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Press Releases 1997

Charities
8/29/1997Blumenthal Sues Former Executive Director of Greater Hartford Architecture Conservancy
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin today announced that the state has filed a lawsuit against the former executive director of the Greater Hartford Architecture Conservancy
 
8/28/1997State Gets Temporary Injunction to Prohibit Wildlife Association From Future Fund Raisings
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today received a temporary injunction to prevent an East Lyme-based charity from raising money following a review of the group's finances
 
7/22/1997State Report Shows Record Low Number of Organizations Using Paid Solicitors
  A report on paid telephone solicitors for Connecticut civic, charitable and public safety organizations shows that organizations are using solicitors less than they have during any time in the 10 years
 
5/5/1997Blumenthal Reaches Agreement with Windham Hospital To Resolve Allegations of Inappropriate Use of Endowment Funds
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced he has reached a settlement with Windham Community Memorial Hospital to resolve allegations that the hospital improperly used more than $1.8 million in funds donated to the hospital.
 
4/9/1997State Sues Charity, Telemarketer As Part of Nationwide "Operation False Alarm"
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin today announced that the state is suing one charity and one telemarketer as part of a nationwide, multi-state "Operation False Alarm"
 
3/7/1997Court Orders $15,000 Penalty Against Charity That Failed to File Financial Reports Since 1992
  A Superior Court judge has ordered the Battle of Normandy Foundation to pay a $15,000 penalty to the state of Connecticut for failing to file annual reports
 
2/10/1997Telephone Solicitation Raises Consumers' Questions
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin said today they have received an unusually high number of consumer inquiries regarding a professional telemarketing campaign
 
1/31/19971997 Details of the Telemarketing Report, by Organization
  In 1996, 90 organizations held a total of 92 telemarketing campaigns in which they used paid telemarketers.
 
1/31/19971997 Telemarketing Report, By Town
  In 1996, 90 organizations held a total of 92 telemarketing campaigns in which they used paid telemarketers.
 
1/31/19971996 Telemarketing Report: Summary
  The tenth annual survey of paid telephone fund-raising in Connecticut reveals that at least $7,260,496 was contributed in 1996 to paid telephone solicitors calling in the name of Connecticut charitable, civic, firefighter and police organizations
 

Children's Issues
12/1/1997Blumenthal Releases Names Of More Than 400 Child Support Deliquents
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today released the names of more than 400 deadbeat parents owing more than $7.7 million in past due child support
 
11/2/1997One Hundred Child Support Delinquents Apprehended In Statewide Sweep
  Sheriffs across the state tracked down 100 child support delinquents owing more than $1.7 million in statewide arrests of deadbeat parents this weekend
 
6/2/1997Fourth Dad From Child Support "Wanted" Poster Surrenders In Just Two Weeks
  The number of parents turning themselves in after appearing on the latest child support "Wanted" poster jumped to four today, just two weeks after Attorney General Richard Blumenthal released the Fourth Most Wanted Poster
 
5/22/1997Third Dad From Child Support "Wanted" Poster Surrenders in Less Than 1 Week
  The tally of parents turning themselves in after appearing on the latest child support "Wanted" poster increased to three today -- just a few days after Attorney General Richard Blumenthal unveiled the state's fourth poster
 
5/20/1997Two Fathers Featured on "Wanted" Poster Turns Themselves In
  Two parents who appear on the state's fourth child support "Wanted" poster -- which was issued Monday -- turned themselves in
 
5/19/1997Blumenthal Announces Fourth Child Support "Wanted" Poster
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today unveiled the state's fourth "Wanted" poster of child support delinquents featuring six parents who owe between $24,605 to more than $76,000
 
3/17/1997Blumenthal Urges Stronger Protections For Children
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged lawmakers to approve several bills designed to protect children from abuse and gun violence, and to strengthen interstate child support enforcement.
 
2/25/1997Blumenthal and Thomas Propose Bills to Crack Down on Child Support Delinquents,
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Social Services Commissioner Joyce A. Thomas today urged legislators to approve two bills that would strengthen child support enforcement efforts
 

Computer Issues
5/1/1997America Online, Compuserve And Prodigy
  Three of the nation’s largest Internet service providers, America Online, Inc. (AOL), CompuServe, Inc., and Prodigy Services Corporation, have agreed to settle
 
3/19/1997Blumenthal Urges Effort to Ban Internet Gambling
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged passage of a federal law to clearly ban gambling on the Internet.
 
