Press Release Archived

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• Attorney General Jepsen: State Consumer Protection Claims Settled in Agreement with Volkswagen over Emissions Fraud

  Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that, under a settlement with state attorneys general, Volkswagen will pay more than $570 million for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling and leasing certain diesel vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards.

• AG Jepsen Announces Multistate Settlements with Natixis and Societe Generale over Anticompetitive Municipal Bond Derivatives Scheme

  Several Connecticut municipalities and nonprofit organizations are expected to benefit from multimillion-dollar settlements with Natixis Funding Corp. and Societe Generale, S.A. that resolve allegations that the companies engaged in fraudulent and anticompetitive conduct in municipal bond derivative transactions with governments and organizations around the country, Attorney General George Jepsen announced today.

• Attorney General Asks TSA, Homeland Security For Data On Safety Of Airport X-Ray Machines

• Attorney General, Banking Dept. Sue To Recover $100,000 Fine For Falsified Loan Application

• Attorney General Calls Backpage Actions First Step But More Needed

• Attorney General Calls Draft FED Credit Card Rules “Woefully Inadequate,” Seeks Changes To Compel Interest Rate Rollbacks

• Attorney General, Banking Sue Westport National Bank, Wilton Investment Manager Seeking $16.2 Million For Defrauded Madoff Investors

• Attorney General Calls On Anthem To Reverse Termination Of Bristol Hospital From Provider Network

• Attorney General Calls On DPUC To Enforce $1.1 Million Fine Against AT&T

• Attorney General Calls On DPUC To Review Proposed NU Merger, Will Do Independent Review

• Attorney General Calls On FDA To Ban Alcoholic Energy Drinks

• Attorney General Calls On Feds To Investigate 25 Percent Increase In Toy-Related Child Injuries Resulting In Emergency Room Trips

• Attorney General Calls For Legislation Restoring At Least $104,000 In License Plate Funds For Animal Population Control, Greenways And Wildlife Conservation

• Attorney General Calls On NFL To Lift TV Blackout Of Tonight’s Giants-Vikings Football Game

• Attorney General Calls On Pratt & Whitney To Use Furloughs, Overtime Reductions To Avoid Layoffs