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• Attorney General’s Statement On Bankruptcy Court Ruling That Allows $1.3 Million In Bonuses To Journal Register Company Executives

• 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 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 Investigates Whether CT Citizens Evaded State Taxes Through Offshore UBS Accounts

• Attorney General, Healthcare Advocate, Insurance Committee Co-Chairs Propose Sweeping Reform Of Health Insurance Rate Hike Approval Process

• Attorney General Will Seek Rehearing In FAA Case; D.C. Circuit Rejects State Fight Against FAA Flight Paths Over Southwestern CT

• Attorney General Welcomes U.S. Senate Commerce Committee’s Warning On Bogus Membership Clubs

• 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.

• Attorney General In Federal Court Brief: Pratt Negotiations With State And Union Were A “Sham

• Attorney General, Healthcare Advocate Say Insurance Dept Rejection Of New Evidence In Anthem Rate Case Is Troubling

• Attorney General Pleased Governor, DPUC To Support His Complaint Demanding Return Of $85.8 Million Generators Received Without Providing Power

• Attorney General Warns Of Bogus Medical Board Certification Scam Targeting Immigrant Doctors

• Attorney General Urges Research and Caution In Selecting Veteran and Military Charities

• Attorney General, Consumer Protection Commissioner: Abnormal Market Disruption on Energy Products through Nov. 10

  Due to Hurricane Sandy’s continuing potential to affect fuel distribution and sale in Connecticut, Attorney General George Jepsen announced that he will issue a notice of abnormal market disruption that will commence when the existing abnormal market period ends on Nov. 3. Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein today encouraged consumers to help minimize stress on the markets by conserving gasoline where possible.