2/19/1997FTC Says Internet Scam Re-Routes "Surfers" To International Telephone Lines:
  The Federal Trade Commission today said it has won a federal district court order shutting down an Internet scam which has just emerged
 
2/11/1997More America Online Access Numbers Available To AOL Members
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that America Online does not publicize local access telephone numbers offered by SprintNet that can be used at no charge to get to America Online.
 
1/16/1997Blumenthal Investigating Online Complaints
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today he is investigating complaints from Connecticut consumers who are unable to use the nation's largest Internet service
 
1/10/1997Letter to America Online, Inc.
  Dear Mr. Boe: I am extremely troubled by complaints brought my attention by Connecticut consumers and businesses that are America Online subscribers
 
1/2/1997State Reaches Agreement with America Online
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin today announced that Connecticut has reached an agreement with the nation's largest Internet service provider
 

Consumer Issues
12/1/1997Blumenthal Applauds Preservation of Made in U.S.A. Standard
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal applauded the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) final decision today to abandon a proposal to dilute the "Made in U.S.A." label.
 
11/25/1997FDA Denies Nestle's Petition To Weaken Federal Ban On Toys Encased In Candy
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today applauded the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) denial of Nestlé's bid to weaken a federal regulation
 
11/25/1997Consumer Awareness Essay Winners Announced by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced the winners of the sixth annual Consumer Awareness Essay Contest. The top five essays on "The Most Misleading Advertisement on Television" were selected from approximately 650 entries
 
11/17/1997Blumenthal Sues Toys 'R' Us and Four Major Toy Manufacturers For Fixing Prices on Popular Toy Lines
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today he is suing Toys 'R' Us -- the largest toy retailer in the country -- and four major toy makers for allegedly conspiring to artificially inflate toy prices.
 
11/12/1997Blumenthal and Sheffrin Announce Settlements With Three Companies That Used Prizes to Lure Customers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin announced today they have reached settlements with three companies accused of bilking consumers out of tens of thousands of dollars
 
11/10/1997Blumenthal Calls for Manufacturer to Recall Candy that Appears to Mimic Cocaine
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called on the manufacturer of "Crave" today to recall the product because its name and packaging in small plastic vials mimics the appearance of cocaine
 
10/1/1997Blumenthal Sends Cease and Desist Orders to Halt Connecticut Direct Mail Solicitations
  ttorney General Richard Blumenthal today sent cease and desist letters to more than 100 direct mail promoters, directing them to halt solicitation of Connecticut consumers
 
10/1/1997Blumenthal Applauds Nestle's Decision to Pull Nestle Magic from Store Shelves
  The decision to pull this product from store shelves is a victory for Connecticut consumers and children
 
9/25/1997Blumenthal Reaches Agreement with Vacation Break U.S.A.
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin announced today that Connecticut and 10 other states have reached an agreement with Vacation Break, U.S.A.,
 
9/23/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Hospice Care
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and supporters of hospice care today announced a new program to make sure that terminally ill and irreversibly ill people know that they have the choice of spending the time they have left with dignity and comfort,
 
9/15/1997Blumenthal Calls On The FCC To Adopt Tough Protections Against "Slamming."
  Citing an estimated $100 million lost by consumers every year when their long-distance telephone service is switched without their permission
 
9/11/1997Blumenthal Warns Parents Of Bogus Claim Forms For A Fictitious Settlement With The Gerber Products Company.
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today warned parents that bogus claim forms for a fictitious settlement with the Gerber Products Company are surfacing again in Connecticut.
 
9/11/1997Blumenthal Announces Settlement in the Beanie Babies Case
  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the manufacturer of the popular Beanie Babies has agreed to pay $50,000 to settle allegations of improper pricing.
 
9/9/1997Blumenthal Praises Stop & Shop's Decision to Put Kids' Safety First by Voluntarily Removing Nestle Magic From Its Shelves
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today applauded Stop & Shop's decision to remove Nestle Magic from its shelves and he challenged other retail chains and stores to do the same.
 
