2022 Press Releases

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• 12/6/2022 Attorney General Tong, Department of Agriculture Secure State Custody of Neglected Goats

  Attorney General William Tong today announced the state has secured permanent custody of more than 90 neglected and injured goats seized from Redding resident Nancy Burton in March 2021.

• 7/29/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on $2.37 Billion Agreement With Allergan For Role in Opioid Epidemic

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a $2.37 billion agreement framework with Allergan and states regarding the generic drug manufacturer’s role in the opioid epidemic.

• 11/23/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges Apple to Protect Consumers’ Reproductive Health Information Through Apple App Store in the Wake of U.S. Supreme Court Dobbs Decision

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of ten attorneys general urging Apple to protect consumers’ private reproductive health information on apps available through its App Store following the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

• 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.

• 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.

• 11/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on Eversource and United Illuminating Supply Rate Increase

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding new Eversource standard service supply rates effective January 1.

• 9/16/2022 Attorney General Tong Fights to Protect Airline Customers

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a multi-state coalition urging Congress to allow attorneys general to enforce state and federal consumer protections for airline travelers. This request comes after attorneys general received thousands of complaints from outraged passengers, claiming airlines have failed in their service responsibilities, causing significant frustrations and unnecessary challenges.

• 5/17/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Brief in Support of New York's Anti-Discrimination Law

  Arguing that a business owner’s religious beliefs do not give her a right to discriminate against customers, Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit defending the constitutionality of New York’s anti-discrimination law.

• 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.

• 1/18/2022 Attorney General Tong Urges FDA to Preserve State Regulation of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a bipartisan coalition of 42 states and territories urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to preserve state authority to enforce their consumer protection laws in connection to the sale of over-the-counter hearing aids.

• 3/29/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces $602K Settlement With American Medical Response of Connecticut Regarding Billing Practices

  Attorney General William Tong and U.S. Attorney Leonard C. Boyle today announced a $601,759 civil settlement with American Medical Response of Connecticut resolving allegations that the ambulance service overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program.

• 3/30/2022 Attorney General Tong Update on Deer Lake Sale

  Following conversations with Attorney General William Tong, the Boy Scouts of America Connecticut Yankee Council agreed today to postpone consideration of proposals for the purchase of Deer Lake until May 1.

• 7/26/2022 Attorney General Tong Statement on $4.25 Billion Agreement With Teva Pharmaceuticals for Role in Opioid Epidemic

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a $4.25 billion agreement framework with Teva Pharmaceuticals and states regarding the generic drug manufacturer’s role in the opioid epidemic.

• 12/12/2022 Attorney General Tong Announces Agreements with CVS and Walgreens Delivering $10.7 Billion to Fight Opioid Epidemic

  Attorney General William Tong today announced agreements with CVS and Walgreens to deliver $10.7 billion nationwide to save lives and fight the opioid epidemic. Today’s announcement brings the total recovered from investigations and litigation against the pharmaceutical addiction industry to more than $50 billion. Connecticut will receive about $127 million from these latest settlements, bringing the state’s total recovery to over $600 million, which will be used to support opioid abuse treatment and prevention.

• 10/28/2022 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition of 22 Attorneys General Backing States' Ability to Enforce their Constitutions to Ensure Free and Fair Elections

  Attorney General William Tong this week joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a friend of the court brief in Moore v. Harper, a case in which the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether to adopt the radical “independent state legislature theory” (ISLT) and give state legislators the sole, unchecked authority to make election rules at the expense of voters and other state institutions.