2011 Press Releases

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• State Officials Offer Help To Distressed Homeowners

  Connecticut’s distressed homeowners have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with mortgage lenders to explore options regarding loan modifications and foreclosure assistance at a state-sponsored forum on Tuesday Nov. 15, 2011.

• Settlement Reached With James Galante Over Illegal Scheme In Waste Disposal Industry

• Ridgefield Youth Wins Law Day Essay Contest

• Retailers Urged To Check Charity Registrations Before Permitting Solicitations Of Customers

• New Haven Dentist Pays $212,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

  United States Attorney David B. Fein and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that KRISTI ROSSOMANDO, D.M.D. and her dental practice, The CHILDREN’S DENTAL GROUP, P.C., with offices located at 825 Grand Avenue in New Haven, have entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $212,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

• Mortgage Servicing Workshop December 20 For Wells Fargo And Wachovia Customers

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are announcing that Wells Fargo and Wachovia customers who are having trouble paying their mortgage loans may attend a home preservation workshop the bank is hosting on Dec. 20, 2011 in Hartford.

• Mortgage Loan Borrowers Encouraged To Participate In Federal Foreclosure Review And Claims Process

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Banking Commissioner Howard F. Pitkin are encouraging Connecticut borrowers who believe they suffered financial injury because of harmful mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure practices to participate in an Independent Foreclosure Review and claims process.

• The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in AEP v. Connecticut

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

• Connecticut Oysters V Kentucky Ham In Huskies-Wildcats Matchup

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

• Consumer Advisory: Borders Group To Close Remaining Stores

• Connecticut Leads States To $90.8 Million Settlement With UBS AG Over Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

• Connecticut Joins Multi-State Agreement To Curb Tobacco Sales To Minors By Circle K Stores, Inc.

• Connecticut Joins Multi-State Effort To Compel EPA To Issue New Air Quality Standards

  Connecticut and 11 other states notified the federal Environmental Protection Agency today of their intent to sue after 60 days over the agency’s failure to issue revised National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter, or soot, as required by the Clean Air Act.