2011 Press Releases

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• Attorney General gives notice of Abnormal Disruption in Market for Energy Resources

  In light of the ongoing impacts of the recent snowstorm, including the high number of power outages at service stations throughout Connecticut, the Attorney General hereby gives notice pursuant to Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-234(d) of an abnormal disruption in the market for energy resources.

• Attorney General: Facebook Has Made ‘Significant Changes’ In Response To Concerns

• Attorney General Calls For Management Audit Of CL&P As Part Of Review By Utility Regulators

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked state utility regulators to include an independent management audit of Connecticut Light & Power Co. as part of its review of the utility’s preparedness for and response to major outage events.

• 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 Announces $34.25 Million Multistate Settlement With GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. Over Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced a $34.25 million multistate settlement with GE Funding Capital Market Services, Inc. (“GE Funding”) as part of an ongoing nationwide investigation of alleged illegal conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.

• Statement By Attorney General George Jepsen

  Attorney General George Jepsen issued this statement today explaining why Connecticut has not joined the U.S. Department of Justice action to block the AT&T – T-Mobile merger.

• Settlement Reached with CVS Pharmacy LLC Prohibits Sale of Expired Products in Connecticut

• Oil Deliveries Being Made To C.F. Oil Customers

• Settlement Reached with Covanta for Air Emissions Violations at Plant in Wallingford

• Office Of The Attorney General Settles Public Finance Lawsuits Against Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s, And Fitch

  The Office of the Attorney General today announced settlements with the three major credit rating agencies, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Standard & Poor’s, and Fitch, Inc., resolving claims that the companies allegedly misrepresented the meaning of their public bond credit ratings and unfairly gave lower credit ratings to public bonds.

• New Milford Clinical Social Worker Pays $210,000 To Settle Allegations Under the False Claims Act

• Landmark Antitrust Litigation Results In A $4.25 Million Settlement

• Statement by Attorney General George Jepsen concerning a draft decision today by the state Department of Public Utility Control

• 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.