Federal Rules Hurting New Condo Sales
There is no question that real estate sales are in the dump and home owners have little chance of selling. But an interesting article in the Hartford Business Journal sheds additional light on why scores of…
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Bacardi Martini Asti Sparkling Wine 1.5 Lt Recalled
Consumers who have any Bacardi MARTINI Asti Sparkling Wine in 1.5 liter bottles at home are being urged to take heed of a voluntary recall announced yesterday by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc., the Department of Consumer…
LIFE GOES ON: The Psychology of Fame & Fortune
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FAME AND FORTUNE – A Look Into what makes someone like Congressman Weiner Tick Anonymity is the reason we may angrily cut someone off in traffic, scream and yell and swear. Road…
Granny Snatching: Legislature Passes “Ella’s Law” – False Elder Abuse Complaints Bill!
As Connecticut’s 2011 Legislative session ended last week both the state House and Senate signed off on an amended “Act Concerning Investigations by Protective Services for the Elderly!” Yahoo! Yippee! No kidding. I am really…
Check Out “Charities” Before Making Donations
Consumers who will be making charitable donations in upcoming weeks and months may want to double check to be sure their donation will be tax deductible, the Department of Consumer Protection advised today. On Wednesday,…
Amazon Severs Connecticut Affiliate Websites Where Owners Live In Ct
Online retailer Amazon.com today informed its Connecticut affiliates that it is terminating their relationship, effective immediately. The contract terminations are the result of a new law that requires online retailers to collect tax from…
Granny Snatching: Ct Expanding Program Allowing Elderly To Live At Home, Instead Of Nursing Homes
Some state lawmakers finally seem to be grasping the concept that Medicaid is going bankrupt because the program is designed to direct most resources to institutions like nursing homes, and precious little to much less…
Financial “Reform” Legislation Getting Its Teeth Removed
President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act alongside members of Congress and his administration in Washington, D.C., on July 21, 2010. (Rod Lamkey Jr/AFP/Getty Images) Early last year, as…
Kirby Vacuum Agrees To Stop Improper Sales Practices In Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection entered into Assurances of Voluntary Compliance today with The Kirby Company and its Connecticut distributors to settle charges that the vacuum cleaner company, along with some of its Connecticut…
Small Condominium Associations Are Dangerous
Real estate experts warn us to take at least as much care, if not more, checking out a condo than a single family home prior to purchase. That goes double for small associations with less…
West Hartford MD Caught In Drug Probe Gets Reprimand
Written by Lisa Chedekel A well-known West Hartford doctor who was fined $42,500 by federal prosecutors this year after he was caught writing 11 illegal prescriptions has been given a reprimand, probation and a $10,000…
Administrator Of Jewett City Haven Healthcare Sentenced
By Lisa Chedekel A former administrator of the defunct Haven Healthcare nursing home of Jewett City was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation for obstructing a federal criminal investigation. Kimberly Boccacio, 40, of Pomfret Center,…
Consumer Federation Wants SEC To Toughen Retail Investor Protection
The House Financial Services Committee should allow the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to move forward expeditiously on a rulemaking imposing a fiduciary duty on brokers when they give personalized investment advice, according to a…
Trump’s Campaign Draws Interest, Including Claims Of Lies
From PolitiFact.com: With polls continuing to show Donald Trump as a significant player in the Republican for president, we have been checking many of his factual claims. Trump this week earned a distinction that we believe…
Masonicare Wallingford Pays Hefty Settlement
The Masonicare Health Center of Wallingford has agreed to pay a civil settlement of $447,776 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. In a press release,…
Sleepy’s Bedbug Investigation Closed By Conn Atty Gen Without Action
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed his agency’s investigation into customer complaints that Sleepy’s, the nation’s largest mattress retailer, had sold them used mattresses and that some were infested by bedbugs. Responding to a…
5 Ways GE Plays the Tax Game
Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) A version of this story was co-publishedwith Fortune. General Electric’s tax department is famous for inventing ways to pay Uncle Sam less. So it should…
NYTimes Latest To Probe Better Business Bureau’s Shady Behavior & Incompetence
The prestigious New York Times has finally discovered that the Better Business Bureau may be more interested in making more money for its executives from business fees than protecting consumers. The influential publication has carried…
Ct Chiropractic Examiners’ Board Members Violated State Law
The state Department of Public Health has found three members of its own Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the panel charged with regulating and disciplining chiropractors in Connecticut, in violation of a state law intended to…
AstraZeneca Agrees To $68.5 Million Settlement For Improper Serquel Marketing
Ct Attorney General George Jepsen and attorneys general in 36 other states, Thursday announced a record, $68.5 million settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP, of Delaware, arising from alleged improper marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel….