2026 Press Releases

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• 7/16/2026 Attorney General Tong Highlights New "Click to Cancel" Consumer Protections Now in Effect

  Attorney General William Tong today advised consumers that updates to Connecticut’s automatic renewal law took effect July 1, giving Connecticut consumers important new rights for automatically renewing subscriptions or memberships.

• 7/15/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $29.6 Million Settlement with Glenmark Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition

  Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturer engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription drugs.

• 7/14/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Eversource Rate Hike Filing

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Eversource’s filing with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority seeking a $727 million annual rate increase.

• 7/14/2026 Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Settlement of Bankruptcy Claims Against 23andMe Over Genetic Data Breach

  Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 42 attorneys general announcing a settlement with the bankruptcy trustee for direct-to-consumer genetic testing company 23andMe, resolving allegations stemming from a 2023 data breach that compromised the genetic data of 6.9 million customers worldwide.

• 7/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues to Block Warner Bros./Paramount Merger

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in suing to block the $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. (Warner Bros.) by Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount).

• 7/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Again to Prevent Department of Education's Cuts to School Mental Health Grants

  Attorney General William Tong filed a second lawsuit with 14 other attorneys general to prevent the U.S. Department of Education from unlawfully terminating congressionally approved school-based mental health grants.

• 7/9/2026 Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls

  Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers’ access to legitimate telephone numbers.

• 7/8/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces $45 Million Multistate Settlement with Block Inc. Over Deceptive Practices on Cash App

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $45 million multistate settlement with Block, Inc., the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App.

• 7/7/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues HUD to Block New Changes to Homelessness Funds

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors today sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for a second time to block unlawful caps on funding for permanent housing projects that would result in tens of thousands of people losing their homes.

• 7/7/2026 In Wake of Severe Storms, Attorney General Tong and Consumer Protection Commissioner Cafferelli Warn Residents to be Aware of Common Clean Up Scams

  In the aftermath of severe storms causing flooding, downed trees, power outages and property damage in towns across Connecticut, Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan Cafferelli are warning consumers and families to be aware of clean up scams.

• 7/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces CVS Will Pay $36.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Over-Dispensing of Insulin Pens

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a $36.5 million settlement with CVS Pharmacy, Inc (CVS) between Connecticut, the United States, District of Columbia, and 35 other states, resolving allegations that CVS knowingly submitted or caused to be submitted false claims to the Medicaid program related to the dispensing of insulin pens.

• 7/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Urges U.S. Trade Representative to Stop Illegal Tariffs

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 21 other states are urging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to change course and drop its plan to continue Trump’s illegal tariffs.

• 7/2/2026 Attorney General Tong to Big Tech: Hooking Kids on Addictive Apps is Illegal in Connecticut

  Attorney General William Tong issued new guidance today on expanded Connecticut privacy protections set to go into effect on July 1, including major new rights and safeguards for kids online.

• 7/2/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Connecticut False Claims Act Settlement with Former Autism Services Provider and Owner for False Medicaid Billing

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $710,815.34 settlement with Trading Spaces ABA, LLC, a defunct former provider of autism behavioral services, and its owner Glenroy Patterson, resolving allegations under the Connecticut False Claims Act that Trading Spaces and Patterson knowingly submitted or caused the submission of false or fraudulent claims for payment to the Connecticut Medical Assistance Program (CMAP), which includes the Connecticut Medicaid program, for autism treatment services that were not provided.

• 7/1/2026 Attorney General Tong Wins Case Protecting Billions of Dollars for States to Fight Homelessness

  Court Decision Prevents Trump Administration’s Illegal Conditions from Jeopardizing Funding for Continuum of Care Programs