2011 Press Releases

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• Unregistered Contractor Jailed For Violations

• Consumer Alert: Ford Recalls Older-Model Windstar Minivans

• Consumer Advisory: Borders Group To Close Remaining Stores

• Connecticut Oysters V Kentucky Ham In Huskies-Wildcats Matchup

• Cooperation Agreement Reached With Former Broker In Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Schemes

• Connecticut Joins States Opposing “Binge In A Can” Flavored Malt Beverage

• Consumer Advisory: Borders Group Closing Two More Connecticut Stores

• Attorney General Asks State Regulators To Investigate CL&P’S Storm Response

  Attorney General George Jepsen today asked utility regulators to investigate the adequacy of Connecticut Light & Power Company's preparedness and response to Winter Storm Alfred on Oct. 29, which left more than 831,000 CL&P customers without power.

• State Reaches $1.7 Million Settlement With Broker Over Alleged Illegal Billing And Concealed Commissions

  Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas B. Leonardi and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced a $1.7 million settlement with a Massachusetts-based insurance broker over allegations that the company misrepresented and concealed fees and commissions, ultimately overcharging a Connecticut client millions of dollars over several years.

• Former Connecticut Nursing Home Owner Suspended From Medicaid Program

• Abnormal Market Disruption on Energy Products Extended; Consumers Advised to Conserve Gasoline While Stations Remain Closed

• Connecticut And Eastern States Join In Support of EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

  Connecticut, joined by five other Eastern states and the District of Columbia, is seeking to intervene in support of a federal rule to control interstate air pollution, which is currently under challenge in a lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

• $92 Million State Settlement Reached With JP Morgan Chase Over Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

• Attorney General Issues Warning About Repair Scams In Areas Still Without Power

  Attorney General George Jepsen today warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from last weekend’s snowstorm.

• Cigna Agrees To Review Chiropractic Claims Denied Improperly