2021 Press Releases

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• 8/18/2021 Attorney General Tong, Office of Consumer Counsel Call for Investigation into Eversource Marketing Tactics

  Attorney General William Tong and the Office of Consumer Counsel (OCC) today filed a petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) calling for an investigation into Eversource’s marketing tactics.

• 8/17/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $75 Million Settlement with Bristol Myers Squibb over Medicaid Charges

  Attorney General William Tong announced a $75 million settlement today between today states and the federal government resolving allegations that Bristol-Myers Squibb Company overcharged the state Medicaid programs for drugs.

• 8/17/2021 Attorney General Tong Defends Right of Transgender Americans to Have IDs That Match Their Gender Identity

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 15 attorneys general, led by California, in an amicus brief in Corbitt v. Taylor in defense of the right of transgender Alabamians to obtain driver’s licenses that correspond with their gender identity.

• 8/13/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $678,901 Overbilling Settlement With L.A. Vision

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $678,901 joint state and federal settlement with L.A. Vision and optician Lisa Azinheira resolving allegations that the Hartford-based vision care service provider overbilled the state Medicaid program for vision care services and eyeglasses.

• 8/11/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $350,000 Settlement With Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation Over Dental Service Overbilling

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $350,000 joint state and federal settlement with Cornell Scott Hill Health Corporation (CSHHC) resolving allegations that the New Haven-based health center carried out a policy that resulted in overbilling the state’s Medicaid program for certain dental services.

• 8/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Calls for Faster Implementation of Anti Robocall Technology

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to fight back against the scourge of illegal robocalls by moving up the deadline for smaller telephone companies to implement caller ID technology.

• 8/5/2021 M&T Bank Commits to Connecticut Jobs in Response to Attorney General Tong Letter

  In a written response to Attorney General William Tong’s August 2 letter, M&T Bank made a commitment to Connecticut jobs and to Bridgeport as its New England regional headquarters.

• 8/5/2021 Attorney General Tong, DRS Commissioner Boughton Warn Consumers of Fraudulent Letters About Unpaid Tax Debt

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Revenue Services Commissioner Mark D. Boughton today are warning Connecticut consumers of a scam in which they receive a threatening letter about unpaid federal tax debts.

• 8/5/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Information Regarding Philips Respironics CPAP Machine Recall

  Prompted by complaints from multiple Connecticut patients and medical providers, Attorney General William Tong today sent a letter to Philips Respironics seeking information regarding a recall of certain BiPAP, CPAP and ventilator devices.

• 8/4/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Urging EPA to Move Swiftly to Reverse Rule Curtailing States’ Clean Water Act Authority

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a comment letter to swiftly repeal a Trump-era rule curtailing state authority under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act.

• 8/3/2021 Attorney General Tong Shares Safeguards to Ensure $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Funds Go to Save Lives, Fight Opioid Epidemic

  In response to a July 22 inquiry from legislators, Attorney General William Tong outlined provisions in the $26 billion agreements with pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson to ensure funds are spent to save lives and fight the opioid epidemic.

• 8/3/2021 Attorney General Tong and 22 AGs Call on Congress to Urgently Pass Legislation to Safeguard Democracy

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 22 attorneys general, today sent a letter to Congress urging immediate action to safeguard democracy.

• 8/2/2021 Attorney General Tong Supports Protections for Student Borrowers

  ttorney General William Tong joined a multistate amicus brief advocating for the rights of federal student loan borrowers. The brief, which was filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, supports the New York Legal Assistance Group's (NYLAG) lawsuit challenging action taken by the Trump administration's Department of Education (ED) that unlawfully repealed and replaced federal “borrower defense” regulations.

• 8/2/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Information Regarding People's Bank and M&T Merger

  Attorney General William Tong today wrote to leadership of M&T Bank and People’s United Bank seeking detailed information regarding efforts to mitigate job losses and adverse economic impacts to Connecticut workers and communities.

• 7/30/2021 Attorney General Tong, DCP, OCC Announce $400 Settlement With Town Square Energy Over Improper Marketing

  Attorney General William Tong, Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle H. Seagull, Acting Consumer Counsel Richard Sobolewski, and the Public Utility Regulatory Authority’s Office of Education Outreach and Enforcement today announced a $400,000 settlement with third-party electric supplier Town Square Energy, resolving claims that the company’s marketing tactics violated state consumer protection laws.