2021 Press Releases

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• 3/29/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passage of S.B. 363 Out of the Judiciary Committee

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the passage of S.B. 363: An Act Concerning the Duties of the Office of the Attorney General out of the Judiciary Committee today.

• 3/29/2021 AG Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Affirming Governor's Authority During Public Health and Civil Preparedness Emergencies

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement today regarding the Connecticut Supreme Court written decision in Casey v. Lamont affirming the Governor’s authority during public health and civil preparedness emergencies to take affirmative steps to protect public health and save lives.

• 3/30/2021 Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers to be Vigilant of Social Media Selling Scams

  Attorney General William Tong is warning consumers to be vigilant of an overpayment scam targeting individuals selling items on social media.

• 3/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Applauds Successful Conclusion of Lawsuit Challenging Trump Administration's Food Assistance Cuts, Urges Congress to Expand Program

  Attorney General William Tong today applauded the federal court of appeals in D.C.’s dismissal of an appeal of a decision striking down the Trump Administration’s attempt to revoke food assistance for approximately 700,000 Americans.

• 3/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $188.6 Million Multistate Settlement with Medical Device Manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation

  Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull today announced a multistate settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation (Boston) to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing of its surgical mesh products for women. The settlement requires Boston to pay $188.6 million to 47 states and the District of Columbia to resolve allegations that it deceptively marketed transvaginal surgical mesh devices to patients. Connecticut’s share of the settlement is $1,811,069.

• 3/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls on Facebook, Twitter to Stop Spread of Anti-Vaxxer Coronavirus Disinformation

  Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of eleven other attorneys general calling on Facebook and Twitter to take stronger measures to stop the spread of anti-vaxxer coronavirus disinformation on their social media platforms.

• 3/23/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Rep. Winkler's Comment on Asian-American Discrimination

• 3/22/2021 AG Tong Calls on U.S. Attorney General To Close Ghost Gun Loophole

  Federal Law Allows Prohibited Purchasers of Firearms to Buy Ghost Guns

• 3/19/2021 Attorney General Tong Moves for State Custody of 65 Neglected Goats

  Attorney General William Tong has moved for permanent state custody of 65 injured and neglected goats seized from Redding resident Nancy Burton earlier this month.

• 3/17/2021 Attorney General Tong Statement on Violence Against Asian Americans

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement regarding violence against Asian-Americans following the murder of eight people in Atlanta, six of whom were Asian.

• 3/18/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges Federal Passage of the Keeping All Students Safe Act

  Legislation Would Ban Seclusion and Life-Threatening Restraint Practices in Elementary and Secondary Schools

• 3/16/2021 Attorney General Tong Disappointed with Purdue Plan

  Attorney General William Tong today expressed disappointment when reacting to the plan Purdue Pharma filed in bankruptcy court.

• 3/11/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces Multistate Settlement with American Medical Collection Agency Over 2019 Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, as part of a coalition of 41 attorneys general, has settled with Retrieval-Masters Creditors Bureau d/b/a American Medical Collection Agency (“AMCA”) resolving a multistate investigation into the 2019 data breach that exposed the personal information of over 7 million individuals, including 100,266 Connecticut residents and potentially exposed the personal information of up to 21 million individuals throughout the United States.

• 3/10/2021 Attorney General Tong Helps Restore Injunction of Trump Administration's Public Charge Rule

  Attorney General William Tong — as part of a coalition that included the attorneys general of New York, Connecticut, and Vermont, as well as the corporation counsel for New York City — today helped to restore an injunction against the continued implementation of the Public Charge Rule that had been issued by the Trump Administration.

• 3/8/2021 AG Tong Defends Age and Background Check Requirements for Semiautomatic Assault Rifle Sales

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 19 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul filing an amicus brief in support of a Washington state initiative regulating the sale of semiautomatic assault rifles.