2022 Press Releases

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• 4/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Sues Postal Service for Flawed Environmental Review Used to Justify Purchase of Massive Fossil Fuel-Powered Vehicle Fleet

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 16 other attorneys general, the City of New York, and the Bay Area Air Quality Management District in suing the U.S. Postal Service and challenging its deeply flawed environmental analysis for its Next Generation Delivery Vehicle Acquisition program.

• 3/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $1 Million Settlement with Wallingford Pain Medicine Practice Over Overbilling Allegations

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1 million settlement with Robinson PA, LLC d/b/a PCA Pain Care Center (PCA) and its owner Benjamin Robinson to resolve allegations that they overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program and violated the Connecticut False Claims Act.

• 12/27/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding North Haven Firefighter Killed in Line of Duty

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the passing of North Haven Firefighter Matthias Wirtz, who was killed while responding to a 2-alarm fire early Monday morning.

• 11/21/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into Optimum Following Hundreds of Consumer Complaints

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he has opened an investigation under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act into Altice Optimum following nearly 500 consumer complaints regarding slow internet speeds, hidden fees, and unacceptable technical support.

• 5/16/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Multistate Effort to Protect Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorder Care

  Attorney General William Tong joined attorneys general from Rhode Island and Illinois today filing an amicus brief in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seeking to protect mental health and substance abuse disorder care in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Illinois.

• 10/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Arrival of $13.5 Million to Connecticut from $26 Billion Opioid Distributor Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong was joined today by New London Mayor Michael Passero, New London Fire Department Battalion Chief Jeff Rheaume and members of New London’s Overdose Action Team in announcing the arrival of $13.5 million to Connecticut and its cities and towns from the landmark $26 billion settlement with opioid distributors Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and manufacturer Johnson & Johnson.

• 9/9/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Challenge to Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement in response to a federal lawsuit filed by the Connecticut Citizens Defense League seeking to repeal Connecticut’s assault weapons ban.

• 2/22/2022 Attorney General Tong Warns Consumers About Dating App Scams that Have Cost Americans Over a Billion Dollars in the Last Five Years

  Attorney General William Tong is warning consumers about common scams on dating apps that have swindled Americans out of $1.3 billion in the last five years

• 6/21/2022 Attorney General Tong, DCP Commissioner Seagull Urge Caution in Reviewing Residential Solar Contracts

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull today advised homeowners interested in residential solar panels to do careful research and be wary of misleading marketing and high-pressure sales tactics by solar companies.

• 9/1/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Investigation Into Greenwich School Video

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he has invoked his civil rights enforcement authority to investigate any potentially illegal discrimination or other actionable misconduct related to a video that appears to contain troubling, discriminatory statements that appear to have been made by a Greenwich public school official.

• 3/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Testifies in Support of "An Act Concerning False Claims and Other Prohibited Acts"

  Attorney General William Tong testified today before the Judiciary Committee in support of Senate Bill No. 426: An Act Concerning False Claims and Other Prohibited Acts. The legislation seeks to expand the scope of Connecticut’s False Claims Act by removing provisions that limit application of these statutes to State-administered health or human services programs. The legislation would allow the Office of the Attorney General to pursue fraud and abuse of tax dollars anywhere in State government, while also protecting and encouraging those who step forward to report fraud and abuse in any State spending.

• 6/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Secretary of the State Denise Merrill

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the announcement that Secretary of the State Denise Merrill will step down effective at noon on Thursday, June 30.

• 9/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Approved Double-Digit Health Insurance Rate Hikes

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding double-digit rate hikes approved today by the Connecticut Insurance Department (CID).

• 11/15/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $3.1 Billion Settlement with Walmart over Opioid Epidemic Allegations

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has reached a settlement with Walmart to resolve allegations that the company contributed to the opioid addiction crisis by failing to appropriately oversee the dispensing of opioids at its stores. The settlement will provide more than $3 billion nationally and will require significant improvements in how Walmart's pharmacies handle opioids. State attorneys general on the executive committee, including Connecticut, attorneys representing local governments, and Walmart have agreed to this settlement, and it is now being sent to other states for review and approval.

• 9/2/2022 Attorney General Tong Applauds Second Circuit Decision in Dredging Case Vital to Connecticut Maritime Economy

  Attorney General William Tong today applauded a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York in Rosado v. Pruitt upholding the lawful selection of the Eastern Long Island Sound Disposal Site for dredged materials.