Attorney General: Press Releases 2008

Press Releases 2008
General
1/1/2008Press Release Template 2 2008
 

Charities
12/10/2008Attorney General Distributes Settlement Money From Case Involving Misused Law Enforcement Charity Funds
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today distributed the proceeds of a settlement involving alleged misuse of charitable scholarship funds by two New Haven police officers and a fraternal law enforcement organization
 
9/5/2008Attorney General Announces Settlement Involving Diversion Of Charitable Seymour Ambulance Funds
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a settlement with former officers of Seymour Ambulance Association involving the alleged diversion of charitable funds
 
4/15/2008Attorney General Sues Man Who Posed As Pastor To Hijack Church Property
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against a man who fraudulently posed as pastor of a Hamden church, transferred the church property title to his own church and then took out a $1.15 million mortgage
 
1/18/2008Attorney General Announces $19 Million Agreement Benefiting Easter Seals And Stamford Hospital Rehab Programs
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a $19 million agreement between his office and Stamford Health System, Inc. (SHS) that will expand and enhance rehabilitation and child development services
 

Children's Issues
12/15/2008Attorney General, DCP Announce Mattel To Strengthen Safeguards Against Lead-Tainted Toys, Pay State $218,000
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today announced that Mattel, Inc. will pay Connecticut $218,028
 
10/20/2008Attorney General Calls For Sweeping Reform, Partial Breakup Of DCF
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called for sweeping reform of the Department of Children and Families (DCF), including a partial breakup of the agency
 
9/15/2008Attorney General, DOE, DCP Sue Former Highville Mustard Seed Charter School Head, Others For Alleged Misappropriation Of More Than $210,000
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced his office is suing the former executive director, his ex-wife and the former chairwoman of the Highville Mustard Seed Charter School for allegedly misappropriating more than $210,000
 
6/11/2008Attorney General Statement On Judge’s Approval Of Sheff Agreement
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal confirmed that Superior Court Judge Marshall K. Berger, Jr. today approved the agreement between the plaintiffs and the state of Connecticut in the Sheff vs. O’Neill case
 
5/19/2008Attorney General Applauds State Supreme Court Decision Upholding Berlin Adult Business Ordinance
  This ruling is a major victory for Berlin, which my office supported, in restricting sex stores and protecting children. I will continue to fight vigorously for common sense measures against sex-themed businesses near schools
 
5/14/2008Attorney General Appeals No Child Left Behind Case To Second Circuit Court Of Appeals
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, in an appeal filed with the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is seeking to uphold a provision of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act that bars the federal government from imposing unreimbursed costs on towns and cities
 
5/8/2008CT Attorney General Announces Nationwide Agreement With Facebook To Make Site Safer For Underage Users
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that Facebook has agreed to make changes to better protect children from predators and inappropriate content and to participate in a task force on implementation of age and identity verification software
 
4/9/2008State Asks Federal Court To Strike Down Rules That Will Restrict Access To Children’s Health Insurance
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a brief filed today, urged the federal court to strike down an illegal rule change by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that could severely restrict access to a highly successful state-federal children’s health insurance program
 
2/28/2008CT, NC Attorneys General Welcome Creation Of Task Force To Explore, Develop Social Networking Age Verification Tools
  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper today welcomed MySpace’s creation of a broad-based task force to explore and develop age verification tools for social networking sites.
 
1/14/2008Attorneys General Of 49 States, DC Announce Agreement With MySpace Regarding Social Networking Safety
  North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper and Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on behalf of 49 states and the District of Columbia today announced that MySpace has agreed to significant steps to better protect children on its web site
 
1/11/2008Attorney General’s Statement On State Supreme Court Decision Upholding Firework Ban
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced the State Supreme Court has upheld the state’s contention that Piccolo Pete is an illegal firework under Connecticut law.
 
1/7/2008Attorney General Announces Federal Appeals Court Decision On No Child Left Behind
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has issued a significant ruling providing powerful new momentum to the state’s No Child Left Behind (NCLB) case and congressional reform.
 

Consumer Issues
12/31/2008Attorney General Warns Time Is Limited For Estimated 12 Million KB Toys Gift Card Holders
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today warned that KB Toys, Inc. store credit and unredeemed gift cards -- recently estimated at $12 million -- will soon be worthless
 
12/30/2008Attorney General Warns Jeweler Consumers About Bankruptcy
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today warned consumers to immediately contact his office if Christian Bernard Jewelers -- now closed due to bankruptcy -- has possession of consumer property
 
12/30/2008Attorney General Warns Parents About Bankrupt Company Withholding Sports Registration Money
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today issued an urgent warning to parents and school groups against making payments to register their children for sports and other programs through Count Me In
 
12/29/2008Attorney General, DCP, Treasurer Announce $308,000 Settlement With Crystal Mall Owners For Alleged Violations Of State Gift Card Laws
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the owners of the Crystal Mall in Waterford will pay $308,736 -- mostly for refunds to thousands of consumers
 
12/26/2008Attorney General Issues Consumer Alert On Mortgage And Debt Rescue Scam
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal issued an urgent consumer warning today about unsolicited calls to consumers offering reduced rates on mortgages or credit card debt.
 
12/24/2008Attorney General Announces Merchandise Pickup Times For Tweeter Going-Out-Of-Business Sale Customers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that consumers who purchased items at Tweeter’s going-out-of-business sale can pick up and take home their merchandise for a limited time
 
12/18/2008Miller-Coors To Halt Stimulant-Spiked Alcoholic Drinks
  In an agreement with Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr., Miller-Coors will stop producing stimulant-spiked alcoholic drinks
 
12/16/2008Attorney General Announces National Settlement Involving Dietary Supplements And Cold Remedies
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a $7 million multi-state settlement with Airborne Health, Inc., a dietary supplement maker
 
12/12/2008Attorney General Warns Holiday Shoppers, Gift Card Holders About KB Toy Liquidation
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today issued an urgent warning to holiday shoppers and gift card holders that KB Toys, Inc. -- which operates at least six Connecticut stores -- has declared bankruptcy and will be closing for good
 
12/9/2008Attorney General Says Order To Disclose Utility Executive Compensation Significant Consumer Victory
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that -- in a profound victory for utility consumers -- the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) has granted his request to require that all Connecticut public utility companies plainly disclose executive compensation
 
12/8/2008Attorney General Announces Agreements To Fight Conflicts Of Interest In Student Loan Industry
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an agreement between Connecticut, New York and The College Board to eliminate conflicts of interest in the student loan industry
 
12/5/2008Attorney General, Banking Dept. Secure Receiver To Operate Failing Credit Union
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, on behalf of the Department of Banking, secured a court order to appoint a receiver to operate a state-chartered credit union in danger of financial collapse
 
12/3/2008Attorney General Announces Agreement That Bars Home Heating Dealers From Energy Assistance Boycott
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an agreement with the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association (ICPA) that bars home heating dealers from colluding to boycott state energy assistance programs
 
12/1/2008Attorney General Sues Wood Pellet Company For Failing To Deliver Tons Of Pre-Paid Wood Pellets
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued a wood pellet company for accepting consumer payments for thousands of tons of wood pellet orders that it knew were impossible to fulfill
 
11/28/2008Attorney General Warns Consumers To Be Wary Of Purchasing Gift Cards
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today warned consumers to be especially wary of purchasing gift cards this holiday season
 
11/20/2008Attorney General Applauds Fannie- Freddie Foreclosure Moratorium, Calls For More Action To Help Homeowners
  The Fannie-Freddie foreclosure moratorium is a welcome, heartwarming holiday reprieve, but much more must be done for homeowners on the brink of foreclosure
 
11/20/2008Attorney General Sues Cemetery Manager For Cemetery Neglect And Improper Financial Gain
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against the Hamden Plains Cemetery operator for improper financial gain, and failure to properly mark graves and maintain the cemetery grounds
 
11/17/2008Attorney General Vows To Fight Any NY Commuter Tax That Discriminates Against CT Residents
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said he will challenge again -- as he did successfully in 1999 -- any commuter tax that affects Connecticut residents unfairly and unconstitutionally
 
11/14/2008Attorney General Announces Tweeter To Accept Gift Cards Through Store Closing Sales
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that Tweeter has agreed to a request by his office and other state attorneys general that the store continue redeeming gift cards through all store closing sales
 
11/14/2008Attorney General Welcomes Governor’s Support For Restrictions, Tougher Oversight Of Debt Repair Offers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said he welcomes Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s support for increased oversight and tougher restrictions on companies and individuals who claim that for a fee they can stave off home foreclosures
 
11/13/2008Attorney General Urges Tweeter Gift Card Holders To Redeem Them By Saturday, November 15
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged consumers with Tweeter gift cards to use them by Saturday after which customers may be not be able to redeem them for merchandise
 
11/10/2008Attorney General, Insurance Department Announce Insurance Company Will Pay $484,000 To Clients Of Allegedly Crooked Agent
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Insurance Commissioner Thomas R. Sullivan today announced that Jackson National Life Insurance Company will reimburse clients about $484,000 f
 
11/7/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Criminal Sentencing Of Former Newtown Oil Operators
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised criminal authorities for their role in the arrests and sentencing of the former Newtown Oil operators who entered into fraudulent pre-paid home heating oil contracts with consumers
 
11/6/2008CT Attorney General, 39 Other States Announce Agreement With Craigslist, NCMEC To Crack Down On Erotic Services Ad Content
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Connecticut and 39 other states have reached an agreement with Craigslist
 
11/5/2008Attorney General Statement On Demise Of Yahoo-Google Advertising Agreement
  Killing this deal -- under pressure from DOJ and states -- is good for competition and consumers
 
