Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Say CL&P Customers To Benefit From Safer, More Reliable Underground Distribution Systems

Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said all Connecticut Light & Power Co. customers will benefit from a final decision today by state utility regulators following their safety investigation of an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

Settlement Requires EPA to Update National Standards for Soot Pollution by End of the Year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will produce updated national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) on particulate matter by December 2012 under a settlement reached with Connecticut and a coalition of 10 other states, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty announced.

Attorney General Seeks Information From ValueAppeal LLC About Services Offered To Connecticut Property Owners

Attorney General George Jepsen has asked a Seattle, WA company for more information about certain property tax appeal services offered to Connecticut consumers after complaints were raised about the company in New Britain.

Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on 2nd Circuit DOMA Ruling

“As I’ve said before, discrimination based on sexual orientation has no place in our society or under our laws. Today’s ruling is another important step toward affirming the rights of all married couples in the state of Connecticut."

Connecticut Joins $90 Million Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline, Resolves Claims of Deceptive Marketing of Diabetes Drug

Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today that Connecticut has joined a $90 million multistate settlement with GlaxoSmithKline LLC to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia.

Attorney General Statement on PURA Two-storm Investigation Final Decision

"Today’s final decision, like the draft issued two weeks ago, substantially adopts the findings and recommendations that my office presented in this proceeding and is a positive step toward improving CL&P’s storm response."

Consumer Alert: Fake FBI Email Attempting to Extort Connecticut Residents

A new “drive-by” Internet virus carrying a fake message and claiming to impose a so-called fine from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may be targeting email addresses owned by Connecticut residents, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein warned today.

Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen on Massachusetts Agreement In Proposed NU-NSTAR Merger

“We will carefully review the Massachusetts agreement, but that agreement has little bearing on whether the proposed merger is in the public interest in Connecticut. NU and NSTAR still must prove that Connecticut customers will be better off as a result of the merger."

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.

Connecticut Receiving $6 Million From Abbott Laboratories Settlements Over Marketing of Depakote

Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut will receive approximately $6 million from federal and state civil and criminal settlements announced today with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations the company promoted sales and use of prescription drug Depakote for uses that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe and effective.

MEDIA ADVISORY

Homeowners Mortgage Assistance Event. sponsored by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and the Department of Banking

Students, State Officials Mark National Teen Safe Driving Week – Oct. 14-20

The results of two national studies on teen safe driving show that Connecticut is among the most advanced states whose laws help to prevent crashes injuries and deaths. This information comes as the state marks National Teen Safe Driving week Oct. 14 - 20.

Attorney General Files Agreement to Revoke Pension of Former Oxford Tax Collector Convicted on Felony Larceny Charge

Under an agreement filed in Superior Court today, a former tax collector for the town of Oxford who pleaded guilty to a felony larceny charge in July will have her municipal pension revoked in full, Attorney General George Jepsen said.

AG/OCC: Regulators Should Fine CL&P For Failed Repairs to Underground Distribution System in Waterbury

Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said state utility regulators should fine Connecticut Light & Power Co. for failing to correct and upgrade long-standing problems in an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

AG Supports NRC Decision Ordering Staff to Conduct Environmental Study on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

Attorney General George Jepsen said today that he supports a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission order to its staff to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) and a revised waste confidence rule on the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel.

Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Say CL&P Customers To Benefit From Safer, More Reliable Underground Distribution Systems

Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said all Connecticut Light & Power Co. customers will benefit from a final decision today by state utility regulators following their safety investigation of an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

Settlement Requires EPA to Update National Standards for Soot Pollution by End of the Year

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will produce updated national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) on particulate matter by December 2012 under a settlement reached with Connecticut and a coalition of 10 other states, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Energy & Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty announced.

Attorney General Seeks Information From ValueAppeal LLC About Services Offered To Connecticut Property Owners

Attorney General George Jepsen has asked a Seattle, WA company for more information about certain property tax appeal services offered to Connecticut consumers after complaints were raised about the company in New Britain.

Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on 2nd Circuit DOMA Ruling

“As I’ve said before, discrimination based on sexual orientation has no place in our society or under our laws. Today’s ruling is another important step toward affirming the rights of all married couples in the state of Connecticut."

Connecticut Joins $90 Million Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline, Resolves Claims of Deceptive Marketing of Diabetes Drug

Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today that Connecticut has joined a $90 million multistate settlement with GlaxoSmithKline LLC to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia.

Attorney General Statement on PURA Two-storm Investigation Final Decision

"Today’s final decision, like the draft issued two weeks ago, substantially adopts the findings and recommendations that my office presented in this proceeding and is a positive step toward improving CL&P’s storm response."

Consumer Alert: Fake FBI Email Attempting to Extort Connecticut Residents

A new “drive-by” Internet virus carrying a fake message and claiming to impose a so-called fine from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may be targeting email addresses owned by Connecticut residents, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein warned today.

Statement of Attorney General George Jepsen on Massachusetts Agreement In Proposed NU-NSTAR Merger

“We will carefully review the Massachusetts agreement, but that agreement has little bearing on whether the proposed merger is in the public interest in Connecticut. NU and NSTAR still must prove that Connecticut customers will be better off as a result of the merger."

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.

Connecticut Receiving $6 Million From Abbott Laboratories Settlements Over Marketing of Depakote

Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut will receive approximately $6 million from federal and state civil and criminal settlements announced today with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations the company promoted sales and use of prescription drug Depakote for uses that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe and effective.

MEDIA ADVISORY

Homeowners Mortgage Assistance Event. sponsored by Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Attorney General George Jepsen and the Department of Banking

Students, State Officials Mark National Teen Safe Driving Week – Oct. 14-20

The results of two national studies on teen safe driving show that Connecticut is among the most advanced states whose laws help to prevent crashes injuries and deaths. This information comes as the state marks National Teen Safe Driving week Oct. 14 - 20.

Attorney General Files Agreement to Revoke Pension of Former Oxford Tax Collector Convicted on Felony Larceny Charge

Under an agreement filed in Superior Court today, a former tax collector for the town of Oxford who pleaded guilty to a felony larceny charge in July will have her municipal pension revoked in full, Attorney General George Jepsen said.

AG/OCC: Regulators Should Fine CL&P For Failed Repairs to Underground Distribution System in Waterbury

Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said state utility regulators should fine Connecticut Light & Power Co. for failing to correct and upgrade long-standing problems in an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

AG Supports NRC Decision Ordering Staff to Conduct Environmental Study on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

Attorney General George Jepsen said today that he supports a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission order to its staff to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) and a revised waste confidence rule on the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel.