2020 Press Releases

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• 10/21/2020 Attorney General Tong: Department of Justice Purdue Settlement Unacceptable

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today regarding the criminal settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice and Purdue Pharma.

• 10/20/2020 Attorney General Tong Opposes “Zero Benefit” Trump Administration Plan to Lock In Dangerous Levels of Airplane Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general filing comments opposing an unlawful Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plan that would lock in dangerously high levels of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from airplanes.

• 10/20/2020 AG Tong Joins 17 State Coalition Opposing Alabama's Attempt To Ban Curbside Voting

  Coalition Argues in Supreme Court That Curbside Voting is a Reasonable Option for Safe and Secure Voting Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

• 10/19/2020 AG Tong, DCP Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull Urge Charities and Donors to be on Alert for Bad Actors During This Year’s Charity Fraud Awareness Week

  Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull are urging Connecticut charities and donors to be on alert for bad actors as part of a nationwide campaign to identify and combat fraud in the charity sector.

• 10/19/2020 AG Tong Statement on Court Ruling Protecting SNAP Benefits

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement following a court victory protecting the SNAP benefits of 700,000 Americans.

• 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 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.

• 10/6/2020 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.