10/15/2008Attorney General Warns Of New Identity Theft Scheme Exploiting Lending Crisis
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today issued an urgent warning about a new identity theft scheme that uses websites posing deceptively as mortgage companies
 
10/14/2008Attorney General Statement On Hiring Of Bank Of New York Mellon To Help Administer Wall Street Bailout
  While we have no objection to the Bank of New York Mellon participating in the U.S. Department of Treasury program, it has failed so far to provide adequate remedies for the historic data breach
 
10/10/2008Attorney General Wins Stronger Identity Theft
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Bristol Myers Squib has agreed to his demand for additional identity theft protections for about 6,500 Connecticut residents
 
10/8/2008Attorney General Wins Stronger Identity Theft Protection For 6,500 Bristol Myers Squib Employees, Ex-Employees In Connecticut
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Bristol Myers Squib has agreed to his demand for additional identity theft protections for about 6,500 Connecticut residents
 
10/6/2008Attorney General Announces Countrywide Settlement Saving Thousands Of CT Homeowners From Losing Homes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an agreement with Countrywide Financial Corp. providing mortgage relief and potentially sparing foreclosure for thousands of Connecticut homeowners
 
9/19/2008Attorney General Subpoenas Gasoline Wholesalers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal -- days after disclosing his ongoing investigation into gasoline wholesalers -- said he welcomes additional action announced by the Department of Consumer Protection
 
9/17/2008Attorney General Calls On MillerCoors To Drop Alcoholic Energy Drink With Elevated Alcohol Content
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, joined by 24 other states, called on MillerCoors, LLC to abandon its plan to introduce a new alcoholic energy drink -- Sparks Red
 
9/16/2008Attorney General Notes Gasoline Future Prices Falling, Will Closely Monitor Retail Prices
  Any price increases at the pump deserve stricter scrutiny than ever because wholesale prices -- the cost of futures for October delivery -- have plummeted 21 cents a gallon from last Friday
 
9/15/2008Attorney General To Investigate Numerous Allegations Of Gasoline Price Gouging
  Dozens of complaints by consumers -- likely to reach more than 200 by the end of the day -- concern a range of abuses that we will investigate and prosecute as facts warrant
 
9/10/2008Attorney General Demands Details, Consumer Protections For Approximately 2 Million Exposed By Countrywide Breach
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Countrywide Financial Corp. has revealed that private information on tens of thousands of Connecticut consumers was stolen in a massive national security breach
 
9/8/2008Attorney General Says AT&T Must Restore Jobs To Address Dangerous Customer Service Failures
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was joined by the Communications Workers of America (CWA) at a press conference and rally today to announce legal action seeking to compel AT&T to comply with state requirements
 
9/2/2008Attorney General Announces Bank Of New York Mellon Lost Personal Information Of 135,000 More CT Residents
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Bank of New York Mellon Shareowner Services lost the personal information of 135,000 more Connecticut residents in a February 2008
 
8/28/2008Attorney General To Demand Information From Bank Of New York Mellon On Millions More Affected By Data Breach
  I am appalled and outraged by Bank of New York Mellon’s months-long delay in informing millions more consumers that it lost their personal financial information
 
8/27/2008Governor Rell, AG Blumenthal Announce
  Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that more than 50,000 Connecticut residents, potentially affected by a temporary lapse in identity theft protection
 
8/25/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Closing Of Hypnosis Center
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said his office is investigating the abrupt closing of Positive Changes, a hypnosis center out of West Hartford and Hamden
 
8/21/2008Attorney General Confirming Compliance With State Contract Involving Identity Theft Protection
  My office is investigating whether Debix is complying with multiple ongoing state contracts to provide identity theft protection to thousands of Connecticut citizens compromised by security breaches involving state agencies
 
8/6/2008State Sues Countrywide For Allegedly Deceptive Loans And Loan Renegotiations, Unjustified Legal Fees
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced his office has sued mortgage giant Countrywide Financial Corp. and related companies for allegedly pushing consumers into deceptive, unaffordable loans and workouts, and charging homeowners in default unjustified and excessive legal fees
 
8/1/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Federal Legislation That Would Enact Sunscreen Rules
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a federal bill that would force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act on Blumenthal’s request
 
7/30/2008Attorney General Sues Credit Rating Agencies For Illegally Giving Municipalities Lower Ratings, Costing Taxpayers Millions
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, joined by mayors and first selectmen from across the state, sued the three national credit rating agencies for allegedly giving municipalities artificially low credit ratings
 
7/28/2008Attorney General Calls FDA Delay On Sunscreen Rules “Unconscionable And Inexcusable”
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to act immediately to implement rules to stop dangerously misleading claims in sunscreen advertising and labeling
 
7/23/2008Attorney General, DCP Sue Essex Home Builder For Dangerously Shoddy Work Costing Consumers About $500,000 To Fix
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced he is suing Essex modular home builder Bowden Development TLI, LLC and its owner Lloyd L. Bowden of Old Saybrook for construction so shoddy that it endangered consumers and cost them about $500,000 to fix
 
7/16/2008Bysiewicz & Blumenthal Crack Down On Out-Of-State Companies Operating Illegally In Connecticut
  Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal held a news conference on Wednesday July 16th in the Secretary of the State’s Office to announce the results of an investigation of out-of-state companies doing business illegally in Connecticut
 
7/9/2008Attorney General Calls For Immediate Federal Action On Internet Spying
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called for immediate federal action by a U.S. Senate committee to stop Internet service providers and third party marketers from tracking consumers’ Internet browsing activities
 
7/7/2008Attorney General Says “Beer Pong” Video Game Reveals Failed System For Rating Games Age Appropriate
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that a video game production company, in response to concerns he raised, says it will remove all alcoholic references in its “Beer Pong” game
 
7/3/2008Attorney General Argues -- And Applauds -- Court Decision Upholding State Fireworks Laws, Seizure Of Illegal Fireworks
  This major victory for public safety will protect families and particularly children from highly dangerous illegal fireworks over this holiday weekend. Keeping this contraband off the streets may save someone from serious injury
 
7/2/2008Attorney General Fighting In Court To Prevent Return Of Confiscated Fireworks, Defending State’s Fireworks Laws
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that his office has gone to Superior Court to defend the state’s right to regulate fireworks and to block one company’s effort to reclaim illegal confiscated fireworks
 
7/2/2008Attorney General, DCP Announce Agreement With Moneygram To Fight Wire Transfer Fraud
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc. has agreed to spend $1.1 million for a consumer education campaign, add prominent warnings to its paperwork and take other steps to fight fraudulent money transfers
 
6/23/2008Attorney General, Department Of Consumer Protection Alert Consumers About Troubled Oil Company
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today confirmed reports of yet another financially troubled oil company and warned consumers to closely scrutinize long-term fuel supply offers
 
6/19/2008Attorney General Calls For Freeze On Hundreds Of Foreclosures
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged state court officials to immediately enable hundreds of homeowners to temporarily freeze their pending foreclosures and allow court-based negotiations to keep families in their homes
 
6/16/2008Attorney General, DCP Secure $250,000 For CT, Consumer Restitution For Mislabeled Lawn Tractor Engines
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today announced that a lawn tractor and engine maker will pay the state $250,000
 
6/12/2008Attorney General’s Gasoline Cash Discount Measure Passes
  Unshackling gas station owners should mean cash discounts and consumer savings across Connecticut. “Bullying oil companies can no longer block their franchisees -- small struggling business owners
 
6/12/2008Attorney General, DCP Announce CT Consumers To Receive Refunds, State $25,000 From Tax Relief Company
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today announced that Connecticut consumers will receive tens of thousands of dollars in refunds
 
6/9/2008Attorney General, In Formal Legal Opinion To Governor, Says Gasoline Measures Require Legislation
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal legal opinion released today, said a state statute – not simply a new regulation – is necessary to prevent Big Oil from blocking its franchisees from offering consumers cash discounts
 
6/6/2008Attorney General Pleased By Gov’s Interest In His Gasoline Price Relief Proposal, Preparing Response To Her Questions
  I welcome the governor’s support for immediate measures in the June 11 Special Session, as I requested, to provide relief to consumers at the gasoline pump
 
6/5/2008Attorney General Says His Broader Investigation Into Credit Rating Agencies Continuing Aggressively
  I am hopeful that changes announced today by the New York Attorney General and the nation’s three largest credit rating agencies -- relating solely to residential mortgage-backed securities
 
6/4/2008Attorney General, In Formal Letters To SEC And Congress, Says Unfair Credit Rating System Demands Reform
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in letters released today to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Congress, said his ongoing investigation into the credit rating agencies has uncovered inequities harming states and municipalities
 
6/2/2008Attorney General, As CT Gas Prices Reach Highest In Nation, Calls For Immediate Action On His Gasoline Legislative Proposals
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a letter to legislative leaders released today, called for legislative action on his gasoline and heating oil initiatives when the General Assembly convenes next week for a special session
 
5/30/2008Joint BNY Mellon protection
  Attorney General, DCP announce top 25 Companies with CT residents affected by Bank of New York Mellon data breach, bank to provide free credit protection
 
5/29/2008Attorney General Sues Pharmaceutical Company For Inflating Drug Prices
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against McKesson Corporation, a pharmaceutical distributor, for artificially inflating drug costs incurred by Connecticut consumers and state-funded health care programs
 
5/28/2008Attorney General Files Formal Motion Seeking Verification That AT&T Complies With Order To Obtain Citizen Approval For Massive Utility Boxes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal motion filed today, urged the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to require that AT&T identify the location of roughly 2,000 U-Verse utility boxes installed throughout the state
 
5/27/2008Attorney General Announces $9.5 Million Settlement With Pharmacy Benefits Management Company
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Connecticut will receive $170,568 from a $9.5 million national settlement with Express Scripts Inc. to settle allegations that it urged doctors to switch their patients’ drugs
 
