2024 Press Releases

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• 6/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $700 Million Settlement Against Johnson and Johnson

  Attorney General William Tong and 42 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. As part of the settlement, Connecticut will receive $9,273,125.22.

• 6/7/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Connecticut Insurance Rate Hike Requests

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding insurance rate hike requests announced today by the Connecticut Insurance Department from seven health insurers for plans available on the individual and small group market, both on and off the state-sponsored exchange.

• 5/30/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Death of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the tragic death of Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier.

• 5/29/2024 Attorney General Tong Responds to PURA's Draft Decision Rejecting Connecticut Water Company's Requested $22 million Rate Hike

  Attorney General William Tong responded today to a draft decision by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) rejecting the Connecticut Water Company’s $21.8 million rate hike.

• 5/28/2024 Attorney General Tong Sues Naugatuck Used Car Dealership Over Deceptive Sales of Potentially Unsafe Vehicles

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a lawsuit against A Better Way Wholesale Autos, Inc. of Naugatuck, alleging that the dealership offered for sale used vehicles lacking necessary safety inspections and related documentation.

• 5/23/2024 Attorney General Tong, Department of Justice, States Announce Suit Against Ticketmaster-Live Nation for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry

  Attorney General William Tong, the Justice Department, and attorneys general from 29 other states and the District of Columbia today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster LLC and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment Inc. for monopolization and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in markets across the live entertainment industry.

• 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 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

• 5/21/2024 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.

• 5/15/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with HighBazaar, Ending Illegal Unlicensed Cannabis Markets

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a stipulated judgment with HighBazaar organizers Joseph Accettullo and Cody Roberts, ending the illegal, unlicensed cannabis markets and enforcing a series of strong obligations regarding ongoing inspections and restrictions on advertisements.

• 5/13/2024 Attorney General Tong Files Suit Against Altice Over Unlawful "Network Enhancement Fee"

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a lawsuit against Altice/Optimum Online, seeking to halt and recoup millions of dollars in unlawfully charged “Network Enhancement Fees.” The complaint further seeks to hold the company accountable for buried disclosures regarding limits to advertised speeds.

• 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.

• 5/7/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition in Defense of Massachusetts' Gun Laws

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit defending Massachusetts’ commonsense gun safety laws.

• 5/6/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $498,310 False Claims Settlement With C&S Family Dental Practices Over Prohibited Patient Recruiting Fees

  Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $498,310 settlement agreement with C&S Family Dental New Britain, LLC (“C&S New Britain”); C&S Family Dental Waterbury, LLC (“C&S Waterbury”), Bohun Choi, DDS (“Dr. Choi"), and Michong Son, DDS (“Dr. Son”), resolving allegations that they violated state and federal False Claims Act statutes through prohibited fees paid to a “patient recruiting” company. C&S New Britain and C&S Waterbury will be collectively referred to as the “C&S Entities.”

• 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.