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Conn. AG announces settlement with coal-burning plant

May 16, 2013 2:04 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen on Wednesday announced a settlement with the owners of a Pennsylvania power plant that will provide $1 million in environmental mitigation in Connecticut and New Jersey. The consent decree resolved … Read More »

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ISO-New England signs settlement with New England states

May 14, 2013 12:10 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen on Monday announced a settlement between Independent System Operator-New England and the states of New England, reining in and establishing oversight for ISO-NE’s budget. ISO-NE operates the regional transmission grid … Read More »

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Conn., Maryland AGs seek info on LivingSocial network breach

May 3, 2013 1:28 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler sought information Wednesday from LivingSocial Inc. about a recent data breach affecting approximately 29 million American customers. Jepsen and Gansler asked the daily deals … Read More »

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SEC says Conn. firm schemed to profit from Apple stock

May 1, 2013 11:24 AM
By Stephanie Ostrowski

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A former Connecticut-based brokerage firm has been charged with scheming to personally profit from placing unauthorized orders to buy Apple stock. According to the Securities and Exchange Commission, the scheme backfired and ultimately caused the firm … Read More »

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Federal judge remands Conn. lawsuit against S&P to state court, ‘where it belongs’

April 25, 2013 1:00 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge has remanded to a state court Connecticut’s lawsuit against The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. and its subsidiary Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, according to a ruling filed late Wednesday. Judge Stefan R. Underhill … Read More »

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Multi-state coalition urges U.S. SC to let EPA reduce air pollution

April 24, 2013 11:36 AM
By Bryan Cohen

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that a 10-state and five-city coalition filed a court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an air pollution reduction regulation. Schneiderman is leading the coalition … Read More »

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Conn. AG posts info from Sandy Hook charities

April 17, 2013 1:06 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein released information Tuesday collected from dozens of charities related to the shooting deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Jepsen and Rubenstein collected the information … Read More »

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Conn. AG announces administrative order against power plant owners

April 12, 2013 12:04 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced an administrative order Thursday requiring the current and former owners of the New Haven-based English Station power plant site to clean the property. Jepsen and the Department of Energy … Read More »

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Conn. AG files petition with PURA to request penalties against CL&P

April 9, 2013 1:55 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen filed a petition Tuesday with the state Public Utilities Regulatory Authority requesting additional penalties against Connecticut Light and Power in a recent storm recovery request. Jepsen alleges CL&P impeded PURA’s … Read More »

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Conn. officials seek information from Sandy Hook charities

March 29, 2013 1:20 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein announced Thursday they were seeking additional information about dozens of charities related to the shooting deaths at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Jepsen and Rubenstein … Read More »

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