5/23/2008Attorney General Says Bank Of New York Remains Incapable Of Providing Information On Extent Of Security Breach
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said Bank of New York Mellon has yet to fully determine or disclose any list of companies whose employees, customers and stockholders may be in danger of identity theft
 
5/22/2008Attorney General Statement On DCP Subpoenas In Bank Of New York Mellon Data Breach
  More recent preliminary information indicates that additional Connecticut financial institutions, companies and residents may be victims of this astonishing security breach by Bank of New York Mellon
 
5/21/2008Attorney General Announces Data Breach At New York Bank Possibly Affecting Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ct Consumers, Millions Nationwide
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that a storage company for a New York bank lost an unencrypted backup tape containing Social Security numbers and bank account information belonging to as many as hundreds of thousands of Connecticut consumers
 
5/16/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Assurant Settlement
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised the Department of Insurance (DOI) for imposing a significant penalty against Assurant, which Blumenthal’s office strongly urged, to resolve allegations of illegal, abusive insurance coverage denials in cases of catastrophic illness
 
5/14/2008Attorney General Announces $1.7 Million Settlement Involving Illegal Payments To Pension Plan Brokers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company has agreed to pay $1.7 million and adopt sweeping business reforms to resolve allegations that it illegally paid more than $1 million in concealed compensation to brokers in exchange for access to lucrative pension plan business
 
5/13/2008Attorney General, DCP Sue Companies For Alleged Discount Travel Scam
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against three companies and one individual who allegedly offered “free” trips, airplane tickets or other services as part of a high pressure sales pitch to cow consumers into paying as much as $9,000 for memberships in a discount travel service
 
5/7/2008Blumenthal, Dept Of Higher Education Obtain Order Closing Unlicensed Tractor Trailer School
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Higher Education (DHE) Commissioner Michael P. Meotti today – after a recent undercover sting by DHE
 
4/29/2008Attorney General Calls On Congress To Form Partnership With States Against Predatory Lending, Restore State Authority To Fight Subprime Abuses
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called on Congress to restore states’ authority to fight predatory lending and form a new federal-state partnership against subprime mortgage abuses.
 
4/16/2008Attorney General Sues Hartford Companies For Illegal Loan Scheme
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against two related Hartford companies and their president for an illegal loan scheme that has cost consumers thousands of dollars
 
4/15/2008Attorney General Says Federal Hedge Fund Regulation Proposals Fall Short, Calls For Mandatory Rules
  “These measures leave hedge funds in a regulatory black hole. “This plan is one small step when giant strides are needed. The Treasury Department’s proposals for greater transparency and risk disclosure must be mandatory or they are meaningless.
 
4/11/2008Attorney General Sues Former F&S Oil President, Attaches His Personal Property
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today filed a lawsuit and attached the home of former F&S Oil Company, Inc. president Christopher T. Carr and his wife for illegally selling prepaid home heating oil contracts to thousands of consumers
 
4/9/2008Attorney General Hails CT Supreme Court Ruling Affirming His Authority To Seek Damages For Harm To State Economy
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today hailed a landmark state Supreme Court decision affirming his authority to seek damages for illegal business practices that harm Connecticut’s economy
 
4/8/2008Attorney General Calls F&S Asset Sale “First Step” In Obtaining Refunds For F&S Prepaid Customers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that today’s sale of F&S Oil’s assets includes a provision that could return more than $1 million to F&S customers stuck with worthless prepaid contracts
 
4/8/2008Attorney General Calls F&S Asset Sale “First Step” In Obtaining Refunds For F&S Prepaid Customers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that today’s sale of F&S Oil’s assets includes a provision that could return more than $1 million to F&S customers stuck with worthless prepaid contracts
 
4/8/2008Attorney General, DCP Sue Defunct Bridgeport Headstone Company For Failure To Provide Monuments
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued Lakeview Monument Co., LLC and its owner for accepting about $50,000 from at least 80 consumers without providing promised headstones or other services
 
4/7/2008Attorney General Sues Brick Gallery Owner To Recover Money And Artwork For More Than 100 Artists
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against the owner of an art gallery that closed abruptly, failing to return unsold artwork or pay the proceeds of sold art to more than 100 artists who provided fine art for consignment sale.
 
4/4/2008Attorney General Wins Jail Time For Home Improvement Contractor
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s office today won a nine-month prison term for a Massachusetts contractor with a long history of violating Connecticut home improvement laws.
 
4/1/2008Attorney General Announces $130,000 Settlement With Storesonline, Inc. And Imergent, Inc., Restitution To Consumers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Storesonline, Inc. will pay $130,000 to the state and in restitution to consumers
 
4/1/2008Attorney General Statement On Vermont Ski Resort Credit Card Data Breach
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said that Okemo Mountain Resort today informed his office that hackers stole information on at least 46,000 credit card transactions from February of this year and January through March 2006
 
3/27/2008Attorney General, Ten States Say Satellite Radio Merger Will Create Monopoly, Call On FCC To Intervene
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and 10 other states today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to consider blocking the proposed merger of the nation’s only two satellite radio companies
 
3/25/2008Attorney General, DCP Announce Internet Phone Co. To Provide Full 911 Emergency Service, Pay State $70,000
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that Vonage Holdings Corporation has agreed to assure its Internet telephone subscribers have full and fast 911 emergency access and to pay the state $70,000.
 
3/18/2008Attorney General, 17 Other States And D.C. File Antitrust Action Against Cholesterol Drug Makers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, joined by 17 other states and the District of Columbia, filed an antitrust lawsuit against three drug companies for illegally blocking cheaper, generic versions of TriCor, a cholesterol drug, from reaching the market.
 
3/14/2008Attorney General Welcomes Court Decision Appointing Temporary Receiver For F&S Oil
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal applauded today’s court decision appointing a temporary receiver to take control of the assets and records of F&S Oil and its subsidiaries.
 
3/14/2008Attorney General, DCP Announce State Seeking Receivership For F&S Oil
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today asked a Superior Court judge to place F&S Oil Co. and its subsidiaries into state receivership, securing the company’s assets and putting them under supervision of the court and the state.
 
3/6/2008Attorney General Warns Of Extended Warranty Scam; Says Investigation Is Pending
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today warned consumers about a massive deceptive marketing campaign attempting to sell extended auto warranties that has targeted countless citizens nationwide on their cellular phones and landlines
 
3/6/2008Attorney General Calls For Gasoline Transparency Act
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in formal testimony today, urged the legislature to require that major oil suppliers, terminal operators, gasoline transporters and retailers provide his office with vital information concerning gasoline sales
 
3/6/2008Attorney General Confirms Ongoing Investigation Into Company Charging For Free State Posters
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today confirmed there is an ongoing investigation into Progressive Business Compliance (PBC) and other companies that deceptively market and sell state compliance posters to employers – posters that are already available from the state, free of charge.
 
3/5/2008Attorney General Announces Antitrust Settlement With Chiropractors For Illegal Statewide Insurance Boycott
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced antitrust settlements with two Connecticut chiropractic trade groups and an attorney who allegedly orchestrated an illegal, anticompetitive statewide boycott of a Connecticut health insurer.
 
3/4/2008Attorney General Wins $773,332 From East Haven Heating Oil Company That Defrauded Consumers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that his office has won a $773,332 court judgment against the defunct Accurate Heating and Cooling, LLC of East Haven and its owner Joseph George Reynolds for defrauding consumers.
 
2/21/2008Attorney General, 15 Other States, Urge Federal Investigation Of Caffeinated Alcohol Beverage Content
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, joined by 15 attorneys general in a letter today, urged the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) to take immediate action to investigate allegations that Sparks and Sparks Plus alcoholic energy drinks contain excessive levels of caffeine.
 
2/20/2008Attorney General, Consumer Protection Announce Settlement In HVAC Industry Bid Rigging Scheme
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. announced a settlement today with Industrial Steel & Boiler Services, Inc. (ISB) and its part owner related to illegal bid rigging in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry over the course of several years.
 
1/31/2008Attorney General Announces Criminal Conviction Of Home Improvement Contractor
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced the criminal conviction of a home improvement contractor for multiple violations of the Home Improvement Contractor Act.
 
1/17/2008Auto Body Shops Urge Support For Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Legislation
  The Auto Body Association of Connecticut (ABAC) today urged support for stronger anti-steering laws, noting the state Insurance Department has done little to protect consumers from coercive auto insurance company practices.
 
1/9/2008Attorney General Issues Fitness Club And Diet Program Membership Alert
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today warned consumers to be wary and aware before rushing into fitness club contracts and diet programs in order to meet their weight loss New Year’s resolutions.
 
