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• Statement By Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning Review Of Utility Actions

  Attorney General Jepsen issued this statement at the Governor’s noon briefing on storm recovery efforts.

• Statement By Attorney General George Jepsen Concerning Mortgage Foreclosure Investigation

• 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.

• Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Credit State Regulators for Quick Response on NU-NSTAR Motion

  Acting in response to a motion filed Tuesday by the Attorney General and the Consumer Counsel, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has ruled that Northeast Utilities and NStar “must demonstrate that the proposed merger is in the public interest in order to gain PURA approval.”

• Attorney General Calls National Vehicle Emissions Standards A Hard-Fought Victory; State Legal Battle Likely Over

• Attorney General Asks Obama Administration To Restore State Authority To Regulate National Bank Lending, Credit Cards And Banking Rules

• Attorney General Asks For DPUC Investigation Of UI Maintenance, Capital, Operation Cuts

• Attorney General Reiterates Strong Support For Consumer Financial Protection Agency

• Attorney General Reviewing DCP Request For Lawsuit Against Kirby Vacuums

• Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on Comments from Volkswagen CEO at Detroit Auto Show

  "The time for empty apologies and hollow pledges of cooperation is over. It's up to Volkswagen to live up to its promises and obligations to consumers – and that starts by being honest with the American public, providing regulators with requested documents and coming clean on how they intend to address the very real problems with their vehicles."

• Statement from AG Jepsen on Today's Attorneys General Climate Change Meeting in New York

  "Climate change is a real and pressing issue, and states have a compelling interest in reducing emissions to help address the harms that climate change imposes upon our residents. I am delighted to meet with so many thoughtful leaders to strategize on ways we can protect our citizens from the greatest threat we collectively face."

• Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on US Supreme Court Cert Denial in Apple eBooks Appeal

  "In 2013, the District Court ruled that Apple conspired to restrain the marketplace for eBooks. Today's denial is welcome news for consumers – it affirms an important antitrust ruling that Apple orchestrated a conspiracy among publishers to raise eBook prices and clears the way for consumers to receive the relief guaranteed them under the settlement."

• State Settles Joint State-Federal False Claims Act Investigation with Pediatric Dental Provider

  A pediatric dental provider with practices in Milford and West Haven will pay more than $1.3 million to the state and federal government to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims to Connecticut's Medicaid program for x-ray services that did not comply with state law, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.

• AG Jepsen Assumes Presidency of National Association of Attorneys General

  Attorney General George Jepsen was formally elected president of the National Association of Attorneys General at a ceremony held last evening during the organization's Summer Meeting, which was held this week in Burlington, Vt.

• AG Jepsen: Connecticut Joins $470 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement with HSBC to Address Mortgage Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut has joined a $470 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses. Connecticut joins 48 other states, the District of Columbia, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in today’s settlement.