2025 Press Releases

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• 5/21/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Suspension of Health Insurance for Striking Pratt & Whitney Workers

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement condemning the suspension of health insurance for striking Pratt & Whitney machinists and their families.

• 5/21/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues GLP-1 Weight Loss Drug Distributor Triggered Brand, Announces Investigation Into Made In China Over Sale of Untested, Unsafe "Research-Grade" Drugs to Connecticut Consumers

  Attorney General William Tong today announced enforcement actions against two online distributors of bootleg GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Both sell “research grade” GLP-1 peptides direct to Connecticut consumers for weight loss without prescriptions or any medical oversight.

• 5/19/2025 Attorney General Tong Objects to Kidde-Fenwal Bankruptcy Deal that would Enable Carrier to Evade Billions of Dollars in PFAS Forever Chemical Liability

  Attorney General William Tong today objected to a proposed bankruptcy deal for firefighting foam manufacturer Kidde-Fenwal, Inc. that seeks to unlawfully release its parent company Carrier Global Corporation from liability for PFAS forever chemical contamination in the face of lawsuits filed by Connecticut and other states.

• 5/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Praises Senate Passage of Consumer Protection Legislation

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage in the state Senate of proposed legislation which seeks to strengthen a number of important protections for consumers.

• 5/14/2025 Connecticut Secures Temporary Custody of Fifteen Neglected Horses from Vacant Land in Lebanon

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Agriculture Commissioner Bryan Hurlburt announced today that the state has filed an action for permanent custody of fifteen neglected horses seized from Stirrup Fun Stables Rescue in Lebanon.

• 5/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Praises House Passage of Legislation to Combat Youth Social Media Addiction

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage in the state House of Representatives of legislation proposed by his office to prohibit social media companies from exposing minors to harmful and addictive algorithms and notifications without parental consent.

• 5/13/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Illegal Immigration Conditions Placed on Billions in Federal Funding

  Attorney General William Tong, with a coalition of 19 other attorneys general, today filed two separate lawsuits against the Trump administration for attempting to illegally coerce their states into performing federal immigration enforcement duties by threatening to withhold billions in federal funding for emergency services and infrastructure.

• 5/9/2025 Attorney General Tong Challenges Trump's Fake "Energy Emergency"

  Attorney General William Tong filed suit today alongside fourteen other states to challenge the president’s fake “energy emergency,” declared to line the pockets of Big Oil by handing out free passes to pollute our environment.

• 5/8/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Following Unanimous House Approval of Legislation to Increase Penalties for Reckless Driving

  ttorney General William Tong released a statement following a unanimous vote in the House of Representatives to advance legislation to increase penalties for reckless driving.

• 5/9/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $495,721 False Claims Settlement with Dentists Over Prohibited Patient Recruiting Fees

  Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut today announced a $495,721 false claims settlement with Norwalk-based Advanced Dental Center PC (“Advanced Dental”), and its owners Tal Yossefi and Elad Yossefi, resolving allegations that they violated state and federal False Claims Act statutes through prohibited fees paid to a “patient recruiting” company.

• 5/8/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Whistleblower Suit Against CVS Pharmacy for Overbilling Medicaid for Prescriptions

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that Connecticut has joined a whistleblower suit and filed a complaint in intervention against CVS Pharmacy, Inc. alleging the pharmacy fraudulently overbilled state Medicaid programs for prescription drugs dispensed at its retail pharmacies.

• 5/7/2025 Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Protecting Federal Agencies Supporting Libraries, Museums, Minority-Owned Businesses, and Workers

  Attorney General William Tong this week won a court order stopping the Trump administration from dismantling three federal agencies that provide services and funding supporting public libraries and museums, workers, and minority-owned businesses nationwide.

• 5/7/2025 Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Stop the Trump Administration's Illegal Tariffs

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to halt implementation of President Trump’s illegal tariffs.

• 5/6/2025 Attorney General Tong Files Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Implementation of President Trump's Unlawful Elections Executive Order

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing a motion for a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration from implementing Executive Order No. 14248 (Executive Order), an unconstitutional, antidemocratic, and un-American attempt to impose sweeping voting restrictions across the country.

• 5/5/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement in Strong Support of Striking Pratt & Whitney Workers

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in support of striking Pratt & Whitney machinists.