2026 Press Releases

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• 5/1/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Purdue Pharma to Dissolve Today as $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Goes Into Effect

  Attorney General William Tong announced that Purdue Pharma will dissolve today as the company’s bankruptcy concludes and the $7.4 billion settlement reached with the company and its owners, the Sackler family, becomes legally effective.

• 5/1/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Final Passage of Legislation to Protect Connecticut Communities from Reckless Federal Agents

  Attorney General William Tong today released the following statement regarding final passage of state legislation to protect Connecticut communities and hold reckless federal agents accountable for violations of constitutional rights.

• 4/29/2026 Attorney General Tong Urges PURA to Reject Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Interest Payments for Unvetted Eversource Storm Costs

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority to reject hundreds of millions of dollars that Eversource is seeking from ratepayers for unprecedented interest payments for unvetted and unapproved storm costs dating back to 2018.

• 4/28/2026 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block (operator of Square, Cash App, and Afterpay) to take stronger action to prevent their payment networks from being used to facilitate sales of illegal vaping products.

• 4/24/2026 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Failure to Implement Life-Saving Soot Standard

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general and local governments in suing the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its failure to implement a lifesaving 2024 Clean Air Act rule strengthening national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), commonly known as soot.

• 4/22/2026 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Former State Rep. Stephen Dargan of West Haven

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of former State Rep. Stephen Dargan of West Haven.

• 4/20/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Sephora to Adopt Safeguards Regarding Marketing of Anti-Aging Skincare Products to Kids Following Connecticut Investigation

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Sephora has adopted new safeguards regarding marketing of anti-aging skincare products to kids, resolving an investigation by the Connecticut Office of the Attorney General.

• 4/18/2026 Attorney General Tong Secures Critical Win in Nexstar/Tegna Merger Challenge, Court Orders Titans to Halt Merging

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California granted a preliminary injunction halting the merger of Tegna Inc. (Tegna) and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar) while litigation in this case proceeds.

• 4/17/2026 Attorney General Tong calls on CFPB to Abandon Plan to Decimate Enforcement and Consumer Protection

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to scale back its plans that would severely reduce staffing, undermine the agency’s statutory obligation to supervise financial institutions, weaken enforcement, and result in less relief and protection for consumers. 

• 4/15/2026 Jury Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Illegally Eliminated Competition, Hurting Fans, Artists, and Competing Venues

  Today, Attorney General Tong and a coalition of 33 other attorneys general won their lawsuit against Live Nation after a jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster violated federal and state antitrust laws by eliminating competition and driving up costs for fans, artists, and venues across the country.

• 4/14/2026 Attorney General Tong Praises Senate Passage of Bill 397

  Attorney General William Tong today praised passage in the state Senate proposed legislation that seeks to strengthen accountability for federal immigration enforcement and protect communities across the state.

• 4/14/2026 Attorney General Tong, Governor Lamont, and Mayor Elicker Release Statements in Response to Lawsuit Filed by Trump Administration

  Attorney General William Tong, Governor Ned Lamont, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker released the following statements after the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit targeting Connecticut’s Trust Act.

• 4/13/2026 Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Preserve Temporary Protected Status for Haitians and Syrians

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe in the Supreme Court of the United States, in support of a challenge to the Trump Administration’s termination of Haiti’s and Syria’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations.

• 4/10/2026 Attorney General Tong Announces Settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line Over COVID Cancellation Practices

  Attorney General William Tong today joined the attorneys general of Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, North Carolina, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin in announcing a settlement with Norwegian Cruise Line, specifically NCL Bahamas, Ltd., following the multistate investigation of NCL’s sales practices and cancellations procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic.

• 4/6/2026 Attorney General Tong Warns Connecticut Against Investment Scams on Meta Platforms

  Attorney General William Tong today issued an investor alert to warn Connecticut about the prevalence of fraudulent investment schemes proliferating across Meta platforms, including on Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.