2021 Press Releases

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• 8/2/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Information Regarding People's Bank and M&T Merger

  Attorney General William Tong today wrote to leadership of M&T Bank and People’s United Bank seeking detailed information regarding efforts to mitigate job losses and adverse economic impacts to Connecticut workers and communities.

• 6/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of Attorneys General Calling for Passage of the Federal Equality Act

  AGs Urge Senate to Pass Measure Prohibiting Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans

• 6/25/2021 Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement With Connecticut Addiction Medicine Over Excessive Billing

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a $1,002,481 settlement with Connecticut Addiction Medicine and its principals Jay Benson, M.D. and Mahboob Aslam, M.D. resolving allegations of excessive billing for urine drug tests.

• 2/25/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Fight Against Company Distributing 3D-Printed Gun Files Seeking to Stop State Law Enforcement Actions

  Coalition of 21 AGs File SCOTUS Amicus Brief

• 2/24/2021 Attorney General Tong Files Motion in Support of Extending Moratorium on Utility Shut Offs

  Attorney General William Tong today filed a letter in support of extending the moratorium on utility shut offs.

• 1/27/2021 Attorney General Tong Seeks Legislation to Strengthen Price Gouging Enforcement

• 11/9/2021 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition In Opposing Restrictive Abortion Laws

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in filing an amicus brief supporting a constitutional challenge to several Indiana laws that impose burdensome restrictions on abortion providers.

• 7/29/2021 AG Tong Alerts Businesses and Government Entities to Take Prompt Action to Protect Operations and Personal Information

  Following an unnerving increase in the frequency and scale of ransomware attacks across the globe—underscored by the massive attack on software company Kaseya on the brink of the July 4th holiday weekend—Attorney General William Tong is leading a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general in urging businesses and government entities to immediately assess their current data security practices and take appropriate steps to protect operations and consumer data.

• 3/29/2021 AG Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision Affirming Governor's Authority During Public Health and Civil Preparedness Emergencies

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement today regarding the Connecticut Supreme Court written decision in Casey v. Lamont affirming the Governor’s authority during public health and civil preparedness emergencies to take affirmative steps to protect public health and save lives.

• 3/30/2021 Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers to be Vigilant of Social Media Selling Scams

  Attorney General William Tong is warning consumers to be vigilant of an overpayment scam targeting individuals selling items on social media.

• 2/4/2021 Connecticut Helps Lead $573 Million Settlement with McKinsey & Company for its Role in "Turbocharging" the Opioid Epidemic with Purdue Pharma

  Attorney General William Tong today helped lead a coalition of attorneys general from 47 states, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories in a $573 million settlement with McKinsey & Company.

• 6/8/2021 Coalition Joined by AG Tong Secures Federal Court Order and Settlement Requiring Asbestos Reporting To Protect Public Health

  Biden’s EPA Settles with States, Ending Trump’s Challenge to Court Decision Requiring Necessary Reporting by the Chemical Industry

• 6/7/2021 Attorney General Tong Praises Final Passage of Data Breach Notification Bill

  Attorney General William Tong praised final passage of An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches, a measure sought by the Office of the Attorney General to update and strengthen Connecticut’s breach notification statute.

• 8/3/2021 Attorney General Tong Shares Safeguards to Ensure $26 Billion Opioid Settlement Funds Go to Save Lives, Fight Opioid Epidemic

  In response to a July 22 inquiry from legislators, Attorney General William Tong outlined provisions in the $26 billion agreements with pharmaceutical distributors Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson to ensure funds are spent to save lives and fight the opioid epidemic.

• 10/5/2021 Attorney General Tong Urges FDA to Expedite Philips CPAP Replacement

  Attorney General William Tong today urged the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to step up their oversight of the Philips Respironics recall to ensure that millions of impacted patients can resume safe use of their CPAP, biPAP and ventilator devices as soon as possible.