1/4/2008Attorney General To Investigate East Haven Banquet Hall Closure, Demand Refunds For Consumers
  There is clearly a need for active investigation to determine whether Bella Notte’s recent closure may violate consumer protection laws if sales or solicitations continued when the company or its owners knew that It was going out of business
 

Environmental Issues
12/30/2008Attorney General Praises U.S. Attorney For Winning Guilty Pleas In Atlantic Wire Case
  Roger Reynolds, Senior Attorney for Connecticut Fund for the Environment, a New Haven based environmental group that filed notice against Atlantic Wire and four other corporate polluters in September of 2007
 
12/4/2008Attorney General Says Feds Rightfully Rejected Plum Island As Site For Highest-Security Bio Lab
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said the federal government has rightfully rejected Plum Island as the site for a new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
 
12/1/2008Attorney General Announces Court Decision Killing Islander East Natural Gas Pipeline Project
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that the U.S. Supreme Court today killed the proposed Islander East natural gas pipeline by letting stand Connecticut’s denial of a key environmental permit
 
11/17/2008Attorney General, Six Other States Say Fuel Efficiency Should Be Condition Of Financial Aid To Auto Industry
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today signed on to a letter with six other attorneys general calling on Congress to require that the auto industry accept greenhouse gas legislation as a condition of any federal financial aid
 
10/13/2008Attorney General Calls On Manufacturers To Stop Using Toxic Chemical In Baby Bottles, Formula Containers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sent letters to 11 companies urging them to stop using the toxic chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in baby bottles and baby formula containers
 
9/29/2008Attorney General Praises Agreement To Limit Water Intake At Millstone, Improving Long Island Sound Health
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised an agreement paving the way for significant reductions in water intake at the Millstone nuclear power plant
 
9/12/2008Attorney General, 10 CT Municipalities, Others File Brief Asking Federal Court To Throw Out FAA Flight Pattern Plan
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has filed a brief in federal court charging the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) flight path redesign plan violated federal law by failing to take into account noise, air quality, environmental and other impacts
 
9/5/2008Attorney General Statement On FERC Denial Of His Request For A Rehearing Of Its Approval Of Broadwater
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today condemned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for rejecting his request for a rehearing of its approval of the Broadwater Liquefied Natural Gas facility
 
9/3/2008Attorney General Says Planned Mass Casualty Attack Naming Plum Island As Target Supports Rejection Of Bio Lab
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today filed supplemental comments opposing an expanded new Plum Island facility after an indictment against a Pakistani woman arraigned today
 
9/2/2008Attorney General’s Statement On GAO Report Revealing Flaws In FAA Flight Path Redesign
  This GAO report is damning -- documenting the FAA’s fatal flaws and failures in its misguided flight path redesign
 
8/25/2008Attorney General Announces Multi-State Suit Against EPA For Failing To Regulate Global Warming Pollutants From Oil Refineries
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a multi-state lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to regulate harmful pollution from oil refineries
 
8/21/2008Attorney General Says Federal Gov. Conducted Grossly Inadequate Review Of Proposed Plum Island Lab Risks
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today filed formal comments with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), outlining grave inadequacies in a draft environmental impact statement on a proposed federal National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
 
8/19/2008Attorney General Calls Synthetic Turf Study Dangerously Deceptive, Urges Its Removal And Revision
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to immediately remove and revise a report on its website that may dangerously and deceptively mislead citizens into believing that artificial turf has been proven safe
 
8/15/2008Attorney General, In Formal Brief, Fights Request That Dept. Of Commerce Override NY Denial Of Broadwater
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a brief filed today, urged the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to reject Broadwater Energy’s request that it override New York’s denial of a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Long Island Sound
 
8/14/2008Attorney General Fights Proposed Plum Island Lab That Would Study Deadliest Animal And Human Diseases
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that his office is preparing formal comments to fight a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposal to develop a Level 4 research lab
 
8/13/2008Attorney General Statement On Reopening Of Blue Trail Range
  A decision has been made by DEP that no court action should be sought against the 100-yard range reopening. We are prepared to seek such legal action in the future
 
8/4/2008Attorney General Says Army Corps Failed To Do Legally Required Environmental Studies, Consider Alternatives For Middletown Training Faciltiy
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sent a letter informing the Army Corps of Engineers that it has failed to conduct an adequate and appropriate environmental review
 
7/24/2008Attorney General, At Regional Energy Summit, Proposes CT-NY Commission On Environment And Energy
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal -- attending a “Regional Energy Summit” on Long Island -- announced a landmark proposal to create a Connecticut-New York commission to establish a consensus on environmental and energy needs
 
7/22/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Committee Approval To Amend RGGI Regulations
  Although my interpretation of the statute and legislative intent differed from today’s decision by the legislative committee, I respect its decision and will do my best to implement it and serve the two goals of assisting consumers with energy cost savings
 
7/14/2008Attorney General Says Money For Cheaper, Cleaner Energy Cannot Be Diverted
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal legal opinion released today, said that Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s plan to divert money intended to provide cheaper, cleaner energy to Connecticut electric consumers is illegal
 
7/11/2008Attorney General’s Comment On Appeals Court Ruling That Vacates Weak Power Plant Emissions Rules
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal praised a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today that forces the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to revamp unconscionably weak rules governing power plant emissions
 
6/25/2008Attorney General Statement On Coast Guard Broadwater Letter
  This letter changes nothing -- and does nothing to revive or bolster Broadwater’s doomed and despicable proposal. Our state’s reasons and New York’s for disapproving Broadwater still stand as strong as before
 
6/13/2008Attorney General Sues Billboard Company For Clear Cutting Trees On State Property Along I-84
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a lawsuit against a billboard company that illegally cleared 83 mature trees on state property along Interstate 84 in order to maximize visibility of its billboard
 
5/27/2008Attorney General, DEP, 13 States Challenge EPA Ozone Standards In Federal Court
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Gina McCarthy today announced that Connecticut is suing to overturn new federal ozone standards too weak to protect public health
 
5/21/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Supreme Court Decision Upholding Animal Neglect Law
  No animal should have to endure what happened here – showing why our common sense protection against neglect or abuse is upheld rightly in this case. Today’s decision is vitally important in the fight to protect animals from needless neglect and abuse
 
5/16/2008Attorney General, DEP Announce $750,000 Settlement With Montville Commons Developer, Builders; Part Of Money To Fund Artificial Turf Study
  Attorney General, DEP Announce $750,000 Settlement With Montville Commons Developer, Builders; Part Of Money To Fund Artificial Turf Study
 
5/2/2008Attorney General Calls For Islander East Surrender After Federal Court Upholds Denial Of Crucial Permit
  This sweeping victory should be the death knell for this hugely destructive project, dealing it the demise it so richly deserves. Islander East’s next step is surrender -- raise the white flag and be gone
 
5/1/2008Attorney General Lauds EPA For Responding To Request To Investigate Potential Threats Of Artificial Turf
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that – days after he and U.S. Sen. Rosa DeLauro called on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to investigate the potential threats related to artificial turf – the agency has agreed to investigate.
 
4/28/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Broadwater Appeal To U.S. Department Of Commerce
  Broadwater is about to embark on a long, costly and doomed legal battle against a coalition of determined states. Connecticut and New York have joined forces in a dogged, resolute fight to kill this threatened assault on Long Island Sound.
 
4/17/2008Attorney General, In Formal Filing, Says FERC Must Reconsider Broadwater In Light Of New York Denial
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that, in light of New York’s Broadwater denial, he has filed a supplemental request to the federal government that it reconsider and reject its grossly flawed approval of Broadwater.
 
4/14/2008Blumenthal, DEP Seek Court Order Against Company Discharging Pollutants Into Bridgeport Harbor
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Gina McCarthy announced today that they are seeking an order against two disputing companies whose inaction and ongoing dispute is allowing PCB contamination
 
4/9/2008Blumenthal, DEP Seek Court Order Stopping Harmful Emissions By Industrial Laundry Company
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Gina McCarthy today won a temporary injunction against an industrial laundry facility that has illegally emitted toxic substances threatening public health
 
4/7/2008Attorney General Issues Final Call For New York Officials To Reject Broadwater
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal – at a rally today against Broadwater – issued a final call to the New York Department of State (DOS) to reject Broadwater
 
4/3/2008Governor, Attorney General Ask FERC To Rehear Broadwater Approval, Setting Stage For Court Appeal
  Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that the state is formally asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to rehear and reconsider its approval of the proposed Broadwater Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility in Long Island Sound.
 
4/2/2008Attorney General, 16 States Ask Court To Compel EPA Compliance With Year-Old U.S. Supreme Court Order To Address Co2
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today filed a petition asking a federal court to end the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) yearlong defiance of a the U.S. Supreme Court order that it take steps to regulate as a pollutant CO2 emitted from vehicles.
 
3/20/2008Attorney General Blasts FERC Approval Of Broadwater, Vows Appeal, Court Case To Block Project
  I will request a rehearing immediately -- and then mount an all-out court appeal if the FERC refuses to reverse, as we expect. I will fight this project at every agency and in every court up to the U.S. Supreme Court, if necessary.
 
3/17/2008Attorney General, In Letter To Ny Gov. Paterson, Calls For Unified Fight Against Broadwater
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a letter to New York Gov. David Paterson today, called for the newly inaugurated governor to decisively reject Broadwater and unite with Connecticut in the fight against the industrialization of Long Island Sound.
 
3/11/2008Attorney General Appeals Court Ruling In Old Saybrook Preserve Case, Vows To Fight Developer’s Appeal
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today asked the state Appellate Court to hear his appeal of a lower court decision upholding an inland wetlands permit for a proposed golf course on The Preserve wilderness property in Old Saybrook.
 
3/10/2008Attorney General, DEP Win Injunction Ordering Atlantic Wire To Halt Spills Into Branford River
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Gina McCarthy announced that Blumenthal today obtained an injunction ordering Atlantic Wire of Branford to install an automatic shutoff and other equipment
 
3/5/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Shell Marketing Of Unapproved Broadwater Natural Gas
  Shell is marketing a mirage – a product that does not exist, and hopefully never will, if officials respect the law and reject Broadwater. This deceptive ploy is a desperate pitch for political support,
 
2/21/2008Attorney General To Review Old Saybrook Preserve Court Decisions, Vows To Continue Fighting Development
  While we are reviewing these court decisions, we are encouraged and even more determined to oppose development of this uniquely pristine area on our shoreline.
 