9/2/1997Proposal by FTC Would Mislead Consumers and Cost American Jobs
  A proposal by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to dilute the standards by which a product qualifies for the "Made in USA" label would mislead consumers and cost American jobs
 
8/29/1997It's "Back To School" for Senior Citizens Learning How to Resist Scams; Blumenthal and Area Agencies Hold "Consumer University"
  Some 400 senior citizens are headed back to school today to learn how to resist scams at "Consumer University," sponsored jointly by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
 
8/27/1997Blumenthal Calls on FDA To Ban Nestle Magic; Chocolate-Covered Disney Toy Risks Child Safety
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today called on the Food and Drug Administration(FDA) to remove Nestle Magic® immediately from store shelves
 
8/21/1997Doctors' Billing of Medicaid Patients Prompts State to Launch Public Education Campaign
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Social Services Commissioner Joyce A. Thomas, and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin today announced a campaign to alert Medicaid providers
 
8/19/1997State Reaches Agreement with Contact Lens Manufacturer
  The nation's largest manufacturer of contact lenses today agreed to discontinue its practice of charging vastly different prices for lenses that are the same but are sold under different brand names.
 
8/8/1997Judge Orders Ticketworld To Stop Illegal Ticket Sales
  A Superior Court judge has sided with the state in its effort to stop Ticketworld from using a Massachusetts office to overcharge Connecticut consumers for tickets to events
 
7/7/1997Trust Consultants Agree to Settlement for Violating CUTPA
  Consumers who paid Resolution Trust Consultants of West Hartford to locate unclaimed property may be eligible for refunds under a settlement
 
7/3/1997Attorney General's Statement Regarding Mississippi Tobacco Case Settlement
  This settlement with Mississippi is mounting evidence that Big Tobacco wants to avoid trials because it knows it will lose-- not only in the courtroom
 
6/26/1997Blumenthal Warns Spanish-Speaking Consumers to Beware of Health Fraud Promotions
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a major campaign to fight a growing problem -- health fraud promotions targeting Spanish-speaking consumers.
 
6/5/1997State Settles With Sears Over Collection Practices; Thousands of Consumers to Benefit
  More than 3,000 Connecticut residents are expected to receive a total in the millions of dollars as part of a landmark settlement
 
5/25/1997Funerals: Consumer Checklist
  The funeral home must provide the prices of the goods and services described in the general price list when you inquire on the telephone.
 
5/12/1997Blumenthal Announces Multi-Million Dollar Settlement With CIBA
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that Connecticut and 24 other states have reached a proposed settlement with the CIBA Vision Inc., a major manufacturer of contact lenses.
 
5/12/199729 Attorneys General Urge FTC to Adopt Tougher Pay-Per-Call Regulations
  When a Norwich, Conn., woman saw an advertisement for a job to earn nearly $10 per hour, she called the New York telephone number in the advertisement, only to be referred to a number that began with area code 809
 
5/5/1997Statement of Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Proposed Federal Trade Commission Guidelines Regarding "Made in USA"
  I am very disappointed and surprised that the Federal Trade Commission would propose guidelines that would mislead the American public.
 
5/1/1997A Guide for Connecticut Small Business
  Each year, small businesses are targets of fraudulent or deceptive sales practices. Protect Your Business Against Fraud is a guide designed to help Connecticut's small business
 
4/16/1997Blumenthal Urges Parents to Rid Homes of Hazardous Products
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged parents to do a spring cleaning of hazardous products in their homes, including already recalled bunk beds, bean bag chairs, old cribs and hammocks.
 
4/13/1997Recall Roundup
  RECALL ROUND-UP DAY: April 16, 1997 Selected Recalls
 
4/13/1997Cataract Surgery Ad
  Cataracts are a normal part of aging; they usually develop over time and don't have to be removed immediately.
 
4/13/1997Alternative Medicines Ads
  Many unconventional treatments for cancer and other diseases are on the market. A few have undergone rigorous scientific testing for their curative value
 
4/13/1997Nursing Facilities
  Every nursing home should have a complaint procedure policy. If you have concerns or complaints, ask about the policy and follow the organization's procedures.
 
4/13/1997Switching Prescriptions
  In the past few years, many prescription drug companies have formed business relationships with pharmacy groups and insurance companies that handle drug-benefit plans.
 
