2011 Press Releases

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• Investigation Of Sleepy’s, LLC Closed; No Evidence Of Violations Found

• Homeowners Mortgage Assistance Event Resources

  Attorney General Jepsen today posted resources to help homeowners prepare for the Tuesday, November 15 Homeowners Mortgage Assistance Event.

• Attorney General Creates Privacy Task Force To Focus On Internet And Data Privacy Concerns

• Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Ask Regulators To Clarify Scope Of Storm-Related Review

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz have asked state utility regulators to clarify the scope of its investigation and the procedures for review of storm-related service interruptions by public service companies.

• Attorney General Commends Service Providers For Storm-Related Customer Credits

  Attorney General George Jepsen Tuesday commended those cable, satellite television and telecommunications companies providing storm-related credits to Connecticut customers, which in many cases, exceed what the law and their service contracts required.

• Attorney General Closes Investigation Into Refurbished Computers By Staples

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Thursday that Staples, Inc. has addressed his concerns about the sale of used and refurbished computers in Connecticut by changing the process it uses to clear the hard drives of personal information of previous owners.

• 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.

• Attorney General Issues Consumer Advisory: Closing Sales Underway At Six Borders Stores In State

• Attorney General Issues Opinion About DEEP's Request To Suspend Smart-Meter Docket

  Attorney General George Jepsen has concluded that the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection complied with state law in requesting state utility regulators to temporarily suspend their proceedings on the issue of smart meters.

• Attorney General “Disappointed” By Failure Of State Regulators To Review NU Merger

• Attorney General Asks Providers To Waive Charges For Period Of No Service

  Attorney General George Jepsen is asking all providers of telecommunications, cable and satellite television and Internet services in Connecticut to waive charges for the period its Connecticut customers were without service following the Oct. 29 storm.

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

• Full Regulatory Review Of NU Merger Needed To Protect Connecticut Consumers

• 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.

• Free Consumer University Workshop Thursday