2013 Press Releases

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• 8/22/2013 Attorney General: 6,300 Homeowners Helped By National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement

  Attorney General George Jepsen today called the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage loan servicing companies a “tremendous success” for providing mortgage relief benefits of approximately $450 million to nearly 6,300 Connecticut borrowers.

• 2/14/2013 Attorney General Jepsen Reaches Agreement with Macmillan over eBook Price-Fixing Allegations; Prior Settlements Approved

• 5/22/2013 Attorney General Jepsen Reaches Agreement with Penguin over eBook Price-fixing Allegations

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that Penguin Group (USA) Inc. has entered into a settlement agreement to resolve claims asserted by Connecticut and 32 other states and territories in a lawsuit alleging price-fixing and collusion in the market for electronic books, or eBooks.

• 3/27/2013 AG Jepsen, DSS: Settlement Resolves Dispute, Provides Reimbursement for Patients Billed for Substance Abuse Treatment

• 9/24/2013 AG Jepsen and 39 Attorneys General Call on FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined with 39 attorneys general from other states and territories in urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to issue regulations by October 31, 2013, addressing the advertising, ingredients and sale to minors of electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes.

• 9/9/2013 Statement on Award of Contract for Special Counsel to University of Connecticut

  The Office of the Attorney General today issued the following statement announcing the award of a contract for Special Counsel to the University of Connecticut’s Special Committee.

• 1/2/2013 AG Praises Extension of Tax Benefit for Distressed Homeowners

• 1/3/2013 Attorney General Reminds Qualified Borrowers: Jan. 18 is Submission Deadline for Foreclosure Settlement Claims

• 2/25/2013 Clean Air Improvements Anticipated From New Agreement with American Electric Power Company

• 12/10/2013 Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on United Healthcare’s Continued Physician Terminations

  “This move is further evidence of United’s unwillingness to act reasonably and in the best interest of its beneficiaries. It will only add to the confusion that United has already caused for thousands of patients, their families and their caregivers.”

• 4/11/2013 Administrative Order Issued for Cleanup of English Station Site in New Haven

• 2/5/2013 Attorney General Leads Multistate Coalition Challenging Standard & Poor’s Ratings

• 7/19/2013 Attorney General Jepsen to PURA: Aquarion Proposed Rate Increase Excessive, Unwarranted

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to reject an application from the Aquarion Water Company of Connecticut that would increase customer rates by $33 million over three years.

• 10/7/2013 Attorney General Jepsen Names New Deputy AG, Associate Attorney General for Litigation

  Attorney General George Jepsen has named Perry Zinn Rowthorn of West Hartford as Deputy Attorney General for the state of Connecticut. Current Associate Attorney General for Administration and Management Margaret Q. Chapple of Granby will assume the position of Associate Attorney General for Litigation.

• 5/21/2013 Attorney General, DMV and Insurance Department Warn about Telephone Scam on Insurance Quotes

  Attorney General George Jepsen, the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of Insurance are warning Connecticut residents about a telephone scam that is misrepresenting the DMV as providing information for automobile insurance quotes.