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• 10/15/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging DOJ to Revise Proposed Purdue Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Justice to revise a proposed settlement with Purdue Pharma that would preserve the company’s ability to continue OxyContin sales as a public trust corporation.

• 10/12/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $1.6 Billion Settlement with Opioid Manufacturer Mallinckrodt

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a global settlement framework agreement between state attorneys general, local subdivisions, and the opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt (MNK), its subsidiaries, and certain other affiliates.

• 10/9/2020 Attorney General Tong Opposes Trump Administration Proposal To Exclude Critical Habitat From Endangered Species Act Protections

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a multistate coalition filing a comment letter opposing the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) proposal to establish a new, unlawful process for excluding areas from critical habitat designations under the federal Endangered Species Act.

• 10/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Baseless Trump Administration Lawsuit Against Yale University

  Attorney General William Tong issued a following statement regarding the baseless lawsuit filed tonight by the U.S. Department of Justice seeking to undermine Yale University’s admissions decisions.

• 10/9/2020 Attorney General Tong Supports Extension of Emergency Moratorium on Utility Shut-Offs

  In a letter today to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Attorney General William Tong supported extending the emergency moratorium on electric, natural gas, and water utility shut-offs to February 1, 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• 10/8/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Community Health Systems Following Data Breach Investigation

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 27 other state attorneys general announcing a settlement with Tennessee-based CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc., and its subsidiary, CHSPSC LLC. This settlement resolves an investigation of a data breach which impacted approximately 6.1 million patients.

• 10/8/2020 AG Tong Joins 17 State Coalition Opposing Mississippi Restrictive Vote by Mail Requirements

  Coalition Argues Limited Vote-By-Mail Eligibility and Notarization Requirement for Mail-In Ballots Could Expose Voters to COVID-19

• 10/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Seeking Supreme Court Review of Trump-Pence Administration’s Title X Family Planning Gag Rule

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general today filing a petition to the U.S. Supreme Court seeking review of the Trump-Pence Administration’s gag rule that has dismantled the nation’s Title X family planning program.

• 10/6/2020 AG Tong Demands Drug Makers Abandon Unlawful Actions Imperiling Access to Affordable Prescriptions for Low-Income Patients

  Attorney General William Tong today sent letters to Eli Lilly, Astra Zeneca, Merck, Sanofi, and Novartis demanding the drug makers immediately abandon unlawful actions imperiling access to affordable prescriptions for low-income patients.

• 10/6/2020 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Adopt New Consumer Protections to Protect Airline Industry Customers

  Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, yesterday sent a letter urging Congress to enact new consumer protection measures for airline industry customers as part of or in connection with any further financial relief package provided to the airline industry.

• 10/5/2020 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition in Urging Creative Community to Protect Young Viewers from Tobacco Imagery

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 43 attorneys general in urging the creative community to take action to protect young viewers from tobacco imagery in streamed movies and programs.

• 10/5/2020 AG Tong Joins 18-State Coalition Opposing South Carolina’s Witness Requirement for Mail-In Ballots

  Coalition Argues in Supreme Court That Requirement Risks Health of Voters During Pandemic and Does Not Prevent Widespread Voter Fraud

• 10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces $300,000 False Claims Settlement with Columbia Dental

  ttorney General William Tong, the U.S. Department of Justice, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $300,000 joint state/federal False Claims Act settlement with Columbia Dental, P.C., Columbia Oral Maxillofacial Imaging, L.L.C., and Abbas Mohammadi, D.D.S. (collectively, “Columbia Dental”), regarding overbilling for dental services and the use of uncertified dental assistants.

• 10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Announces False Claims Settlement with My Father, My Son Rehabilitation and Counseling Center

  Attorney General William Tong, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and Department of Social Services (DSS) Commissioner Deidre S. Gifford today announced a $230,000 joint state/federal False Claims Act settlement with My Father, My Son Rehabilitation and Counseling Center LLC (MFMS) and its former owner, Chukwuemeka Okwuosa regarding illegal billing for psychotherapy services.

• 10/1/2020 Attorney General Tong Calls on Eversource and United Illuminating to Provide Immediate Compensation to Connecticut Families Following Passage of Energy Bill

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage of the “Take Back the Grid” bill and called on Eversource and United Illuminating to immediately compensate consumers for food and medicine lost as a result of extended power outages following Tropical Storm Isaias.