2/8/2008Attorney General, Sen. Fasano, Sen. Stillman, Save The Sound Say NY Extension Proves Huge Hurdles For Broadwater
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, state Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford, state Sen. Leonard Fasano, R-North Haven, and Save the Sound said today that New York’s extension of a key decision deadline for the proposed Broadwater Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) facility in Long Island Sound is proof of the huge, insurmountable hurdles facing this project
 
2/8/2008Attorney General Praises Ruling That Strikes EPA Policy Exempting Power Plants From Vital Pollution Regulations
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today lauded a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that struck down a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy exempting power plants from certain environmental regulations.
 
2/1/2008Attorney General, In Formal Filing, Says Broadwater Provided Inaccurate Information To New York
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a filing today, said that New York cannot grant Broadwater Energy an easement in Long Island Sound for its proposed massive liquefied natural gas terminal because the company has provided inaccurate and incomplete information.
 
1/30/2008Governor, Attorney General Praise Federal Appeals Court Dismissal Of Islander East Appeal
  Governor M. Jodi Rell and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a federal appeals court decision dismissing Islander East’s appeal of a lower court ruling requiring U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez to provide more facts to support his approval of the project
 
1/29/2008Attorney General, DCP Sue, Seek Injunction, Fines Against Company For Polluting Branford River
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced he has sued Atlantic Wire Company, LLC of Branford for 21 illegal discharges of toxic waste water into the Branford River since December 2005
 
1/23/2008Attorney General, 16 Other States, Call For EPA Action After Supreme Court Ruled It Must Regulate Co2
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, with 16 other states and the cities of New York and Baltimore, wrote to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) about its failure to act nearly a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the agency has a responsibility to regulate greenhouse gases
 
1/17/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Governor’s Support In Broadwater Fight
  This letter is welcome support for the opposition to Broadwater that we have filed with the specific New York agencies that could kill this misguided project instantly and independently.
 
1/17/2008Environmental Groups, Northeast States and New York City Challenge Weak Energy Standards for Home Heating Appliances
  Environmental advocates and state and city governments are filing lawsuits today urging the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to adopt stronger energy efficiency standards for residential furnaces and boilers.
 
1/15/2008Attorney General, DEP Announce Environmental Settlement With Thames Shipyard
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Environmental (DEP) Commissioner Gina McCarthy today announced that The Thames Shipyard and Repair Company and other defendants have agreed to pay a substantial penalty
 
1/11/2008Attorney General Vows Lawsuit To Stop Broadwater
  Once again, we will take federal officials to court, forcing FERC to recognize that it is not above the law, and we will sue to stop this monstrous environmental atrocity
 
1/7/2008Attorney General Says New York Law Requires Rejection Of Broadwater In Wake Of New Proposal
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal formally urged New York to reject the proposed Broadwater liquid natural gas (LNG) facility in Long Island Sound because of new facts
 
1/2/2008Governor Rell, AG Blumenthal Intervene In Case Against EPA To Fight Global Warming
  Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to uphold state rights to regulate greenhouse gas pollution from automobiles.
 

Health Issues
12/24/2008Attorney General Secures Receivership Of Six Marathon Nursing Homes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that his office, on behalf of the Department of Social Services (DSS) today, has sought and received appointment of a receiver
 
12/22/2008Attorney General Statement On DSS Withdrawal Of FOI Request
  We are pleased that the Department of Social Services (DSS) has withdrawn its Freedom of Information request for documents regarding the HUSKY and Charter Oak programs
 
12/18/2008Attorney General Prepares To Fight Federal Rule Jeopardizing Rape Victim Access To Birth Control
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that he is preparing to fight a federal rule -- issued by the Bush Administration today -- that jeopardizes women’s access to birth control
 
11/19/2008Attorney General Applauds Legislature’s Allocation Of $6.8 Million To Fight Smoking
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today applauded the legislature’s allocation of about $6.8 million from the state’s tobacco settlement money for programs to fight smoking
 
11/17/2008Attorney General, Child Advocate And Healthcare Advocate Urge Action To Boost Husky And Charter Oak
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Child Advocate Jeanne Milstein and Healthcare Advocate Kevin Lembo urged Gov. M. Jodi Rell to bolster the HUSKY and the Charter Oak Health Plan by broadening their provider networks
 
10/30/2008Attorney General, In Formal Testimony, Says Heart Center Is Vital Lifeline That Must Remain Open
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, testifying at a public hearing, urged the Office of Health Care Access (OHCA) to permit the Heart Center of Greater Waterbury
 
10/23/2008Attorney General Pleased Governor Heeded Calls To Delay Forcing Husky Families Into Inferior Program
  I am pleased that the governor heeded an overwhelming chorus of calls -- including mine -- to delay forcing thousands of children and their families from the state’s HUSKY healthcare plan into the inferior Charter Oak program
 
10/22/2008Attorney General Says Connecticut Will Receive $1.7 Million Under Pfizer Settlement
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Connecticut will receive $1.7 million under a 33-state settlement with Pfizer Inc
 
10/16/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Affinity Nursing Home Chain Bankruptcy
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today issued a statement after learning that Affinity Health Care Management, Inc. -- which operates four nursing homes in Connecticut
 
10/2/2008Attorney General, DSS Place Waterbury Nursing Home
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sought and received a court order placing into state receivership the financially troubled Crescent Manor nursing home in Waterbury
 
9/29/2008Attorney General Announces $6.15 Million Settlement For Illegal Drug Marketing
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a $425 million national Medicaid fraud settlement and a separate $6.15 million Connecticut settlement with Cephalon, Inc
 
9/26/2008Attorney General, DSS Announce Supreme Court Victory Upholding $200,000 Restitution Order, Medicaid Ban Against Farmington Firm
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski today praised a recent Connecticut Supreme Court decision
 
9/24/2008Attorney General Leads 13-State Coalition Against Proposed Federal Rule Jeopardizing Rape Victim Access To Birth Control
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed formally on behalf of a 13-state coalition to fight a proposed federal regulation that jeopardizes women’s access to birth control and other medically necessary health care services
 
9/19/2008Attorney General Applauds MillerCoors’ Delay Of Sparks Red, Calls For Company To Cancel Product
  I am pleased that MillerCoors heeded our concerns -- delaying Sparks Red -- but we must continue a full court press for permanent withdrawal of this disastrous drink
 
8/29/2008Attorney General Praises Extension For Waterbury Cardiac Care Permit, Will Fight For Permanent Permit
  I am pleased the state granted an extension assuring heart attack patients continued swift and sure access to life-saving procedures. I am delighted that the state adopted the position
 
8/12/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Heart Center Of Waterbury
  I have long supported and worked to achieve this program for effective lifesaving cardiac care, and I pledge a continued fight for it. The time required to transport patients needing immediate hospital heart care
 
7/15/2008Attorney General, Chief State’s Attorney, DSS Announce State To Receive Almost $2 Million In Settlement With Bristol-Myers Squibb
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael Starkowski today announced that Connecticut will receive about $1.9 million in a nationwide settlement
 
7/7/2008Attorney General, DSS Announce Receiver Appointed For Four Haven Heathcare Homes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski announced a Superior Court judge today appointed a receiver for four Haven Healthcare homes
 
6/26/2008Attorney General, DCP Announce Anheuser-Busch To Discontinue Stimulant-Laced Alcoholic Drinks
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. today announced that Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc
 
6/25/2008Attorney General Calls On Aetna To Reimburse College Students For Health Coverage
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today asked Aetna to reimburse approximately 1,300 college students in Connecticut -- and more nationwide -- for health insurance charges
 
6/12/2008Attorney General, DSS Announce $84 Million Sale Agreement Saving Haven Nursing Homes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael Starkowski today announced a pending sale agreement
 
6/12/2008Attorney General, Healthcare Advocate Statements On Report Grading CT High For Protecting Health Insurance Consumers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and State Healthcare Advocate Kevin Lembo issued statements jointly after FamiliesUSA, a national non-profit that promotes high quality and affordable health care
 
6/4/2008Attorney General, CSA, DSS Announce CT To Receive More Than $126,000 In Nationwide Settlement With Walgreens
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Chief State’s Attorney (CSA) Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski today announced that Connecticut will receive $126,488
 
5/27/2008Attorney General Says Health Insurance For Municipalities, Small Businesses Poses No Threat To State Health Insurance
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal legal opinion today, said a statute that would enable state-equivalent health insurance for municipalities
 
5/20/2008Attorney General, DCP Announce Merck Agrees To Fed Oversight Of TV Commercials, CT To Receive $1.35 Million In Nationwide Settlement Over Deceptive Vioxx Marketing
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Merck has agreed to federal oversight of future TV ads for all its medications and will pay Connecticut $1.35 million for deceptive marketing of its drug Vioxx
 
5/15/2008Attorney General, In Congressional Testimony Today, Calls For New Federal Role In Nursing Home Industry
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in formal testimony before Congress in Washington, D.C., today, called for major federal and state initiatives to protect patients from fraud and financial collapse at nursing homes controlled by large-scale conglomerates nationwide
 
5/1/2008Attorney General’s Investigation Reveals Flawed Lyme Disease Guideline Process, IDSA Agrees To Reassess Guidelines, Install Independent Arbiter
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that his antitrust investigation has uncovered serious flaws in the Infectious Diseases Society of America’s (IDSA) process for writing its 2006 Lyme disease guidelines
 
4/21/2008Attorney General Renews Call For Ban On Drug Company Gifts To Doctors
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in formal testimony today, called again for a prohibition against drug company gifts and other benefits provided to doctors that may improperly influence health care decisions.
 
4/4/2008Attorney General Seeks Receivership Of Six Marathon Nursing Homes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the state is seeking receivership over six Marathon Healthcare Center nursing homes throughout the state.
 
3/31/2008Attorney General Sues U.S. Food And Drug Administration Over Oxycontin
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to force the agency to act on his 4-year-old citizen petition seeking stronger warnings related to OxyContin.
 
