2023 Press Releases

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• 8/1/2023 Attorney General Tong Argues Idaho's Abortion "Travel Ban" is Illegal

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in a lawsuit challenging Idaho’s restrictive law making it a crime for adults to help minors travel out-of-state for abortion care.

• 5/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Enforcement Action Against Deceptive Home Warranty Company

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Integrity Admin Group, Inc. will pay $10,000 and end its misleading marketing practices following an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General into the company’s home warranty notices.

• 1/4/2023 Attorney General Tong Appoints Eileen Meskill as Deputy Attorney General

  Attorney General William Tong announced today he has appointed Eileen Meskill to serve as Deputy Attorney General, succeeding Margaret Q. Chapple who will retire this month after more than 30 years of service to the Office of the Attorney General, including four as Deputy Attorney General.

• 6/28/2023 Attorney General Tong and Deputy Attorney General Meskill Statement on Passing of Governor Weicker

  Attorney General William Tong and Deputy Attorney General Eileen Meskill released the following statement on the passing of Governor Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.

• 9/21/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Comments Supporting DOJ and FTC’s Revised Merger Guidelines

  Attorney General William Tong has joined two separate multistate coalitions in submitting comments to the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) concerning their proposed revisions to the Merger Guidelines.

• 12/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Takes Action to Stop Illegal Gun Trafficking

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multistate coalition of 21 attorneys general in support of a proposed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) rule that would ensure more gun sales are subject to background checks and reduce illegal gun trafficking.

• 5/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Appeals Court Decision Enabling Purdue Settlement to Proceed

  Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement following a decision by the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit overturning a U.S. District Court ruling that vacated a Purdue bankruptcy order over its reliance on so-called “nonconsensual third-party releases” forcing states and other parties to grant unprecedented lifetime legal immunity to the Sackler family.

• 8/9/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $470,000 Settlement with Optimus Health Care Over False Claims and Improper Billing Allegations

  Attorney General William Tong, the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General today announced that Optimus Health Care, Inc., a federally-qualified health center (“FQHC”) based in Bridgeport, has entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments and has paid a total of $470,093.93 to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to the Connecticut Medicaid program, and received overpayments from Medicaid for ineligible services.

• 3/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Sues Vision Solar Over Unfair and Deceptive Sales, Violations of Home Improvement Act

  Attorney General William Tong today announced the filing of a lawsuit against Vision Solar, LLC following more than a dozen consumer complaints regarding predatory high-pressure sales tactics, misrepresentations about financing and tax credits, and unpermitted work that left homeowners saddled with nonfunctioning systems and unaffordable loans.

• 6/5/2023 Attorney General Tong Urges EPA to Finalize Proposed PFAS Drinking Water Standards

  Attorney General William Tong, as part of a 17-state coalition filed comments to the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) supporting the agency’s proposal to set enforceable drinking water standards for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances—more commonly known as PFAS or “forever” chemicals.

• 12/8/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Enforcement Partnership with FCC's Privacy & Data Protection Task Force

  Attorney General William Tong joined with FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel to announce a new initiative to strengthen and formalize the cooperation between the FCC and the states of Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Pennsylvania on privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity enforcement matters.

• 3/28/2023 Attorney General Tong Reminds Veterans and Servicemembers to File Claims to Receive Refunds from Harris Jewelry Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong is reminding Connecticut servicemembers and veterans to file claims to receive refunds from the Harris Jewelry settlement before the April 15, 2023 deadline.

• 6/26/2023 Attorney General Tong Supports FTC Amendments to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Auto-Renewals

  Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 26 state attorneys general submitted comments in support of Federal Trade Commission amendments to the Negative Option Rule protecting consumers from deceptive auto-renewal programs.

• 10/23/2023 Attorney General Tong Expands Complaint Against Stone Academy

  Attorney General William Tong today expanded the state’s case against Stone Academy, filing an amended complaint detailing millions of dollars siphoned from the for-profit nursing school by Stone’s owners while students were deprived of a promised education.

• 10/17/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Multistate Settlement with Health Care Clearinghouse Inmediata for Data Breach Impacting 1.5 Million Consumers

  Attorney General William today joined with 32 other attorneys general announcing a settlement with health care clearinghouse Inmediata for a coding issue that exposed the protected health information (“PHI”) of approximately 1.5 million consumers for almost three years.