Connecticut has opened a single, time-saving, digital window through which attorneys can now log their clients’ complaints covered under the state’s unfair trade practices statute.
State Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein and state Attorney General George Jepsen jointly announced Thursday the new electronic filing window for claims under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA).
Beginning Thursday, lawyers may satisfy their state-mandated filing requirements via electronic transmission to this email address: CUTPA@ct.gov.
The complaint document must be attached as a searchable PDF file, and the case caption should be included in the subject line of the e-mail. Law firms are asked not to send general inquiries to this e-mail and not to add the box to their service lists.
Upon receipt, a copy of the submission will be forwarded directly to each agency, and an auto response email confirming receipt will be issued to the sender, authorities said.
“We always welcome ideas that streamline and improve our methods of conducting business in Connecticut, and we hope that members of the bar avail themselves of this option in order to save time and reduce costs to themselves, their clients, and the state,” Rubenstein said in a statement.