3/18/2008Attorney General, Chief State’s Attorney, DSS Announce CVS To Pay State $769,000 For Alleged Medicaid Fraud
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski today announced that CVS pharmacies will pay Connecticut $769,986 to settle allegations that it defrauded the Medicaid
 
3/11/2008Blumenthal Sues Eli Lilly For Illegally Marketing Antipsychotic Drug Zyprexa For Unapproved Uses
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued Eli Lilly and Company, Inc. for illegally marketing its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for unapproved uses, and concealing the drug’s serious side effects, for more than a decade.
 
2/8/2008Blumenthal, Wyman Announce Sweeping Reforms In Nursing Home Regulation
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Comptroller Nancy Wyman today proposed far-reaching reforms of the nursing home industry that would provide significantly stronger state financial oversight, enforcement and protection for some of Connecticut’s most vulnerable citizens.
 
2/7/2008Attorney General, Chief State’s Attorney, DSS Announce CT To Receive Nearly $5 Million In Nationwide Settlement With Merck
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Chief State’s Attorney Kevin T. Kane and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski today announced that Connecticut will receive almost $5 million in a nationwide settlement
 
1/30/2008Attorney General, Patient Advocates Announce Legislation To Reduce And Report MRSA Infections In Hospitals
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and patient advocates today introduced legislation to monitor and reduce MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) infections in Connecticut hospitals.
 

Indian Issues
10/31/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Agreement Between The UAW And Foxwoods
  This step is huge and historic -- raising the game-changing prospect of a seminal agreement as a model of labor peace for the country
 
10/10/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Agreement Between Foxwoods And UAW Dealers To Enter Discussions
  This process has enormous promise in resolving profoundly significant and strongly and wrongly contested rights of workers at Foxwoods. We will continue to fight
 
8/26/2008Attorney General Announces Federal Court Victory Upholding Denial Of Schaghticoke Federal Tribal Recognition
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the federal court rejected an appeal by the Schaghticoke Tribal Nation (STN) to overturn the Bureau of Indian Affairs’
 
7/10/2008Attorney General Condemns Foxwoods’ Refusal To Negotiate Contract With Dealers Union
  I am deeply disappointed by Foxwoods’ refusal to negotiate a labor agreement with the United Auto Workers. The casino should respect the clear wishes of its dealers who voted to unionize in a free and fair election
 
3/13/2008Attorney General Says Legislature Has Authority To Extend Smoking Ban To Casinos
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal legal opinion issued today, concluded that – under the state’s compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes – the legislature has the authority to extend the state’s smoking ban to Connecticut’s tribal casinos.
 

Other
12/23/2008Attorney General Joins Dozens Of Workers Suing Construction Company For Unpaid Wages
  A group of 34 immigrants today sued a major Connecticut construction company in federal court for failing to pay tens -- possibly hundreds -- of thousands of dollars of wages
 
12/15/2008Attorney General Investigating Latest Bullet Strike At Home Near Blue Trail Range
  I am appalled that safety reportedly remains in jeopardy and homeowners at risk from bullets fired in this area
 
12/10/2008Attorney General Urges U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers -- On Brink Of Army Training Facility Site Selection -- To Reject Environmentally Sensitive Land
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in formal comments filed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers today, said the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center cannot be built on the Boardman Lane site
 
11/17/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Report Revealing Flaws In GPS Monitoring
  This report reveals disturbing flaws in our state’s criminal GPS tracking system -- most notably the failure by a state contractor to accurately interpret and report the whereabouts of a dangerous convicted criminal
 
11/12/2008Attorney General Says Hundreds Have Benefited From Veterans Advocacy Team, And More Should Reach Out
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, one year after establishing the Veterans and Service Members Advisory Response Team (VSMART), announced that it has fielded hundreds of inquiries from veterans and active service members in need of assistance
 
11/3/2008Attorney General, In Formal Opinion, Says Voting Hours Cannot Be Extended, But Voters In Line At 8 PM Will Be Permitted To Vote
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal legal opinion issued today, warned that -- no matter how high the turnout -- voters may only be permitted to vote after the close of the polls if they are in line by the 8 p.m. deadline
 
10/28/2008Attorney General Releases Series Of Legal Opinions Related To Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today answered a series of legal questions formally asked by state officials relating to the Connecticut Supreme Court ruling in Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health
 
10/17/2008Attorney General Appeals Army Refusal To Release Legal Opinion Concerning Proposed Training Facility In Middletown
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, in a formal appeal to the Secretary of the Army, is fighting the Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) refusal to release a copy of a legal opinion
 
10/14/2008Attorney General, “To Catch A Predator” TV Reporter To Speak Tomorrow At Triad Conference
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that he and Chris Hansen, host of the popular “To Catch a Predator” TV series exposing sexual predators, will speak tomorrow in Mystic at the 7th annual TRIAD conference
 
10/10/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Same-Sex Marriage Ruling
  The state’s highest court today ruled that Connecticut law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples violates the state constitutional guarantee of equal protection for all
 
10/9/2008Attorney General Announces Feds Have Agreed To Deliver Forms, Ensuring Vital Benefits, To Thousands Of Disabled Veterans
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the federal Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has responded to his call to overcome a computer system failure
 
10/1/2008Attorney General Acts To Ensure Thousands Of Disabled State Veterans Receive Deserved Benefits
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today, joined by veteran advocates, pledged to aid disabled veterans who may be denied property tax exemptions under a non-existent Oct. 1 deadline
 
9/29/2008Attorney General Pleased His Objections Led Dot Worker To Drop AR Request
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today he is pleased that his objections led former Department of Transportation (DOT) employee Jon Barss to drop his request for a special type of probation
 
9/29/2008Attorney General Praises Appointment Of Nora Dannehy As Special Prosecutor To Investigate U.S. Attorney Firings
  “Nora Dannehy is a superb choice to conduct this much needed, indeed long overdue investigation. She has unexcelled qualities of keen legal insight and extraordinary experience, as well as unquenchable energy and unquestionable integrity. As a career professional, she will hold strictly and strongly accountable any federal official who betrayed the public trust by firing prosecutors for political reasons.”
 
9/19/2008Report of the Office of the Attorney General on the Investigation conducted pursuant to section 4-61dd of the Connecticut General Statutes
  Alleged political activity using state time and resources by employees of the Office of the Governor
 
9/12/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Apparent Faulty GPS Device Tracking Convicted Serial Rapist
  I am contacting the Judicial Branch and the Chief State’s Attorney to organize an investigation to ensure that this essential service is competently performed by this outside contractor
 
9/11/2008Attorney General Asks State’s Attorney To Return Pollitt To Prison If He Violated Terms Of Probation, Seeks Review Of GPS, Citizen Notification
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sent a letter to New London State’s Attorney Michael Regan asking him to seek the return to prison of convicted rapist David Pollitt if he violated the terms of probation
 
9/2/2008Attorney General Pleased With State Supreme Court Decision Preserving Use Of Subpoenaed Documents In Antitrust Investigations
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today applauded a state Supreme Court decision preserving his office’s authority to share with witnesses and others documents subpoenaed in antitrust investigations
 
9/2/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Moody’s Transition To Single Rating System
  Moody’s is right to abandon a disingenuous dual rating system that subjects towns and cities to tougher standards than far riskier corporations -- but our court battle against all three rating agencies must continue vigorously
 
8/28/2008Attorney General To Fight For Army Legal Opinion Requiring Training Center In Middletown
  We are strongly disappointed that the Corps of Engineers has refused to release an opinion letter that legally it should release in the interest of an open and transparent process which it has promised
 
7/21/2008Blumenthal, Dept Of Higher Education Announce Court Sanctions Against Unlicensed Tractor Trailer School And Owner
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Higher Education (DHE) Commissioner Michael P. Meotti today announced that an unlicensed tractor trailer school has received steep sanctions after defying court orders to cease operating
 
7/11/2008Attorney General, In Formal Opinion, Says Federal Law Allows Non-Partisan Voter Registration, Education At VA Hospitals
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal legal opinion today, said the federal Hatch Act does not bar or limit non-partisan voter registration drives -- or voting education on the use of Connecticut’s new voting scanning machines
 
7/3/2008Attorney General Statement On NLRB Upholding Of Foxwoods Union Election
  This decision reaffirms indisputable law that now requires the Foxwoods Resort Casino to bargain in good faith
 
6/26/2008Attorney General Working To Implement Backup Plan For Haven Healthcare Nursing Homes
  I am deeply disappointed by Formation Capital’s last minute withdrawal. We thought we had a deal. They backed out for reasons they haven’t explained, but our focus is on the future and the wellbeing of residents
 
6/20/2008Attorney General Says Surviving Spouse Of Police Officer Entitled To Continued Benefits
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a letter to the Middletown mayor released today, said the surviving spouses of paid police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty are entitled to continue to receive survivor benefits
 
6/19/2008Attorney General Praises Bill Requiring Single Rating System For Municipal And Commercial Bonds
  This proposal is a milestone in our continuing fight for fair ratings that apply a single standard to public and private debt. With little time left in this session of Congress
 
6/12/2008Attorney General Statement On Possible Change In Moody’s Rating System For Municipal Bonds
  I welcome this significant step away from the current two-tier standard that irrationally and unfairly undervalues municipal bonds, costing state and local taxpayers tens of millions every year in unnecessary interest and insurance
 
6/12/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Historic Passage Of Pension Revocation
  Pension revocation -- which I first proposed and aggressively advocated more than four years ago -- is an historic and powerful step toward restoring public trust and integrity in state government
 
5/30/2008Attorney General pleased that the Governor backs his call for ethics reform legislation in special session
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal strongly agrees that the special session on June 11 should address ethics reform -- as he urged in his May 9 letter to legislative leaders.
 