4/13/1997Introduction
  Every day, millions of senior citizens face questions about health-related products and services they see in the marketplace, get in the mail, read about in the newspaper, and hear about on radio and television
 
4/13/1997Table of Contents
  Table of Contents Introduction Cataract Surgery Hearing Aids Arthritis Cure Switching Prescriptions Direct-Mail Schemes Nursing Facilities Abusive Care-Givers Alternative Medicines
 
3/24/1997Blumenthal and ConnPIRG Offer Checklist to Avoid Funeral Ripoffs
  Connecticut consumers can pay less for funeral goods and services armed with information in a report released today by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut Public Interest Research Group
 
3/15/1997Business Issues
  The following are highlights of some issues of particular interest to Connecticut businesses.
 
3/13/1997State Joins Federal Trade Commission In Actions Against Fraudulent Travel Promotions As Part of Operation Trip-Up
  Travel-related scams are taking off again as businesses offering everything from "vacation certificates" to timeshare resales
 
3/6/1997Consumer Advisory Businesses Alerted to Watch out for "Invoices" for International Directories
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today warned businesses to carefully check bills for listings in international business directories.
 
3/4/1997Blumenthal Applauds General Law Committee's Approval of Consumer Privacy Legislation
  Consumers would be protected from junk e-mail and be able to prevent the sale of their financial information by retailers and credit card companies under a bill unanimously approved today by the legislature's General Law Committee
 
3/1/1997Connecticut Funeral Home Investigation
  A Consumer Guide to the Prices, Practices, and Regulations of the Funeral Industry
 
2/24/1997Blumenthal Urges Expansion of Lemon Law to Cover Motorcycles; Better Protections for Consumers of Prepaid Funerals
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today is urging legislators to extend state's Lemon Law to cover motorcycles and to increase protections for purchasers of prepaid funeral contracts.
 
2/24/1997Blumenthal Warns About Improper Telephone Charges
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said senior citizens who rely on a medical alert system may have been improperly charged for telephone calls they didn't make.
 
2/19/1997Blumenthal Urges Establishment Of Motor Vehicle Guaranty Fund To Protect Consumers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging lawmakers to adopt a proposal that would establish a fund to repay consumers who lose money when motor vehicle dealers, repairers and lessors suddenly go out of business.
 
2/18/1997Booklet Offered to Help Seniors and Other Consumers On Health Care Products and Services
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has teamed up with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to offer senior citizens and other consumers a free booklet to help them avoid fraud
 
2/18/1997Direct-Mail Schemes
  Some direct-mail marketers advertise their products through ads disguised as "clippings" sent by unnamed "friends."
 
2/18/1997Hearing Aids
  More than 24 million Americans have some type of hearing impairment. Many people can benefit from a hearing aid, but not everyone. How will you know?
 
2/18/1997Abusive Care-Givers
  No one should be abused—physically or verbally—by anyone, including family members or care-givers. Everyone has the right to feel safe and secure
 
2/17/1997Attorney General Distributes Nearly $790,000 To Seven Fairfield County Towns
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that seven Fairfield County towns are receiving a total of nearly $790,000 as part of an antitrust settlement
 
1/31/1997Blumenthal Proposed law To Ban Junk E-Mail And Protect Consumers Privacy
  Consumers should have the right to halt the sale of information on their personal finances and buying habits that is gathered electronically
 
1/23/1997Blumenthal Will Move to Block Surcharge on ATM Transactions
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that the state will move to block a plan by Fleet Bank to impose surcharges on customers of other banks who use the Fleet ATM system in Connecticut.
 
1/15/1997State Distributes Nearly $32,000 to 222 Consumers Who Fell Victim to "Credit Repair" Company
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Consumer Protection Commissioner Mark A. Shiffrin today announced that 222 consumers will share in nearly $32,000 recovered from a business
 
1/9/1997State Directs Phone Companies to Block Canadian Indian Tribe's 800 Number for Illegal Sports Betting
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Chief State's Attorney John Bailey are joining forces to direct all long distance telephone companies to block calls to an 800 number for a sports-betting
 

Environmental Issues
11/18/1997Blumenthal and Rocque Announce Lawsuit Against Northeast Utilities for Wastewater Violations at the Millstone Plants
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Environmental Protection Commissioner Arthur J. Rocque Jr. today announced a lawsuit against Northeast Utilities for alleged wastewater discharge violations
 
