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

• Secretary of the State and Attorney General Collect More than $1 Million from Companies Doing Business Illegally in Connecticut

  Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill and Attorney General George Jepsen announced that enforcement efforts against out-of-state companies operating in Connecticut without legal authority have yielded $1.1 million in Fiscal Year 2016. The penalties were paid out by more than 240 companies, the largest fine being $39,630.

• State Joins $125 Million Multistate Antitrust Settlement with Cephalon For Efforts to Delay Provigil Competition

  Attorney General George Jepsen announced today that Connecticut has joined 48 other states and the District of Columbia in a $125 million settlement with biopharmaceutical company Cephalon and its affiliated companies, including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA and Barr Laboratories. The settlement resolves allegations of anticompetitive conduct by Cephalon concerning its drug, Provigil.

• AG Jepsen Announces Settlement with GlaxoSmithKline

  Attorney General George Jepsen is announcing that Connecticut has joined with 44 other state and territorial attorneys general in a settlement with GlaxoSmithKline, LLC to resolve allegations of unlawful promotion of the asthma drug, Advair, and antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin.

• 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 Announces $1.5 Million Settlement With Atlantic Wire For Pollution Of Branford River

• Attorney General Announces Fiat Has Agreed To Honor Lemon Law For Chrysler Vehicles; Battle Continues For Product Liability

• Attorney General: Facebook Has Made ‘Significant Changes’ In Response To Concerns

• Full Regulatory Review Of NU Merger Needed To Protect Connecticut Consumers

• Consumer Counsel, Attorney General Urge Regulators To Appoint Independent Utility Pole Administrator

  Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz and Attorney General George Jepsen are urging state utility regulators to appoint an independent, statewide administrator with management and oversight authority over Connecticut’s network of utility poles.

• Consumer Alert: Ford Recalls Older-Model Windstar Minivans

• Connecticut And Eastern States Join In Support of EPA Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

  Connecticut, joined by five other Eastern states and the District of Columbia, is seeking to intervene in support of a federal rule to control interstate air pollution, which is currently under challenge in a lawsuit before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.

• Cigna Agrees To Review Chiropractic Claims Denied Improperly

• Bank Of America Responds To Mortgage Assistance Needs In Connecticut

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Bank of America Corp. responded to the needs of distressed homeowners in Connecticut by opening a customer assistance center today in Southington to help borrowers seeking loan modifications or other alternatives to foreclosure.