5/9/2008Attorney General Calls On Legislature To Add Ethics, Nursing Home Reform To Special Session
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called on the General Assembly to add ethics and nursing regulation reform to the call of the upcoming special legislative session.
 
5/6/2008Attorney General Announces Winners Of Law Day Essay Contest That Addresses Driving Age
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced the winners of the 15th Annual Law Day Essay Contest -- chosen from 721 entries by eighth-grade students from across the state
 
4/14/2008Attorney General Calls Richard Straub Case “Poster Child” For Enactment Of Pension Revocation
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that the case of an ex-state probation officer who sexually molested his underage clients underscores the urgent need for lawmakers to pass pension revocation.
 
4/9/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Pension Revocation Compromise
  This agreement to revoke pensions of corrupt public officials – a measure that I first proposed four years ago – is a powerful positive step toward restoring public trust and integrity
 
3/27/2008Attorney General Demands Craigslist Curb Apparent Prostitution Ads
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today demanded that Craigslist purge apparent, often graphic solicitations for prostitution rampant on certain sections of its website.
 
3/24/2008Attorney General Investigating College Gossip Website Juicycampus.Com
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today he is investigating the college gossip website JuicyCampus.com to determine whether it is following its rules prohibiting libelous, defamatory and abusive postings.
 
3/20/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Moody’s Plan To Consider Abandoning Unfair Municipal Bond Dual Rating System
  I am pleased that Moody's is taking a first step toward ending its misleading, misguided and patently unfair dual rating system on municipal and other public bonds – but much more must be done.
 
3/19/2008Attorney General Calls For Condominium Commission To Protect Condo Owners
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in formal testimony to the Judiciary Committee today, urged establishment of a state board to assist condominium unit owners by ensuring that condominium associations abide by their bylaws and state laws, and tighter licensing requirements for condominium managers.
 
3/12/2008Attorney General Testifies In DC On Municipal Bond Turmoil Impact On Cities, Towns And States
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, testifying today before a congressional committee in Washington, D.C., said Wall Street is imposing a “secret tax” on states, cities and school districts across this nation through a dual bond rating system.
 
2/27/2008Attorney General Sues Contractors For Shoddy Niantic Prison Expansion, Seeks More Than $18 Million For Repairs
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that his office has sued 13 contractors for botching a major expansion of the York Correctional Institution in Niantic, seeking more than $18 million to fix pervasive water leaks and cracked walls.
 
2/25/2008Attorney General, Labor Commissioner Seek $2.6 Million In Unpaid Wages For Former Mortgage Lenders Network Employees
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Labor (DOL) Commissioner Patricia H. Mayfield today announced action in federal bankruptcy court to recover millions of dollars in alleged unpaid wages and commissions for former employees of Mortgage Lenders Network USA, Inc.
 
2/21/2008Attorney General, In Formal Legal Opinion, Concludes State’s Racial Imbalance Laws Must Continue
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal concluded in a formal legal opinion today that the State Board of Education should continue to enforce Connecticut’s intra-district school racial imbalance laws to require that local plans be submitted
 
2/15/2008Attorney General Sues Builders, Suppliers, Architects For Shoddy Construction Of UCONN Law Library
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today sued contractors, architects, suppliers and others who built or helped build the University of Connecticut (UConn) Law School Library for construction
 
2/14/2008Attorney General Announces State To Receive $717,000 In Nationwide Settlement With Pharmacy Benefits Manager
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Connecticut will receive $717,918 as part of a $38.5 million nationwide settlement with Caremark Rx, L.L.C. to settle allegations that the company encouraged doctors to make unnecessary prescription switches that benefitted its bottom line
 
2/12/2008Attorney General Says Surviving Spouses Of Firefighters And Police Must Continue To Receive Benefits Even After Remarrying
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal opinion released today, ruled that a surviving spouse of a police officer or firefighter killed in the line of duty who remarries is entitled to continue receiving survivor benefits.
 
1/31/2008Attorney General Investigation Finds $80 Million Rowland-Era Worker’s Comp Deal Badly Botched
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today released a report finding that the state badly botched an $80 million Rowland-era deal privatizing payment of some state worker’s compensation claims
 
1/28/2008Attorney General Secures $250,000 Settlement Against Bristol Hearing Aid Store Owner
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that his office has secured a $250,000 settlement against the owner of Hear True Hearing Center of Bristol for defrauding the state Medicaid program
 
1/25/2008Attorney General Proposes Significantly Stronger Whistleblower Protections
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced legislation to significantly strengthen protections against whistleblower retaliation, including authorization for his office to intervene on behalf of whistleblowers
 
1/8/2008Attorney General Statement On Former Chief Justice Sullivan’s Withdrawal Of Suspension Appeal
  Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice William J. Sullivan today withdrew his appeal of a 15-day suspension imposed by the Judicial Review Council (JRC) for his improper withholding of a decision to assist his designated successor’s confirmation.
 

Tobacco Issues
12/15/2008Attorney General Announces Supreme Court Victory Enabling States To Fight Claims About “Light” Cigarettes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a major U.S. Supreme Court victory against misleading advertising by big tobacco companies involving claims of “light” or “low tar” cigarettes
 
11/13/2008Attorney General Announces $4.3 Million In Settlement Dollars Will Fund Cancer-Fighting Initiatives
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that $4.3 million in health-related settlement money negotiated by his office has been transferred to a state account to fund the Connecticut Cancer Plan Initiative
 
4/24/2008Attorney General To Testify Before Congress On Bill To Ban Mailing Of Cigarettes, Undercutting Internet Sales
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will testify before a congressional committee later today in Washington D. C. supporting a measure to prohibit mail shipments of cigarettes and other tobacco products.
 
3/3/2008Attorney General, In Formal Testimony, Urges Allocation Of $15.7 Million To Fund Quitline And Other Cancer Fighting Programs
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal urged the legislature to allocate $15.7 million to the Connecticut Comprehensive Cancer Plan to restore the full services of the state’s Quitline and other vital tobacco cessation and education programs.
 
2/20/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Supreme Court Ruling Limiting State Regulation Of Internet Tobacco Sales
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, after the U.S. Supreme Court today struck down state regulation of Internet-based tobacco sales, said he will aggressively seek federal regulation to prevent tobacco sales to minors.
 
1/10/2008Blumenthal, Williams And Amann Call For Quitline Restoration With Money Already Appropriated
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Senate President Pro Tempore Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, and Speaker of the House James Amann, D-Milford, today called on Gov. M. Jodi Rell to allocate $2 million that is already appropriated and available to restore the Quitline
 

Utilities
12/11/2008Attorney General, OCC Applaud DPUC Investigation Of $500,000 In Alleged Electricity Consultant Overcharges To Local Governmental Entities
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Counsel Mary J. Healey today announced that the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) has granted their request to investigate a Redding electricity consultant
 
12/5/2008Attorney General Asks DPUC For Emergency Stay Blocking AT&T Layoffs
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today filed a request with the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) for an emergency stay blocking AT&T from laying off about 400 employees in the state
 
12/4/2008Attorney General To Fight Natural Gas Rate Increase Requests
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that he will fight rate increase requests submitted by Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) and Southern Connecticut Gas (SCG)
 
12/4/2008Attorney General Challenges Grid Operator Request To Charge Consumers Excessive Salary, Lobbying, Other Costs
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is challenging the New England electricity grid operator’s request that consumers pay nearly $100 million in salaries, executive compensation, lobbying and other costs, calling the amount excessive and unjustified
 
11/24/2008Attorney General Calls On DPUC To Reject UI Rate Increase And Instead Decrease Rates
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today filed a brief calling on the Department of Utility Control (DPUC) to reject United Illuminating’s (UI) request for an $81.5 million rate increase
 
11/18/2008Attorney General Calls AT&T Failure To Meet Service, Repair Standards “Unacceptable,” Demands DPUC Compel Improvements
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today blasted AT&T for failing for the last eight years to meet state service and repair standards, endangering public health and safety
 
10/31/2008Attorney General Says DPUC Should Expedite Case And Block AT&T Plans To Gut Customer Service In CT
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today formally sought an expedited order by the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to block AT&T job cuts, pending an investigative hearing
 
10/27/2008Attorney General Says United Illuminating Rate Increase Must Be Rejected
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) should firmly and soundly reject all of United Illuminating’s (UI) request to raise rates by more than $80 million over the next two years
 
10/24/2008Attorney General Praises Final DPUC Decision Returning $15.1 Million To SCG Customers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a Department of Public Utility Control’s (DPUC) final decision granting his request to slash Southern Connecticut Gas’ (SCG) rates by $15.1 million
 
10/15/2008Attorney General Asks DPUC To Investigate AT&T Bidding, Contracting For Possible Anti-Competitive Practices
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has asked the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to investigate AT&T for alleged anti-competitive bidding and contracting practices
 
10/14/2008Attorney General Praises Preliminary Decision To Reduce Southern CT Gas Rates
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal praised a preliminary decision that could grant his request to immediately reduce Southern Connecticut Gas Company rates
 
10/10/2008Attorney General Announces Preliminary Decision Requiring Disclosure Of Utility Executive Compensation
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) -- in a resounding victory for utility consumers -- has preliminarily granted his request
 
10/3/2008Attorney General, In Formal Brief, Calls For $15 Million Southern CT Gas Rate Decrease
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a formal brief, called on the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to immediately reduce Southern Connecticut Gas Company rates
 
10/1/2008Attorney General Urges FCC To Reject Industry Request For Shorter Cell Phone Tower Application Deadlines
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a cell phone industry request to shorten by as much as 75 percent deadlines
 
9/30/2008Attorney General Pleased With Final DPUC Decision Assuring Consumers’ Right To Challenge V-Rad Boxes
  I am pleased that the DPUC -- as I urged -- changed its draft decision to assure virtually all consumers now can challenge placement of VRAD boxes even if they’ve already been installed
 
9/24/2008Attorney General Says Final DPUC Decision In CNG Underbilling Case Far Too Lenient
  I am deeply disappointed by the DPUC’s failure to impose sizable, significant penalties on CNG for breaking state billing laws. DPUC should have severely fined CNG instead of slapping its wrist
 
9/18/2008Attorney General Disappointed By DPUC Approval Of 2.4 Percent Aquarion Rate Hike, Will Explore Options
  “I am deeply disappointed by the DPUC’s approval of Aquarion’s request for a 2.4 percent rate hike at a time of growing economic distress. “Aquarion should tighten its own belt -- instead of belting consumers with another rate hike.
 
