2011 Press Releases

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• 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.

• Attorney General And Federal Trade Commission Sue Branford Marketers Over Alleged Deceptive Practices

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against three Branford-based companies and their principal, whose Internet marketing and sales practices allegedly violate federal and state law.

• Attorney General Alerts Consumers Of Sony Playstation Network Data Breach

• Attorney General: Aetna Agrees To Review Chiropractic Services Claims Denied Improperly

• Attorney General Advises Consumers: Three Metropark USA Stores in State are Closing

• Apple, Google Asked To Provide Information About Smartphone Tracking

• Announcing A Consumer Protection Settlement That Rewards Consumer Vigilance Against The Sale Of Potentially Unsafe Products

• Anheuser-Busch Taking The Right Approach By Reducing Alcohol Content In ‘Tilt’ beverage

• Agreement Reached With Wells Fargo Bank Over Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans

• Attorney General Calls for ‘Strict Scrutiny' of Proposed Rate Increase

• Free Consumer University Workshop Thursday

• Jepsen Says State Regulators Should Review Proposed Northeast Utilities Merger

• Statement by Attorney General George Jepsen concerning a draft decision today by the state Department of Public Utility Control

• Patients Of Midstate Medical Center Cautioned About Data Breach

• 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.