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• 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.

• 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.

• Attorney General: Connecticut Joins 21 States in Partial Settlement with Tobacco Companies

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced that Connecticut has joined 21 other states in a partial settlement with the major tobacco companies of a dispute dating from 2006 regarding payments to the states under the 1998 tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA).

• Attorney General Announces Restitution Payments From 2011 Settlement with Swiss Bank UBS AG

• Attorney General: $29 Million Multistate Settlement Reached with Toyota Over Unintended Acceleration

• AG Jepsen Launches New Online Complaint Form on Hospital Facility Fees

  Attorney General George Jepsen today encouraged Connecticut patients who have been billed for a so-called “facility fee” without notice from their healthcare provider when receiving medical treatment, or who were told they would be charged a facility fee but were not told the amount or experienced difficulty in learning the amount of the facility fee, to submit a complaint to his office using a new form.

• AG Jepsen Initiates Antitrust Lawsuit over Alleged Group Boycott, Bid Rigging in Southbury Snow Removal

  Attorney General George Jepsen has initiated an antitrust lawsuit against three companies and their key executives over allegations that they engaged in an illegal boycott and bid-rigging conspiracy involving snow removal and snowplowing services for the town of Southbury.

• DEEP Announces $360,000 in Funding to Seven Municipalities for Purchase of New Diesel Vehicles

• Consumer Complaint Resources Available As Required By Lender Processing Services Inc. Settlement

• Connecticut Joins National Settlement Resolving Allegations of Off-label Marketing of Rapamune

  Attorney General George Jepsen, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services Commissioner Roderick L. Bremby today announced that Connecticut has joined with other states and the federal government in a settlement with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to resolve allegations of off-label marketing of the immunosuppressive drug, Rapamune.

• Attorney General Leads Multistate Coalition Challenging Standard & Poor’s Ratings

• 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.

• Attorney General Jepsen Names New Associate AG for Administration and Management

  Attorney General George Jepsen has named Assistant Attorney General Antoria D. Howard of Bloomfield as Associate Attorney General for Administration and Management. Assistant Attorney General Ann E. Lynch will assume the role of head of the Employment Rights Department.

• Attorney General, DCP: Don’t Believe Viral Emails Suggesting Cell Phone Numbers will “Go Public”

• Attorney General: Connecticut Homeowners Continue To Benefit from National Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut’s distressed homeowners continue to benefit from first lien principal reductions and other mortgage relief programs resulting from the $25 billion national mortgage foreclosure settlement announced last year.