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• Attorney General George Jepsen Raises Concerns About Refurbished Products Sold By Staples

• Attorney General offers Top 10 Safety Tips on Data Privacy for Consumer and Business

  Protecting personal information has never been more important for consumers and businesses and there are simple things that can be done to help keep it safe, said Attorney General George Jepsen, who offered “top 10” tips for data security.

• Attorney General George Jepsen Appoints Executive Staff

• Attorney General Jepsen: Impact Statement Recommending Plum Island Sale is Inadequate

  Attorney General George Jepsen said today that the draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) recommending the federal government’s sale of Plum Island lacks significant critical evaluation and analysis.

• Attorney General Calls for ‘Strict Scrutiny' of Proposed Rate Increase

• Attorney General Jepsen Statement on Federal Health Care Reform Ruling

  "Today’s Supreme Court ruling is a victory for the millions of Americans who need health care, for the individuals living with medical conditions who would otherwise be denied coverage, for parents who will be able to keep their children on their insurance plan until age 26 and for seniors struggling to afford their prescription medications."

• Attorney General Jepsen Secures $69 Million Agreement with Three Major U.S. Publishers over eBook Price-fixing Allegations

  Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen along with 54 attorneys general in other states, districts and U.S. territories, announced today that they have reached an antitrust settlement with three of the largest book publishers in the United States.

• Attorney General Asks Providers To Waive Charges For Period Of No Service

  Attorney General George Jepsen is asking all providers of telecommunications, cable and satellite television and Internet services in Connecticut to waive charges for the period its Connecticut customers were without service following the Oct. 29 storm.

• Attorney General Jepsen Calls for “Meaningful” Penalties on CL&P In Wake of Poor Storm Response

  Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) was imprudent in its preparation for and response to Tropical Storm Irene and the October Nor’easter and should face meaningful penalties, according to Attorney General George Jepsen in a brief filed today in the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) investigation into utility companies’ responses to the two storms.

• Attorney General Asks State Regulators To Investigate CL&P’S Storm Response

  Attorney General George Jepsen today asked utility regulators to investigate the adequacy of Connecticut Light & Power Company's preparedness and response to Winter Storm Alfred on Oct. 29, which left more than 831,000 CL&P customers without power.

• Attorney General Leads National Effort To Extend Tax Relief for Distressed Homeowners

  Attorney General George Jepsen is leading a national effort by state attorneys general who are urging Congress to extend tax relief for consumers who have mortgage debt canceled or forgiven because of financial hardship or a decline in housing values.

• Attorney General Jepsen to eBook Purchasers: Settlement Credit Notification Process has Begun

  Attorney General Jepsen today advised Connecticut residents who may have purchased certain eBooks that the notice process is underway in a $69 million national settlement with publishers announced earlier this year. Approximately $1.3 million of the settlement will be allotted to Connecticut consumers, if the settlement is approved by the court.

• Attorney General And Federal Trade Commission Sue Branford Marketers Over Alleged Deceptive Practices

  Attorney General George Jepsen has joined with the Federal Trade Commission in a lawsuit against three Branford-based companies and their principal, whose Internet marketing and sales practices allegedly violate federal and state law.

• Attorney General Joins “Stop the Texts” Day National Campaign

  Attorney General George Jepsen today joined the nationwide “Stop the Texts Day” campaign in a continuing effort to educate young drivers about the dangers of texting while driving. May is National Youth Traffic Safety Month.

• Attorney General Issues Warning About Bogus Computer Repair Telephone Calls

  Attorney General George Jepsen today warned Connecticut residents to be wary of telephone calls offering computer repair or security services because the calls are likely a scam that could prove costly.