2024 Press Releases

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• 5/22/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Petition from 19 Republican Attorneys General Seeking to Block Connecticut ExxonMobil Suit 

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement denouncing a petition filed by 19 Republican state attorneys general with the U.S. Supreme Court attempting to block cases filed by Connecticut and four other states seeking to hold ExxonMobil accountable for decades of deception on climate change.

• 5/21/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Retirement of Chief Justice Robinson

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the announced retirement of Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

• 5/21/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition Urging Department of Education to Provide Debt Relief to Federal Student Loan Borrowers

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation’s most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis

• 5/9/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, D/B/A Verizon Wireless, and Tracfone Wireless, Inc. Over Their Deceptive and Misleading Advertising Practices

  Attorney General Tong today announced three settlements totaling $113,774.89 between the State of Connecticut and AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the “Wireless Carriers”) resolving investigations into the Wireless Carriers’ deceptive and misleading advertising practices.

• 4/25/2024 Attorney General Tong Urges UnitedHealth Group to Help Patients and Providers Harmed by Cyberattack on Change Healthcare

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that he has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catastrophic outage of Change Healthcare.

• 4/16/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Airline Passenger Protection Partnership with U.S. Department of Transportation

  Attorney General William Tong announced a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation to review and resolve consumer complaints against airlines and ticket agents.

• 4/8/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Judge Medina's Decision to Hear Further Input on AR in Neglected Goats Case

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after Judge Maximino Medina’s decision to hear further input regarding Nancy Burton’s thirty days of Accelerated Rehabilitation (AR).

• 3/27/2024 Attorney General Tong to Glock: Preserve All Evidence Related to Pistol to Machine Gun Conversion

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined 12 other attorneys general in a letter to Glock, Inc. requesting the company preserve all evidence related to its line of Glock pistols, which can be easily converted into illegal machine guns with just one small, easy-to-make modification.

• 3/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Senator Joseph Lieberman

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of Senator Joseph Lieberman.

• 3/26/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Superior Court Decision Affirming PURA Rejection of Aquarion Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the Superior Court decision affirming the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority rejection of Eversource-owned Aquarion’s $36 million rate hike request.

• 3/25/2024 Attorney General Tong Shuts Down Ghost Gun Dealer Following Illegal Sales in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that Florida-based ghost gun dealer Steel Fox Firearms will dissolve in a settlement with the State following the sale of illegal, untraceable ghost gun parts in Connecticut.

• 3/21/2024 Connecticut Joins Justice Department Suing Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and 15 other attorneys general filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.