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Consumer Education Poster Contest Highlights National Consumer Protection Week
Attorney General George Jepsen Tuesday thanked middle-school students across Connecticut who participated in a poster contest sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General in recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, March 4-10.
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Consumer Alert: Fake FBI Email Attempting to Extort Connecticut Residents
A new “drive-by” Internet virus carrying a fake message and claiming to impose a so-called fine from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) may be targeting email addresses owned by Connecticut residents, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein warned today.
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Attorney General George Jepsen said proposed consent judgments were filed today against the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers, outlining the terms and conditions they are required to meet as part of the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement announced Feb. 9.
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Connecticut Residents Advised to Check Out Charities Before Responding to Solicitors
Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein are urging Connecticut residents to make informed choices by asking questions when contacted by telemarketers seeking donations on behalf of a charity.
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Connecticut Receiving $6 Million From Abbott Laboratories Settlements Over Marketing of Depakote
Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut will receive approximately $6 million from federal and state civil and criminal settlements announced today with Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories over allegations the company promoted sales and use of prescription drug Depakote for uses that were not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as safe and effective.
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Connecticut Joins Settlement Agreement With Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Attorney General George Jepsen said that Connecticut has joined with other states and the federal government to settle allegations that Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BIPI), paid kickbacks and engaged in off-label marketing campaigns that improperly promoted four drugs: Atrovent, Combivent, Micardis and Aggrenox.
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Connecticut Joins Multistate Effort Pushing For Federal Standards on Methane Emissions
Attorney General George Jepsen and state Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel C. Esty said Connecticut has joined six other states in notifying the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) they intend to sue, if necessary, to prompt agency action on methane gas emissions from new and existing sources of the greenhouse gas.
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Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut is among the states, along with the federal government, which have reached an agreement in principle with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for the largest healthcare fraud settlement in U.S. history.
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Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today that Connecticut has joined a $90 million multistate settlement with GlaxoSmithKline LLC to resolve allegations that the pharmaceutical company unlawfully promoted its diabetes drug, Avandia.
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Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein announced today that Connecticut has joined a $181 million dollar settlement agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson.
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Connecticut electric ratepayers will benefit from $5 million through a settlement between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Constellation Energy Commodities Group, Inc., Attorney General George Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Chairman Arthur House announced today.
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Media Advisory: Homeowners Mortgage Assistance Event
To protect the privacy of homeowners who attend this event, members of the media will not be allowed inside. A press availability for media interviews and questions is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. outside the Student Union with Attorney General George Jepsen and Banking Commissioner Howard Pitkin.
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Media Advisory for Joint Federal-State Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement
Attorney General Jepsen and Commissioner Pitkin will be available to help explain the $25 billion joint federal-state mortgage foreclosure settlement agreement announced Thursday and what it means for Connecticut and struggling homeowners.
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Prescription drug abuse is a growing problem, and improper disposal of unused prescription medications poses a potential health and safety hazard. Attorney General George Jepsen and the Drug Enforcement Administration will be joined by leaders in law enforcement, consumer protection and advocacy in highlighting the DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this coming Saturday, September 29.
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Attorney General George Jepsen will participate Saturday Feb. 25, 2012 in the Men Make A Difference, Men Against Domestic Violence™ Celebrity Half-Time Basketball Game sponsored by Interval House, Connecticut’s largest domestic violence intervention and prevention agency.