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• Attorneys General Ask Backpage.Com To Show Efforts To Block Human Trafficking

• Conn. Leads $5.5M Multistate Settlement with Nationwide Insurance Company over 2012 Data Breach

  Connecticut has joined with 31 other states and the District of Columbia in a $5.5 million settlement with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and its subsidiary, Allied Property & Casualty Insurance Company, that resolves the states' investigation into a 2012 data breach that exposed sensitive personal information of 1.2 million consumers across the country, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull announced today.

• Conn. Reaches State-Federal Settlement with Hartford Dispensary to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

  The Hartford Dispensary will pay $627,000 through a federal-state settlement to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by falsely certifying to federal and state officials that it had a current medical director that was performing his duties in accordance with federal and state law, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby said today.

• Attorney General Warns Small Businesses Not To Fall For Yellow Pages Scam

• Attorney General Warns Consumers About Saab Bankruptcy And Vehicle Warranties

  Attorney General George Jepsen is advising Connecticut consumers who own Saab motor vehicles, or are considering purchasing one, to be cautious about warranties following Saab’s bankruptcy filing in Sweden on Monday, Dec. 19.

• State Files Brief in Support of Physicians in United Healthcare Appeal

• Connecticut Files Lawsuit against EPA to Require Action on Petition to Reduce Emissions from Pennsylvania Coal Plant

  Connecticut has filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failure to take timely action on a petition from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) asking the EPA to take action to stop pollution from a Pennsylvania coal-fired power plant from blowing our way.

• Attorney General Urges Senate Leaders To Reject “Right To Carry” Reciprocity Legislation

  Attorney General George Jepsen is urging U.S. Senate leaders to oppose national “right-to-carry” reciprocity legislation that would require states to recognize the gun-permitting laws of other states, including the right to carry concealed weapons.

• “No Excuse for Financial Abuse” : Attorney General Highlights Triad Annual Conference

• Attorney General Seeks More Information About Proposed Sale Of Portion Of Stanley Park

• Multistate Settlement Agreement Reached Over Mortgage Document Execution Practices

• Connecticut Joins Multistate Settlement Resolving Environmental Claims against Volkswagen for Emissions Fraud

  Connecticut will receive $14,846,465 through a multistate settlement with auto-maker Volkswagen that resolves state claims that the company violated environmental laws when it equipped certain diesel vehicles with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.

• Attorney General Supports Fine of AT&T For Violating Service Standards

• Connecticut Leads $3.5M Multistate Settlement with Lenovo over Installation of Hacker-vulnerable Software on Laptop Computers

  Connecticut has joined with 31 other states in a settlement with technology company Lenovo (United States) Inc. to resolve allegations that the company violated state consumer protection laws by pre-installing faulty software on laptop computers sold to Connecticut consumers that made consumers' personal information vulnerable to hackers, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull said today.

• Consumer Alert: Beware Healthcare Scams during Open Enrollment

  State officials today are warning Connecticut residents to look out for scammers using federal open enrollment periods to lure consumers into buying fake health plans or otherwise obtain personal or financial information, Attorney General George Jepsen, state Department of Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade and Jim Wadleigh, CEO of Access Health CT, said today.