2011 Press Releases

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• Consumer Counsel, Attorney General Urge Regulators To Appoint Independent Utility Pole Administrator

  Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Attorney General George Jepsen are urging state utility regulators to appoint an independent, statewide administrator with management and oversight authority over Connecticut’s network of utility poles.

• 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

• MEDIA ADVISORY: Attorney General Jepsen will announce a new initiative to address Internet and data privacy issues

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

• 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

• Child Support Collection Efforts Benefit Connecticut Families In Need

• Bank Of America Responds To Mortgage Assistance Needs In Connecticut

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Bank of America Corp. responded to the needs of distressed homeowners in Connecticut by opening a customer assistance center today in Southington to help borrowers seeking loan modifications or other alternatives to foreclosure.

• Connecticut Joins Challenge of NRC Rule on Storage of Spent Nuclear Reactor Fuel