2025 Press Releases

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• 7/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Files Proof of Claim in Prospect Medical Holdings Bankruptcy

  Attorney General William Tong announced today the Office of the Attorney General has filed a proof of claim in the ongoing bankruptcy proceeding for Prospect Medical Holding, asserting claims for negligent misrepresentation, unjust enrichment, negligent performance of duties, violations of privacy laws and violations of the Connecticut Unfair Practices Act.

• 7/16/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Unlawfully Cutting Billions in Disaster Mitigation Funding

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 states in suing the Trump Administration over its decision to illegally shut down the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) bipartisan Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, designed to protect communities from natural disasters before they strike.

• 7/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $202 Million Settlement with Gilead Sciences Over Illegal Kickbacks

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 48 other attorneys general in securing $202 million from Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead), for running an illegal kickback scheme to promote its HIV medications.

• 7/15/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Congress to Curb Unscrupulous ICE Tactics

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general sending a letter to members of Congress, urging them to pass legislation generally prohibiting federal immigration agents from wearing masks to conceal their identity and requiring them to show their identification and agency-identifying insignia.

• 7/14/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration over $53 Million in Frozen Funds for Connecticut Schools

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 25 states in suing the Trump Administration over its unconstitutional, unlawful, and arbitrary decision to freeze $6.8 billion in funding for six longstanding programs administered by the U.S. Department of Education, including over $53 million for Connecticut schools alone.

• 7/10/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $720 Million in Settlements from Eight Opioid Drug Makers

  Attorney General William Tong today announced approximately $720 million in new multistate settlements with eight drug makers that manufactured opioid pills and worsened the nationwide opioid crisis.

• 7/8/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces $85,000 Settlement with TicketNetwork for Violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act​

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a settlement with TicketNetwork, Inc. as a result of an investigation into violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. Under the settlement, TicketNetwork has agreed to comply with the requirements of the CTDPA, maintain metrics for consumer rights requests received under the CTDPA, provide a report of these metrics to the Attorney General, and pay $85,000.

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Department of Education to Stop Mental Health Funding Cuts

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 16 state attorneys general suing the U.S. Department of Education to stop illegal cuts to congressionally approved funding for mental health programs in K-12 schools, including more than $3 million to support social workers in Hartford, New Britain, Vernon and Waterbury schools through 2029.

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration for Illegally Sharing Personal Health Data with ICE

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition filing a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) decision to provide unfettered access to individual personal health data to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which houses Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

• 7/1/2025 Attorney General Tong Wins Court Order Blocking Trump Administration’s Dismantling of Health and Human Services

  Attorney General William Tong today secured a preliminary injunction halting Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s attempt to dismantle the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ensuring continued access to critical public health and social service programs.

• 6/30/2025 Attorney General Tong Opposes Latest United Illuminating Revenue Grab, Brief Filed Today Recommends PURA Reject Full $105 Million Ask

  Attorney General William Tong today filed a brief with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority urging the full rejection of United Illuminating’s latest $105 million rate hike demand. The company filed for the rate hike last fall, a mere year after receiving a prior revenue increase.

• 6/27/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Punt on Nationwide Injunction Blocking Unconstitutional Trump Order to Eliminate Birthright Citizenship

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the 6-3 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the nationwide injunction blocking the elimination of birthright citizenship while legal challenges continue.

• 6/26/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Multi-State Letter Reminding Hospitals of Their Obligation to Provide Access to Emergency Abortion Care Under Federal Law

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general issuing a letter to the American Hospital Association reminding hospitals of their obligation to comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA).

• 6/24/2025 Attorney General Tong Challenges Trump Illegal Attempts to Terminate Federal Funding for States

  ttorney General William Tong today announced that he has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general suing the Trump Administration over its unprecedented and unlawful attempts to invoke a single provision buried in the federal regulations to strip away billions of dollars in critical federal funding for states and other grantees.

• 6/24/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Passing of Mark Davis

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement on the passing of former WTNH Chief Capitol Correspondent Mark Davis.