9/5/2008Attorney General Says He Will Fight CNG Effort To Recover $1.4 Million From Consumers Improperly Billed
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said he will fight a draft decision by the state Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) allowing Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) to collect $1.4 million
 
9/5/2008Attorney General Praises DPUC Decision Requiring AT&T To Seek Permission From Adjacent Property Owners For V-Rad Boxes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today applauded a Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) draft decision requiring AT&T to seek consent of property owners and municipalities
 
9/4/2008Attorney General Disappointed By DPUC Denial Of His Request To Reopen CL&P Meter Investigation
  I am disappointed by the DPUC’s denial of my request to formally reopen its inquiry into the accuracy of CL&P’s meters at this time, but pleased it left the door open to additional investigation in the future
 
8/29/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Preliminary Water Rate Hike Approval
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said he will fight a draft decision by the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) that would allow Aquarion to increase its water rates by 2.4 percent
 
8/28/2008Attorney General’s Statement On CNG Appeal Seeking To Overturn Order To Return $15.5 Million In Overearnings
  CNG should abandon this appeal and accept reality -- consumers are entitled to immediate rate relief to compensate for unlawful and unjust overearnings
 
8/28/2008Attorney General Announces Investigation Into Alternative Electric Supplier
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said he is investigating the billing and marketing practices of an alternative electricity supply company after receiving consumer complaints in recent weeks
 
8/25/2008Attorney General Says Reports Of Erratic CL&P Meters Persist, Calls On DPUC To Reopen Investigation
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that he has formally requested that the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) reopen its investigative proceeding into Connecticut Light & Power Company (CL&P) meters
 
8/8/2008Attorney General To Fight UI Rate Increase Request
  I will battle this unconscionable and intolerable rate increase request. UI is clamoring to clobber consumers and businesses already reeling from record gasoline and power prices
 
8/6/2008Attorney General Praises DPUC Decision Rolling Back CNG Rates By $15.5 Million
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a Department of Public Utility Control's (DPUC) final decision granting his request that it order Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) to slash rates $15.5 million
 
8/1/2008Attorney General Says He Plans To Fight Southern CT Gas Rate Hike Request; Will Continue Fight For Interim Rate Decrease
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he plans to fight a Southern Connecticut Gas rate increase request, filed today, and will continue to urge an immediate rate decrease
 
7/25/2008Attorney General Praises DPUC Draft Decision Granting Request To Decrease CNG Rates
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a Department of Public Utility Control’s (DPUC) draft decision that would grant his request to immediately order a $15.5 million rate decrease by Connecticut Natural Gas
 
7/16/2008Attorney General Demands Immediate CNG Rate Decrease
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called for an immediate $15.5 million rate decrease for Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) after the company received significant unauthorized overearnings
 
7/9/2008Attorney General To Fight UI Rate Hike Request
  I am disappointed United Illuminating -- a mere two days after DPUC rejected its previous application -- has renewed its request for a rate increase. In these tough economic time
 
7/7/2008Attorney General Applauds DPUC Rejection Of UI Rate Increase Request
  I am pleased the DPUC agreed with my argument that it should reject United Illuminating’s rate increase request
 
7/1/2008Attorney General Statement On UI Rate Increase
  This increase -- 2 percent for residential consumers and 25 percent for commercial users -- is devastating. I am deeply concerned about the impact on families struggling to make ends meet
 
6/30/2008Attorney General Statement On CL&P Rate Increase
  I am deeply concerned about their effect on families struggling to make ends meet, and small businesses striving to survive and sustain jobs. These drastic rate spikes demonstrate again the need to reform
 
6/25/2008Attorney General Welcomes DPUC Approval Of Peaking Plants
  The DPUC’s approval of these new plants is a positive, productive step, providing consumers with 681 megawatts of much-needed peaking power -- extra electricity at times of high usage
 
6/20/2008Attorney General To Ask DPUC To Order CL&P To Forego Recovery Of Part Of $54 Million Billing Error
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will ask the Department of Public Utilities Control (DPUC) to compel Connecticut Light & Power (CL&P) to forego part of $54 million that it failed to bill about 2,400 ratepayers last winter
 
6/17/2008Attorney General Seeks CNG Rate Decrease, Investigation Of Major Overearnings
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today filed a petition for a Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) interim rate decrease after the company earned at least $14 million more than authorized by the state
 
6/11/2008Attorney General's Statement On DPUC Draft Decision Approving New "Peaking" Power Plants In CT
  This draft decision is a step in the right direction – promising to provide 681 MW of power when it is most needed and most expensive. These plants will help provide peaking power at low, reasonable rates
 
6/11/2008Attorney General Announces Agreement With Milford Power Plant Resulting In $38 Million For Consumers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that Milford Power, LLC has agreed to surrender some federally mandated subsidies, saving consumers $38 million over the next two years
 
6/4/2008Attorney General Says He Will Fight Draft DPUC Decision That Could Enable United Illuminating Rate Increases
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he will fight a Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) draft decision that, if finalized, could allow additional rate increases for United Illuminating Company
 
6/2/2008Attorney General To Defend DPUC Ruling Requiring Property Owner, Municipal Consent For U-Verse Boxes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal will file a motion in defense of last week’s Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) decision requiring AT&T to obtain consent from abutting property owners and municipalities before installing its refrigerator-sized U-verse service boxes
 
5/12/2008Attorney General Says CNG Should Forego Collection Of $1.4 Million In Improper Bills To 3,400 Customers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is calling on state regulators to bar Connecticut Natural Gas (CNG) from collecting $1.4 million from 3,400 customers as a penalty for illegal and improper bills it sent them in January
 
4/4/2008Attorney General Seeks Emergency Appeal To Fight Shut Down Of Heating, Cooling At State Buildings
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said he is seeking emergency appellate review and an injunction from the Connecticut Supreme Court after a state court refused to stop TEN Companies, Inc. from cutting off heating and cooling to 10 key state buildings
 
3/7/2008Attorney General Calls For Electric Authority And Utility Windfall Profits Refunds To Consumers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called on the legislature to adopt his proposals to provide utility windfall profits rebates directly to consumers, and create a Connecticut Electric Authority (CEA) to buy cheaper bulk electricity for residential and business users.
 
3/3/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Second Aquarion Rate Hike Request
  This latest rate hike request, coming mere months after Aquarion raised water rates by 17 percent, slams consumers when they’re already down, catastrophically compounding a double digit increase.
 
2/29/2008Attorney General Says Consumers Should Be Outraged By Soaring Utility Executive Compensation
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today consumers should be outraged by a Northeast Utilities (NU) report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealing that, as electricity rates have soared, so has top executive compensation.
 
2/27/2008Attorney General Praises Final Ruling Requiring Sustained Scrutiny Of CL&P Meter And Billing Practices
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a final Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) decision that requires strong continued scrutiny of Connecticut Light & Power Company’s (CL&P) meter testing and billing practices.
 
2/21/2008Attorney General Blasts FERC Proposals, Calls For Sweeping Market Reform To Reduce Power Prices
  These proposals seem like a complex cruel joke, promising relief, but delivering nothing. They prove yet again that FERC it is utterly out-of-touch with the real world.
 
2/20/2008Attorney General’s Statement On Revelation Of CL&P Billing Problems
  An investigation of this incident, and of industry-wide metering and billing practices, both are necessary and critical. These investigations are vital, not only to the integrity of bills sent to these consumers
 
2/14/2008Attorney General Calls DPUC Letter Prohibiting CNG Collection Of Illegally Billed Amounts Victory
  This letter is a partial, but important victory, stopping a completely unlawful and unconscionable charge to consumers. I am pleased that consumers received a reprieve, but in the end the DPUC needs to go further, ordering CNG to fully forgive these illegal bills
 
1/31/2008Attorney General Lauds Draft Decision Requring Sustained Scrutiny Of CL&P Meter Testing
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today lauded portions of a draft decision that would require strong continued scrutiny of Connecticut Light & Power Company’s (CL&P) meter testing practices
 
1/28/2008Attorney General Calls CL&P Rate Increase A Step Backwards
  This final decision is a step backwards – regrettably raising rates over the DPUC’s draft decision, not lowering them as we have urged. This decision is a disservice to consumers already paying the highest electricity rates on the continental United States
 
1/23/2008Attorney General Calls For Mandatory Clear Disclosure Of Utilities’ Compensation To Executives
  As consumers face yet another electric rate increase, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, in a petition filed today, called on the Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) to require that Connecticut’s public utility companies disclose annually
 
1/22/2008Attorney General Calls For Immediate Replacement Of Explosive Batteries In U-Verse Service
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that he has called for the immediate replacement of certain lithium batteries – used as backup power for AT&T’s U-Verse video service
 
1/18/2008Attorney General Pleased With DPUC Decision Slashing CL&P Rate Increase, Will Seek Further Cut
  The commission rightly required CL&P to tighten its belt -- just as its customers have -- but there is still room for another notch or two.