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• Attorney General, DCP Sue Shelton Car Dealership Alleging Almost 300 Instances Of False Advertising

• Attorney General’s Statement On Supreme Court Ruling Limiting State Regulation Of Internet Tobacco Sales

• Attorney General, Six Other States Say Fuel Efficiency Should Be Condition Of Financial Aid To Auto Industry

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

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

• State Officials Warn Consumers and Businesses: New Phishing Scheme Tries to Exploit Personal Information by Mimicking Employer

  Attorney General George Jepsen, Department of Revenue Services (DRS) Commissioner Kevin B. Sullivan and Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris are warning consumers about a new W-2-themed phishing scheme that targets employees and even Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) in an attempt to obtain personal information and other data.

• Court Orders Restitution, Civil Penalties against Dentist, Dental Practice in Illegal Medicaid Billing Case

  A Winsted dentist and his practice were ordered to pay $717,046 in restitution and civil penalties after a Superior Court judge found his conduct violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act, also known as CUTPA, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.

• State Reaches Agreement with Amphastar Providing Rebates for State and Municipal Naloxone Purchases, Will Receive Donation of 500 Doses of Life-saving Drug from Kaléo

  The state has reached an agreement with California drug-manufacturer Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that will provide a $6 rebate for every dose of naloxone – also known by the brand name Narcan – that is purchased by a state, municipal or local town agency in Connecticut, Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen announced today.

• State Reaches Agreement Taking Concrete Products from Two Eastern Conn. Companies off Residential Foundation Market

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan A. Harris announced today that the Joseph J. Mottes Company and the Becker Construction Company have voluntarily agreed to stop selling material or product containing aggregate from Becker's Quarry in Willington for use in residential concrete foundations in Connecticut until June 2017. The state investigation into deteriorating foundations in eastern Connecticut continues.

• GOV. MALLOY, LT. GOV. WYMAN, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL JEPSEN ANNOUNCE AT-HOME DRUG DISPOSAL KITS NOW AVAILABLE AT PHARMACIES ACROSS CONNECTICUT

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman, and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that – as part of the state’s ongoing efforts to combat the misuse of opioids – 80,000 drug deactivation kits capable of safely disposing unused prescription medications have been donated to the State of Connecticut and are now available free-of-charge to residents at over 600 pharmacies throughout the state. The biodegradable Deterra drug disposal kits were donated by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals and can deactivate and destroy up to 45 pills each simply by adding warm tap water and then disposing the kit in the trash.

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

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

• State Enters Joint Federal-State Settlement with Newtown Psychiatrist Resolving False Claims Allegations

  A Newtown psychiatrist has agreed to a $422,641.70 joint federal-state settlement and will enter into a compliance program to resolve allegations that he submitted false claims for payments to Connecticut's Medicaid program and to Medicare, Attorney General George Jepsen said today.

• Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on Comments from Volkswagen CEO at Detroit Auto Show

  "The time for empty apologies and hollow pledges of cooperation is over. It's up to Volkswagen to live up to its promises and obligations to consumers – and that starts by being honest with the American public, providing regulators with requested documents and coming clean on how they intend to address the very real problems with their vehicles."

• Statement from AG Jepsen on Today's Attorneys General Climate Change Meeting in New York

  "Climate change is a real and pressing issue, and states have a compelling interest in reducing emissions to help address the harms that climate change imposes upon our residents. I am delighted to meet with so many thoughtful leaders to strategize on ways we can protect our citizens from the greatest threat we collectively face."

• Statement from Attorney General Jepsen on Connecticut's Antitrust Lawsuit Seeking to Block Proposed Anthem, Cigna Merger

  "Following this due diligence, it is our firm belief that, if allowed to proceed, this merger would substantially lessen competition for the provision of healthcare insurance services, in that it would have a negative impact on both the availability of competitively priced healthcare and the quality of care in the state of Connecticut."

• Student Loan Repayment Guide Available To Assist Connecticut Borrowers

  Attorney General George Jepsen, state Consumer Protection Commissioner Jonathan Harris and state Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today introduced a new student loan repayment guide to assist borrowers in Connecticut, which ranks among the top 10 states for average student loan debt.