Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced that consumers who have unresolved complaints against Vonage — an Internet-based phone service — may be entitled to restitution under a $3 million settlement reached with his office and other attorneys general.
The Journal Inquirer is suing The Courant for plagiarism and is asking for financial damages. West Hartford attorney Richard P. Weinstein filed the suit in Hartford Superior Court – according to a report in the…
New Britain personal injury lawyer Ronald Murphy has handled plenty of “dram shop†cases, which hold bars liable for serving alcohol to patrons who are later involved in accidents.
The lawsuit against the bar involved in Patrick O’Dell’s alcohol-fueled death seemed a prime candidate for a settlement. Instead, it went to trial, ending in a largely symbolic $4 million verdict.
HARTFORD, November 18 – A case investigated by the Department of Consumer Protection’s occupational enforcement unit led to the recent arrest of three employees of Roto-Rooter of Windsor for allegedly directing unlicensed plumbing work and allegedly engaging in unlicensed plumbing work, Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. said today.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced today he will seek legislation requiring greater disclosure of medical mistakes at hospitals, as well as providing regulators beefed up investigative resources and new authority to impose civil penalties.
Joining Blumenthal in his call for a major strengthening of the state hospital medical mistakes reporting law was Connecticut Center for Patient Safety Executive Director Jean Rexford.
You think jewelers and furniture stores have huge margins? Â Check out spice prices. Compare what you pay in a grocery store to what the REAL cost is at places like Costco or Wal-Mart. Consumer Reports…
Best Buy, the nation’s largest electronic retailer, has two major legal battles on its hands as it defends itself against accusations from Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and New York class action lawyers Kantrowitz, Goldhamer…
We are thrilled to announce that Cheryl Jones-Reardon, CEO of The Mindful Path, LLC, is joining our Ctwatchdog.com team as a regular blogger. Cheryl lives in central Connecticut, holds a Master’s degree in Exercise Science…
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced a $1.3 million settlement with The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc., resolving claims that it participated in several anticompetitive schemes that illegally inflated insurance and reinsurance costs nationwide.
The Courant has begun its defense in the wrongful termination lawsuit I brought against it last month by claiming that losing this case would have a detrimental effect on all newspapers and other media in…
A Norwalk-based photo agency that pressured customers into buying high-cost photo packages of their children in hopes of landing a modeling or acting career has signed a written legal agreement to adhere to all state laws in the operation of its business, Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell, Jr. said today.
Facing expulsion, five major Better Business Bureau chapters adopted the controversial A to F letter ratings for businesses, which has come under attack from consumer advocates and some businesses. New York City, metropolitan Houston, Nebraska/South Dakota,…
Here’s another sign of the rude? or just plain audacious times. These women will go to a business you are angry at and spread the word. Read this fascinating LA Times story. Is this the…
As the Courant continues to be under the “Ethics” microsoft, it might useful to see how the largest newspaper in Connecticut handled the incindiary charges filed by a veteran television reporter at The Courant’s sister TV station – Fox 61.
Television personality Shelly Sindland filed a sex and age discrimination against Fox 61 and Richard Graziano – who is publisher of both The Courant and the TV station – on July 7. The Tribune, owner of both The Courant and Fox 61, has until Friday to respond.
It was reported that day by several news outlets, including ctnewsjunkie.com, where you can see her actual complaint.