11/6/1997State Sues U.S. Secretary of Commerce for Failing to Address Petition to Revise Unfair Summer Flounder Quota System
  The state has filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Secretary of Commerce for failing to act on a petition to revise the current commercial quota for summer flounder (fluke)
 
9/4/1997Blumenthal Sues Owners of Canterbury Landfill
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today that he has filed a wide-ranging lawsuit against the owners of a controversial landfill and incinerator in Canterbury
 
8/14/1997Governor, Attorney General Urge Tighter Restrictions on Air Pollution
  Governor John G. Rowland today announced that Connecticut has petitioned the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requiring them to address interstate air pollution
 
7/24/1997Blumenthal and Rocque Announce Lawsuit Against Northeast Utilities for Wastewater Violations at the Millstone Plants
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today he has filed a lawsuit against Environmental Waste Resources, Inc. (EWR) of Waterbury on behalf of State Environmental Protection
 
5/28/1997State Urges Commerce Secretary to Revise Summer Flounder Quota System
  The state has won more than $9 million in penalties and cleanup costs for a former industrial site in Canton where hazardous chemicals were dumped decades ago.
 
5/1/1997State Urges Commerce Secretary to Revise Summer Flounder Quota System
  The State of Connecticut is petitioning the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, urging a revision of quotas for summer flounder
 
2/13/1997Court Approves Agreement Between Old Saybrook And Dep On Water Pollution Issue
  Judge Frances Allen of the Hartford Superior Court recently approved of the agreement between the Town of Old Saybrook and the Connecticut Department of the Environmental Protection (DEP) to resolve long-standing wastewater problems
 
1/22/1997Judge Refuses To Allow Hamden Salvage To Delay State Action
  A Superior Court judge has ruled that state environmental officials may proceed in hearings to determine whether the owners of the massive tire pond in Hamden will be required to clean up
 
1/15/1997Court Penalizes Westport Businessman for Gasoline Spill
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Environmental Protection Commissioner Sidney J. Holbrook announced today that Westport businessman Arnold Kaye has been ordered by a Superior Court judge to pay the state $4,569 in civil penalties
 
1/7/1997Lawsuit Against Raymark Industries
  The State of Connecticut, by the Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, and, at the request of and on behalf of the Commissioner of Environmental Protection ("State"), alleges:
 
1/7/1997Blumenthal Announces State Lawsuit to Recover Nearly $20 million in Costs Associated with Raymark Cleanup
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a $20 million lawsuit against Raymark Industries to pay for the state's share of the extensive cleanup
 

Health Issues
12/2/1997Blumenthal Conducts Public Hearing On Health Care Fraud
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is conducted a public hearing at the Legislative Office Building today to determine whether new laws are needed to give Connecticut authorities stronger tools to combat escalating health care fraud.
 
11/10/1997Blumenthal Orders Software Company to Stop Marketing Software to Lawyers for High-Tech Health Care Fraud
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has sent a cease and desist letter to QuadraMed, ordering the California-based software company to halt unethical marketing practices
 
11/10/1997Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Announces Major Health Care Fraud Initiative
  Citing estimates that health care fraud costs Connecticut's taxpayers more than $1.5 billion each year, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced the formation of a Health Care Fraud/Whistleblower Unit.
 
9/17/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on anti-tobacco settlement plan
  With this historic legislative blueprint, the President has raised the anti-tobacco settlement plan from the ashes where many pundits and commentators consigned it.
 
7/5/1997Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Wrote the Following Article for The Hartford Courant. It appeared on July 5, 1997
  The historic tobacco agreement now before President Clinton and Congress represents a landmark opportunity for our nation to enter a new era in its fight against tobacco and the disease and death it causes.
 
