2022 Press Releases

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• 11/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Eversource and United Illuminating Supply Rate Increase

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding new Eversource standard service supply rates effective January 1.

• 11/15/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $3.1 Billion Settlement with Walmart over Opioid Epidemic Allegations

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide more than $3 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart's pharmacies handle opioids. State attorneys general on the executive committee, including Connecticut, attorneys representing local governments, and Walmart have agreed to this settlement, and it is now being sent to other states for review and approval.

• 11/14/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Historic Google Settlement Over Location Tracking Practices

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut, along with 39 other attorneys general, has reached a $391.5 million multistate settlement with Google over its location tracking practices relating to Google Account settings. This is the largest multistate privacy settlement in U.S. history. Connecticut will receive more than $6.5 million from the settlement.

• 11/7/2022 Connecticut Joins Combined $16 Million Multistate Settlements Over 2012 and 2015 Experian Data Breaches

  Attorney General Tong announced today that Connecticut, along with a coalition of other attorneys general, has obtained two multistate settlements with Experian concerning data breaches it experienced in 2012 and 2015 that compromised the personal information of millions of consumers nationwide.

• 11/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Files Enforcement Actions Against Two Alleged Illegal Robocallers

  Attorney General William Tong today announced the national Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force is asking a court to require two voice service providers to cooperate in multistate investigations over alleged involvement in illegal robocalls.

• 11/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $532,830 False Claims Settlement With New Haven-Based Psychiatric Care Consultants

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $532,830.33 Connecticut False Claims Act settlement with Psychiatric Care Consultants LLC and its owner, Dr. Kishorchandra Gonsai, resolving allegations that the New Haven-based psychiatrist overbilled the state’s Medicaid program for psychotherapy.

• 10/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Backing States' Ability to Enforce their Constitutions to Ensure Free and Fair Elections

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a friend of the court brief in Moore v. Harper, a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to adopt the radical “independent state legislature theory” (ISLT) and give state legislators the sole, unchecked authority to make election rules at the expense of voters and other state institutions.

• 10/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Arrival of $13.5 Million to Connecticut from $26 Billion Opioid Distributor Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong was joined today by New London Mayor Michael Passero, New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Rheaume and members of New London’s Overdose Action Team in announcing the arrival of $13.5 million to Connecticut and its cities and towns from the landmark $26 billion settlement with opioid distributors Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.

• 10/17/2022 Attorney General Tong, Commissioner Seagull Urge Awareness During International Charity Fraud Awareness Week

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull are urging Connecticut charities and donors to be on alert for bad actors and scams during this year’s International Charity Fraud Awareness Week.

• 10/13/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Bristol Police Officers Killed in Line of Duty

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding two officers from the Bristol Police Department killed in the line of duty, as well as a third officer shot and injured responding to a domestic violence incident.

• 10/11/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces New Actions to Protect Abortion in Connecticut

  Joined by medical professionals, lawyers, advocates and legislators, Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut’s participation in a pro bono Legal Assistance Abortion Hotline, tapping into a volunteer network of trained private attorneys to provide free legal guidance and representation to patients and providers regarding their rights to access and provide abortion. Additionally, Attorney General Tong announced he will appoint a new Special Counsel for Reproductive Rights to lead the Office of the Attorney General in protecting abortion access and reproductive care in Connecticut and anywhere those rights are challenged nationwide.

• 9/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Challenge to Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to a federal lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League seeking to repeal Connecticut’s assault weapons ban.

• 9/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition to Support Fast-Food Restaurant Workers

  Attorney General William Tong joined a nationwide coalition of 12 attorneys general, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, in filing an amicus brief to defend a New York City ordinance that protects fast food employees’ jobs.

• 9/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Defending the Right to Interstate Travel to Seek Abortions

  Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general submitting an amicus brief in Fund Texas Choice v. Paxton to protect the right of individuals to travel out of Texas to obtain an abortion.

• 9/21/2022 Attorney General Tong Helps Secure New Federal Energy Standards for American Families

  Attorney General William Tong today announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) committing DOE to a new timetable for updating energy efficiency standards for 20 categories of common consumer products and commercial equipment. The impacted products and equipment range from residential furnaces to laundry machines to electric motors.