Jepsen
Chimp Attack Victim Denied Permission To Sue State
A Connecticut woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack was denied permission Friday to sue the state for $150 million.
Attorney General, Consumer Protection Ask Sandy Hook Charities For Disclosures
Connecticut authorities want to make sure that the public knows how the millions of dollars donated in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings is being spent.
Connecticut, Other States Settle With Google Over Wireless Data Collection
Connecticut’s Attorney General says the state will receive more than half a million dollars as its share of a multi-state settlement with Internet search provider Google over Google’s collection of data from unsecured wireless networks by its “Google Street View” vehicles.
Agreement Expected To Lower Sulfur Dioxide Emissions
Attorney General George Jepsen says Connecticut can expect air quality improvements as the result of a new agreement with the country’s largest electric power generator.
Connecticut Due $1.4 Million In Toyota Settlement
Attorney General George Jepsen says Connecticut will receive about $1.4 million of a $29 million settlement between Toyota and 29 states as part of a settlement related to its safety recalls.
Nearly 3,000 Connecticut Homeowners Received Help
A new report shows nearly 3,000 Connecticut homeowners have received direct financial relief totaling more than $184 million from a national settlement with the country’s largest mortgage servicers.
Jepsen Asks Regulators To Reject Some Utility Storm Reimbursements
Connecticut’s attorney general is criticizing the state’s two major utilities over last fall’s snowstorm cleanup and wants state regulators to reject some reimbursements.
DOJ, States Sue Over E-book Prices
The Justice Department and 15 states, including Connecticut, sued Apple Inc. and major book publishers Wednesday, alleging a conspiracy to raise the price of electronic books they said cost consumers more than $100 million in the past two years by adding $2 to $5 to the price of each e-book.
AG Says State Shouldn’t Use Mortgage Settlement Money For Unrelated Programs
Attorney General George Jepsen says a national settlement for mortgage abuses has established needed reforms, but he wants lawmakers to use millions from the deal to help struggling homeowners and not unrelated government programs.
Attorney General Wants Details On Release Of ID Info
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has asked Wells Fargo & Co. to explain how names and Social Security numbers of state employees were released during the state’s investigation of food stamp fraud allegations.