6/27/1997Blumenthal Announces Landmark $1 Million Settlement With Former Group Home Operators Accused of Defrauding The State
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today he has reached a precedent-setting $1 million settlement with four individuals who were alleged to have defrauded the Departments of Social Services and Mental Retardation
 
6/20/1997Blumenthal Calls Tobacco Settlement a Historic Public Health Initiative To Protect Children from Tobacco and Save Lives
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal -- a key negotiator in the tobacco settlement talks -- hailed today's historic $360 billion tobacco accord
 
5/5/1997Blumenthal Reaches Agreement with Windham Hospital To Resolve Allegations of Inappropriate Use of Endowment Funds
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced he has reached a settlement with Windham Community Memorial Hospital to resolve allegations that the hospital improperly used more than $1.8 million in funds
 
4/7/1997Blumenthal Orders Software Company to Stop Marketing Software to Lawyers for High-Tech Health Care Fraud
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Social Services Deputy Commissioner Michael P. Starkowski today charged a mother and son who operated a Bristol nursing home with cheating the state
 
4/1/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Public Health Committee Approval of Cigarette Tax Increase
  "We are building momentum as more and more people agree that we need a counter-marketing effort to combat the never-ending tobacco company messages promoting smoking
 
3/6/1997Blumenthal Praises Committee for Approval of Anti-Smoking Education Plan
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a legislative committee for its overwhelming, bi-partisan support of a proposal to launch a massive anti-smoking education campaign
 

Other
11/24/1997Blumenthal Argues State's Challenge of Federal Approval of Mashantucket Pequots' Annexation Bid
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today argued the State's appeal of federal approval of the Mashantucket Pequots' bid to annex 165 acres of land that is not located on the tribe's reservation.
 
10/31/1997Seniors Kick Off Halloween Learning How to Fend Off Tricksters and Resist Scams at "Consumer University"
  Tricksters and hucksters beware. Nearly 400 senior citizens are gathering today to learn how to resist scams at "Consumer University," sponsored jointly by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP
 
10/29/1997Blumenthal Applauds Decision by Lottery Officials to Scrap New Solicitation Program
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal applauded today's decision by the Connecticut Lottery Corporation to halt a controversial new "Ask for the Sale" solicitation program
 
10/9/1997Statement of Attorney General Regarding the Bridgeport Puppies
  We have begun an investigation to prepare for possible court action to prevent the return of the puppies to anyone who has mistreated or injured them
 
10/8/1997Megan's Law: Guidelines for the Release of Sex Offender Information
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association (CPCA) today proposed legislation that would give local police chiefs and resident state troopers uniform guidelines for releasing sex offender information
 
9/25/1997Blumenthal Announces $325,000 Settlement with Wal-Mart and Sam's
  Some 933 current and former employees of Wal-Mart and Sam's will receive a total of $325,192 in back wages to settle claims by workers who weren't permitted to leave the stores during their lunch breaks
 
9/9/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding State's Victory in Megan's Law Case
  The Court's decision upholds our position that community notification provisions are validly intended to protect the public from sexual offenders who pose a particularly high risk of repeating these crimes
 
8/25/1997Blumenthal and Amann Seek Protections for Local Insurance Agents From Unfair Contract Changes by Insurance Giants
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and State Representative James Amann, co-chair of the Legislature's Insurance and Real Estate Committee, today announced the formation of a committee to study providing greater protections for local insurance agents
 
8/7/1997State Finalizes Agreement With Federal Government To Allow For Deportation of Prisoners Who Are Not U.S. Citizens
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that the state has reached an agreement with the federal government to allow state officials to take steps to deport non-U.S. citizens convicted in Connecticut
 
8/1/1997Blumenthal and Droney Seek Contempt Order Against Abortion Clinic Protester For Violating Injunction
  Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Federal Contempt Ruling Against Abortion Clinic Protestor
 
5/28/1997Blumenthal Honors Students for Volunteerism
  Teenage volunteers -- from a co-ed army of knitters from Waterbury to a team that erases graffiti in downtown Stamford -- were honored today by Attorney General Richard Blumenthal
 
5/12/1997Blumenthal Hails Dismissal of Gold Hill Paugussetts Land Claims Lawsuits
  A Superior Court judge in Milford has dismissed four lawsuits filed by the Golden Hill Paugussetts claiming land from thousands of property owners in Seymour, Shelton and Trumbull, and Bridgeport
 
5/1/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Request of Death Row Inmate to Attend Mother's Funeral
  The people of Connecticut will rightly be outraged by this request for special treatment from a man who had no compassion for his victim and deserves his place on death row
 
4/2/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on the United States District Court Decision in the Abortion Clinic Access Case
  This historic ruling sends a sound signal nationwide about the need and ability to use new federal laws in protecting women's access to reproductive health care
 
4/1/1997Blumenthal Says Connecticut Lottery Cannot Start Bingo Game
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that a proposal for the Connecticut Lottery to operate a bingo game would violate state law.
 
