrust Act and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.
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3/6/2014
Attorney General Jepsen Testifies in Support of Hospital Facility Fee Legislation
Attorney General George Jepsen today testified in support of legislation he authored seeking greater disclosure to patients of hospital facility fees. Over the last several months, he testified, nearly 70 complaints have been filed with his office from Connecticut patients who were surprised to learn that the medical services they received at a physician’s office had triggered a hospital facility fee.
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7/14/2014
Attorney General Jepsen Partners with FTC to Promote Military Consumer Protection Day
Our nation’s military families face unique challenges, such as frequent deployments and relocations, that make them particularly vulnerable to scam artists. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported over 62,000 consumer complaints from veterans, military families and service men and women in 2012 alone. To assist America’s military families and veterans avoid scams, Attorney General George Jepsen is joining with the FTC, consumer protection organizations and other private sector groups in the second annual Military Consumer Protection Day on Wednesday, July 16.
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1/13/2014
Attorney General, DCP Urge Target Customers to Take Advantage of Free Credit Monitoring in Wake of Data Breach
Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein today urged all Connecticut residents who shop at Target stores to take advantage of one year of free credit monitoring being offered by the retail company in the wake of the massive data breach announced last month.
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9/4/2014
AG Jepsen to FDA: End Bottleneck Preventing Generic Nexium from Entering the Market
In comments to a Citizen Petition filed with the Food and Drug Administration today, Attorney General George Jepsen called on the federal agency to expeditiously end several years of delays preventing the sale of a generic form of the drug esomeprazole magnesium, currently marketed under the brand name Nexium. Nexium is the second highest-selling pharmaceutical drug in the United States, and delays in approving generic versions have cost consumers and government healthcare payers billions of dollars.
