2022 Press Releases

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• 6/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Protect Children from Cannabis Copycat Products

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general urging Congress to protect children from cannabis copycat products.

• 6/24/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health overturning Roe v. Wade.

• 6/23/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining Gun Safety Laws Nationwide

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol v. Bruen.

• 6/23/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on FDA Order Removing JUUL Products from U.S. Market

  Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement applauding a U.S. Food and Drug Administration order removing JUUL products from the U.S. market.

• 6/22/2022 Connecticut Co-Leads $1.25 Million Multistate Settlement Over 2019 Carnival Cruise Line Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with 45 other attorneys general, has obtained a $1.25 million multistate settlement with Florida-based Carnival Cruise Line stemming from a 2019 data breach that involved the personal information of approximately 180,000 Carnival employees and customers nationwide.

• 6/21/2022 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Urge Caution in Reviewing Residential Solar Contracts

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull today advised homeowners interested in residential solar panels to do careful research and be wary of misleading marketing and high-pressure sales tactics by solar companies.

• 6/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $230 Million Settlement with Mallinckrodt Over Underpayment of Medicaid Drug Rebates

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $230 million multistate settlement with Mallinckrodt regarding allegations the company knowingly underpaid Medicaid rebates for its drug H.P. Acthar Gel.

• 6/16/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Sherry Lynn Brown-Marfuggi

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the passing of Sherry Lynn Brown-Marfuggi.

• 6/14/2022 Attorney General Tong Sues Reynolds Over Non-Recyclable Hefty "Recycling" Trash Bags

• 6/13/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Melody Currey

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of former Commissioner Melody Currey

• 6/10/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Federal Legislation to Protect Reproductive Healthcare

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer proposing a series of actions to protect access to reproductive health care in the wake of the leaked draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health overturning Roe v. Wade.

• 6/3/2022 Attorney General Tong Cautions Against Potentially Deceptive Home Warranty Advertisements

  Attorney General William Tong today warned Connecticut homeowners to be on the lookout for potentially deceptive advertisements by home warranty companies.

• 6/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Praises U.S. Department of Education Decision Discharging $14.5 Million in Debt for Connecticut Students Who Attended Corinthian Colleges

  Attorney General William Tong today praised a decision by the U.S. Department of Education to discharge all remaining federal student loan debt incurred to attend Corinthian Colleges—$5.8 billion for 560,000 people. The action will provide at least $14.5 million in relief for 1,210 Connecticut student borrowers.

• 6/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of Neglected German Shepherds Seized from Higganum Home

  Attorney General William Tong this week moved for state custody of 28 neglected German Shepherd dogs seized from a Higganum home in May.

• 5/24/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $19.2 Million Multistate Settlement with Ford Motor Company

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $19.2 million multistate settlement with Ford Motor Company regarding claims that Ford falsely advertised the real-world fuel economy of model year 2013–2014 C-Max hybrids and the payload capacity of model year 2011–2014 Super Duty pickup trucks.