2024 Press Releases

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• 7/2/2024 Attorney General Tong Opens Investigation Into Capulet Entertainment

  Attorney General William Tong today opened an investigation into Capulet Entertainment following dozens of consumer complaints regarding the abrupt collapse of the three-day Capulet Fest 2024 music festival.

• 10/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Urges Federal Judge to Strike Unnecessary Restrictions on Mifepristone

  In a motion filed late Thursday, Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general urge a federal judge in Washington state to end unnecessary and severe restrictions imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the abortion medication mifepristone.

• 10/3/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Yankee Gas $209 Million Rate Hike Request

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the announcement by Yankee Gas that it will soon file a request with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for a $209 million rate hike.

• 10/3/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $27 Million Multistate False Claims Settlement with Precision Diagnostics

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that Connecticut has joined the United States, the District of Columbia, and 42 other States in settling allegations against Precision Toxicology, LLC d/b/a Precision Diagnostics, Inc. (“Precision”).

• 9/17/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Instagram Teen Accounts

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding Meta’s new Instagram Teen Accounts. Meta announced today they will be rolling out new accounts for teens ages 13-17.

• 6/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Regarding Emergency Abortion Care

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement today regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Idaho v. United States and Moyle v. United States, in which the Biden Administration had challenged Idaho’s near-total abortion ban.

• 6/7/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Connecticut Insurance Rate Hike Requests

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding insurance rate hike requests announced today by the Connecticut Insurance Department from seven health insurers for plans available on the individual and small group market, both on and off the state-sponsored exchange.

• 12/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Unanimously Elected President-Elect of National Association of Attorneys General

  In a unanimous vote by all attorneys general, Democrat and Republican, Attorney General William Tong was elected to serve as President-Elect of the National Association of Attorneys General.

• 3/6/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Coalition Calling on Meta to Protect Users' Accounts from Scammers

  Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in sending a letter to Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta) addressing the recent rise of Facebook and Instagram platform account takeovers by scammers and frauds.

• 7/3/2024 Attorney General Tong Urges Supreme Court to Uphold Federal Ghost Gun Regulations

  Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 24 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations.

• 2/1/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $350 Million Settlement With Multinational Marketing Firm Publicis Over Role in Opioid Epidemic

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $350 million national settlement with Publicis Health to resolve investigations into the global marketing and communications firm’s role in the prescription opioid crisis.

• 7/19/2024 Attorney General Tong Sues SunRun, Bright Planet, and Elevate Solar, Alleging Deceptive, Unlawful Solar Panel Sales Tactics

  Attorney General William Tong announced a lawsuit against SunRun Inc., SunRun Installation Services, Bright Planet Solar, Inc., Elevate Solar Solutions LLC and salespeople Dakota Grumet and Sierra Howes alleging deceptive, unfair and otherwise unlawful sales of solar panel systems, including locking consumers into long-term contracts without consent by various means, including impersonating consumers, and installing non-functional systems.

• 1/19/2024 Attorney General Tong Seeks Injunction to Block HighBazaar Unlicensed Cannabis Markets

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that HighBazaar has cancelled its Sunday, January 21 event after the Office of the Attorney General sought a temporary injunction in Hartford Superior Court to block the unlicensed, illegal cannabis market.

• 11/18/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on United Illuminating Winter Rate Increase

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement today regarding the announcement from United Illuminating that standard services rates will rise by 4.7 percent in January, resulting in a total average bill increase of $11.61 per month.

• 5/23/2024 Attorney General Tong, Department of Justice, States Announce Suit Against Ticketmaster-Live Nation for Monopolizing Markets Across the Live Concert Industry

  Attorney General William Tong, the Justice Department, and attorneys general from 29 other states and the District of Columbia today filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster LLC and its parent company Live Nation Entertainment Inc. for monopolization and other unlawful conduct that thwarts competition in markets across the live entertainment industry.