Press Release Archived

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• Attorney General Announces Consumers To Receive $88,000 In Settlement Of Sunrise Herbal Lawsuit

• Attorney General Announces Agreement With Dannon Over Activia and DanActive Claims About Digestive Health And Immunity

• Attorney General Announces Agreement To Assure Furniture Delivery

• Attorney General Announces Claim Letters Sent To F&S Customers, Informational Website Operating

• Attorney General Announces $2.5 Million Settlement Of Contract Dispute Over Computerized Law Enforcement Database

• Attorney General: Shield Utility Customers From Rate Increases Resulting From UI’S Acquisition Of Gas Companies

• CT Attorney General Calls Social Networking Report “Step Forward,” Urges Sites To Immediately Implement Measures To Better Protect Children

• Attorney General Applauds FDA For Requesting Alcoholic Energy Drinks Makers Prove Drinks’ Safety

• Attorney General Calls For Management Audit Of CL&P As Part Of Review By Utility Regulators

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked state utility regulators to include an independent management audit of Connecticut Light & Power Co. as part of its review of the utility’s preparedness for and response to major outage events.

• Attorney General Announces $34.25 Million Multistate Settlement With GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. Over Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced a $34.25 million multistate settlement with GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. (“GE Funding”) as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation of alleged illegal conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.

• Connecticut, 36 Other States Reach $17M Settlement with Google

  Connecticut, with 36 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached a $17 million agreement with Google, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company circumvented default privacy settings pertaining to cookie blocking in Safari Web browsers, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.

• Attorney General Calls On General Assembly To Enact Contracting Reforms, Including False Claims Act, Longer Work Ban For Corrupt Contractors

• Attorney General Calls On Insurance Commissioner To Reject Anthem Request For 22 To 30 Percent Premium Increases On Health Insurance Policies

• States Reach $58.75 Million Settlement With Wachovia Bank In Alleged Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced a $58.75 million multistate settlement with Wachovia Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as its successor by merger, as part of an ongoing investigation of alleged anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.

• 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.