2012 Press Releases

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• Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Praise Draft Decision On NU-NSTAR Merger

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz today praised a draft decision by state utility regulators that would allow the proposed merger of Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR to move forward.

• Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Say CL&P Customers To Benefit From Safer, More Reliable Underground Distribution Systems

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said all Connecticut Light & Power Co. customers will benefit from a final decision today by state utility regulators following their safety investigation of an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

• AG/OCC: Regulators Should Fine CL&P For Failed Repairs to Underground Distribution System in Waterbury

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz said state utility regulators should fine Connecticut Light & Power Co. for failing to correct and upgrade long-standing problems in an underground electric distribution system in Waterbury.

• National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Providing Relief to Connecticut Borrowers

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that an interim progress report shows Connecticut borrowers getting real relief in the first months of the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement.

• Attorney General Congratulates Winner Of Law Day Essay Contest

  Attorney General George Jepsen today congratulated Jonathan Tinker, 14, of Hillcrest Middle School in Trumbull for writing his way to first place in the 19th annual Law Day essay contest sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General.

• Apple, Publishing Companies Charged With Illegal Price-Fixing Scheme in Marketing of eBooks

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that 16 states, led by Texas and Connecticut, have filed an antitrust lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Texas alleging Apple Inc. (Apple), and publishing companies Macmillan Publishers Ltd. (Macmillan), Penguin Group (USA), Inc. (Penguin) and Simon & Schuster engaged in an anticompetitive price-fixing scheme for marketing electronic books.

• AG, DEEP Take Action against Suspected Illegal Discharge Of Wastewater by Car Wash in Old Saybrook

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty have taken action to block a commercial car wash in Old Saybrook from discharging wastewater in violation of its permit and state environmental laws.

• Attorney General Jepsen Appoints New Executive Assistant For Press And Communications

  Attorney General George Jepsen is pleased to announce that Jaclyn M. Falkowski has joined the Office as Executive Assistant for Press and Communications.

• AG Supports NRC Decision Ordering Staff to Conduct Environmental Study on Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that he supports a federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission order to its staff to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) and a revised waste confidence rule on the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel.

• AG Jepsen, Attorneys General, Urge Rejection of Proposed Federal Firearms Reciprocity Laws

  Attorney General George Jepsen again urged U.S. Senate leaders to reject proposed federal legislation that would undermine Connecticut’s gun-permitting laws by requiring the state to recognize out-of-state permits, including concealed carry permits.

• 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 in Bridgeport on Thursday, March 29, 2012.

• Officials Offer Fireworks Reminders for a Safe Independence Day Holiday

  The Office of the Attorney General and the Department of Consumer Protection are reminding consumers today, in advance of the Independence Day holiday, that Connecticut law prohibits the sale, possession or use of fireworks without a permit.

• National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is Saturday, September 29

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined the DEA, the state Departments of Consumer Protection and of Emergency Services and Public Protection, and the Governor’s Prevention Partnership in detailing the state’s growing prescription drug problem and encouraging state residents to take part in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by visiting a nearby collection site.

• Merrill & Jepsen Collect $1.3 Million in Penalties from Companies Transacting Business in Connecticut without Legal Authority

  Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that during Fiscal Year 2012, a joint effort by their offices resulted in the collection of more than $1.3 million in penalties from out-of-state companies operating in Connecticut without legal authority to transact business.

• ADVISORY: Triad Conference Scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, Postponed

  The annual Connecticut Triad conference, “No Excuse for Financial Abuse,” scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 1, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Riverfront Community Center, 300 Welles Street, Glastonbury, is cancelled for weather-related reasons. It will be rescheduled at a later date.