2011 Press Releases

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• Attorney General Posts Resources For Domestic Violence Awareness

  In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness month, Attorney General George Jepsen has added a new page to his office’s website to guide domestic violence victims to getting the help they may need.

• Connecticut Joins Challenge of NRC Rule on Storage of Spent Nuclear Reactor Fuel

• Investigation Of Sleepy’s, LLC Closed; No Evidence Of Violations Found

• Ridgefield Youth Wins Law Day Essay Contest

• New Haven Dentist Pays $212,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

  United States Attorney David B. Fein and Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that KRISTI ROSSOMANDO, D.M.D. and her dental practice, The CHILDREN’S DENTAL GROUP, P.C., with offices located at 825 Grand Avenue in New Haven, have entered into a civil settlement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $212,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state False Claims Acts.

• Attorney General And Federal Trade Commission Sue Branford Marketers Over Alleged Deceptive Practices

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against three Branford-based companies and their principal, whose Internet marketing and sales practices allegedly violate federal and state law.

• Attorney General Advises Consumers: Three Metropark USA Stores in State are Closing

• $40.75 Million Multi-State Settlement Reached with GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco

• The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today in AEP v. Connecticut

• The Kirby Company Agrees to Change Sales Practices and Restrict In-Home Sales Demonstrations

• States Withdraw Federal Challenge; New Rule Protects Women’s Access To Health Services

• States Reach $58.75 Million Settlement With Wachovia Bank In Alleged Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced a $58.75 million multistate settlement with Wachovia Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as its successor by merger, as part of an ongoing investigation of alleged anticompetitive and fraudulent conduct in the municipal bond derivatives industry.

• Statement from eight attorneys general who joined in signing an amicus brief regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act

• Statement By Attorney General Jepsen Regarding Sebac Complaint About Emails

• Statement By Attorney General George Jepsen On SEBAC’s Request To Investigate