2013 Press Releases
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10/3/2013
AG Jepsen, DCP Advise Customers of Meriden Heating Oil Company to Seek Alternate Supplier
Meriden-based Ace Oil Co. has closed its doors, and customers should seek an alternate home heating oil supplier for future deliveries, Attorney General George Jepsen and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.
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12/19/2013
AG Jepsen: Connecticut Joins in $2.1B State-Federal Settlement with Mortgage Servicer Ocwen
Ocwen Financial Corporation and its subsidiary, Ocwen Loan Servicing, have agreed to a $2.1 billion joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General George Jepsen, 48 additional states and the District of Columbia and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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10/2/2013
AG Jepsen: Banks Face Four New Performance Tests under National Mortgage Settlement
The five mortgage servicers included in the National Mortgage Settlement must better address loan modifications, single points of contact with borrowers and billing statement accuracy under four new servicing standard tests, the settlement Monitor announced today.
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11/18/2013
Connecticut, 36 Other States Reach $17M Settlement with Google
Connecticut, with 36 other states and the District of Columbia, has reached a $17 million agreement with Google, Inc. to resolve allegations that the company circumvented default privacy settings pertaining to cookie blocking in Safari Web browsers, Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein announced today.
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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.
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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.
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11/4/2013
Connecticut Joins $1.2 Billion Settlement with Johnson & Johnson, Janssen Pharmaceuticals
Connecticut has joined with other states and the federal government in a $1.2 billion global settlement with Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., that resolves allegations of unlawful marketing practices in promoting the sale of two antipsychotic drugs, Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby announced today.
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11/6/2013
AG Jepsen Calls on Federal Regulators to Examine UnitedHealthcare Provider Termination
In a letter sent today, Attorney General George Jepsen has asked federal regulators to “aggressively scrutinize” UnitedHealthcare’s decision to terminate a large number of doctors from its Medicare Advantage Plan network in Connecticut.
- 4/11/2013 Administrative Order Issued for Cleanup of English Station Site in New Haven