3/17/1997Attorney General Joins Other Attorneys General in Buckley v. Valeo Challenge
  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today he is joining at least 16 other state attorneys general in supporting an effort to reexamine and ultimately reverse a controversial
 
2/3/1997Blumenthal Proposes Measures to Toughen State's Laws Regulating Agents For Athletes
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said he is proposing measures to toughen Connecticut's laws regulating agents for student athletes
 
1/28/1997Blumenthal Issues Opinion in Special Revenue Case
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said the job change of the state's former top gaming regulator to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Gaming Commission does not violate the state's "revolving door" law.
 

Indian Issues
5/12/1997Blumenthal Hails Dismissal of Gold Hill Paugussetts Land Claims Lawsuits
  A Superior Court judge in Milford has dismissed four lawsuits filed by the Golden Hill Paugussetts claiming land from thousands of property owners in Seymour, Shelton and Trumbull, and Bridgeport, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today.
 

Tobacco Issues
9/17/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal on Anti-Tobacco Settlement Plan
  With this historic legislative blueprint, the President has raised the anti-tobacco settlement plan from the ashes where many pundits and commentators consigned it.
 
7/16/1997Blumenthal Urges Congress To Implement Tobacco Proposal After Careful Review and Possible Improvements
  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged Congress to approve the proposed tobacco settlement and not miss a historic opportunity to save hundreds of thousands of lives.
 
7/3/1997Attorney General's Statement Regarding Mississippi Tobacco Case Settlement
  This settlement with Mississippi is mounting evidence that Big Tobacco wants to avoid trials because it knows it will lose-- not only in the courtroom
 
6/21/1997Blumenthal Says Tobacco Pact Delivers More Than Sought Through Lawsuit, Legislative Efforts
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, one of the key negotiators in the landmark settlement with the tobacco industry, said today that the agreement Click Here to View Summary announced Friday accomplishes all the obje
 
6/20/1997Summary of Tobacco Settlement Proposal
  Youth Access The full substance of the August 28, 1996 FDA youth access provisions have been agreed upon. The FDA rule:
 
6/20/1997Statement of Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Proposed Tobacco Settlement
  I think that -- that we ought to recognize, as much as we've accomplished, also what we have left undone. And I must say we've left more undone, than we've accomplished.
 
6/20/1997Blumenthal Calls Tobacco Settlement a Historic Public Health Initiative To Protect Children from Tobacco and Save Lives
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal -- a key negotiator in the tobacco settlement talks -- hailed today's historic $360 billion tobacco accord as a sweeping public health initiative to protect children from the lure of tobacco
 
4/25/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Federal Judge's Ruling Regarding FDA Regulation of Tobacco
  "This historic ruling is a great victory, establishing for the first time federal authority to regulate tobacco products.
 
4/1/1997Statement of Attorney General Richard Blumenthal Regarding Public Health Committee Approval of Cigarette Tax Increase
  We are building momentum as more and more people agree that we need a counter-marketing effort to combat the never-ending tobacco company messages promoting smoking,
 
3/20/1997Tobacco Company Turns State's Evidence; Admits That Industry Targeted Kids for Tobacco Sales
  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced an agreement with a tobacco company that is "historic and precedent setting" in obtaining critical admissions
 
3/6/1997Blumenthal Praises Committee for Approval of Anti-Smoking Education Plan
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a legislative committee for its overwhelming, bi-partisan support of a proposal to launch a massive anti-smoking education campaign
 
2/26/1997Blumenthal Urges Retailers to Take Steps to Comply with New FDA Rule
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged Connecticut retailers to take the steps necessary to comply with a new federal rule that requires businesses selling tobacco products to request identification for all purchasers who appear to be younger than 27 years old.
 
