Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal held a press conference on Tuesday during which he called on U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. to investigate and stop insurance company practices that may deny consumers the right to choose their own automobile repair shop.
Holding petitions from auto repairer associations from across the country, Blumenthal said he will seek to enlist other attorneys general in his effort.
Blumenthal said practices that steer consumers to preferred shops may violate current law and a decades-old consent decree between the federal government and several insurance companies.
Blumenthal said, “Almost 50 years later, insurer steering
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