1/27/1997Blumenthal Urges Establishment of Anti-Tobacco Education Fund
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today lauded support from a coalition of health groups in calling for new laws to establish an education and counter-marketing program
 

Utilities
11/20/1997Blumenthal Seeks Power Service Improvements for Residents Plagued by Storm Outages
  As the winter storm season begins, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today is urging state utility regulators to order Connecticut Light and Power Co. to improve operations
 
11/13/1997Blumenthal Urges DPUC to Remove Millstone Plants from Northeast Utilities' Rate Base to Relieve Ratepayers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today is urging state utility regulators to remove the three Millstone nuclear power plants from Northeast Utililties' (NU) rate base to reduce rates
 
10/14/1997Federal Energy Regulatory Commissioner Hearings Regarding Mismanagement Of Connecticut Yankee Get Underway Today
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today began the State's case against Connecticut Yankee's nuclear mismanagement to Washington in an effort to protect ratepayers from the expense of cleaning up the site.
 
9/16/1997Statement - "Nuclear Management Nightmare"
  What we have here is a nuclear management nightmare of Northeast Utilities' own making. The goal is no longer to decommission a nuclear power plant, but rather to
 
7/1/1997State Reaches Settlement With California Long-Distance Company
  A California-based long-distance telephone company that switched Connecticut consumers' long-distance service without their permission will pay nearly $56,000
 
6/27/1997Blumenthal Hails DPUC Action to Block Northeast Utilities Effort To Get Consumers To Pay for Nuclear Outage Costs
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today praised a decision by state utility regulators to reject Northeast Utilities' effort to get consumers to pay for up to $340 million in costs
 
6/11/1997Blumenthal Criticizes NU's Veiled Attempt to Get Consumers to Pay for Mismanagement of Nuclear Plants
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that a Northeast Utilities filing this week with state utility regulators could signal a reversal by the utility and a massive request for consumers to foot the bill
 
5/21/1997Attorney General's Statement in Reaction to Senate Leadership's Decision Not to Pass Electric Deregulation Bill
  "I am disappointed that this bill will not pass this year. Competition in the electric industry is critical for consumers and for Connecticut businesses that have for too long paid among the highest electric rates in the nation
 
5/12/199729 Attorneys General Urge FTC to Adopt Tougher Pay-Per-Call Regulations
  When a Norwich, Conn., woman saw an advertisement for a job to earn nearly $10 per hour, she called the New York telephone number in the advertisement, only to be referred to a number that began with area code 809
 
5/6/1997Attorney General Urges DPUC to Give CL&P Customers Credits
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today said Connecticut Light & Power customers should get credits on their electric bills this summer because they cannot count on reliable electric service.
 
5/5/1997Blumenthal And Rocque Announce Lawsuit Against Safety-Kleen For Water Pollution And Hazardous Waste Violations
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Environmental Protection Commissioner Arthur J. Rocque, Jr. announced today they filed a lawsuit against Safety-Kleen Corporation for spilling hazardous waste into the Branford River
 
2/27/1997Blumenthal Urges Competition for Electric Industry and Lower Rates for Consumers and Businesses
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today urged legislators to adopt a sweeping plan to deregulate Connecticut's $3 billion electric industry and allow consumers and businesses to choose which company provides their electricity
 
2/11/1997Attorney General Urges FCC to Allow Towns to Adopt Temporary Moratoria on Telecommunications Towers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is urging the Federal Communications Commission to continue to allow towns and cities to adopt temporary bans on the construction of towers for wireless communications services
 
2/1/1997Electric Industry Competition will Increase Consumer Benefits
  Even as our New England neighbors are embracing electric industry competition -- entering a new era of consumer benefits-- our state stands uncertainly at the threshold
 
1/9/1997State Urges FCC to Reconsider Decision to Allow Private Pay Telephone Companies to Operate in Connecticut
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Public Utility Control Chairman Reginald Smith today said the state has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission, urging regulators to reconsider last month's dec
 
1/6/1997Federal Energy Regulatory Commission - Letter
  Recently the owners of the Connecticut Yankee Atomic Power Plant in Haddam Neck, Connecticut voted to retire and decommission that nuclear facility prior to the expiration of its operating license
 
1/6/1997Officials Urge Detailed Review of Proposed Closing of Connecticut Yankee Plant and Costs to Rate Payers
  Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Public Utility Control Chairman Reginald Smith today urged federal energy officials to carefully consider the costs of shutting down the Connecticut Yankee nuclear plant