2023 Press Releases

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• 3/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Demands $6.1 Million from Connecticut Service Plaza Operator Over Unpaid Wages

  Attorney General William Tong today sued Connecticut service plaza operator Project Service, LLC on behalf of the Connecticut Department of Labor seeking to recover $2.7 million in unpaid wages owed to food service employees at the Connecticut’s 23 service plazas. The complaint further seeks to collect an additional $2.7 million in damages as well as $722,000 in civil penalties previously assessed but never paid.

• 7/17/2023 Attorney General Tong, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Consumer Protection Warn Against Scams Targeting Military Servicemembers and Veterans During Military Consumer Month

  Attorney General William Tong, Connecticut Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Ronald P. Welch and Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli today marked Military Consumer Month by urging servicemembers, veterans, and their families to remain vigilant against scams which specifically target them.

• 12/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Hear Case on Availability of Abortion Medication

  Attorney General William Tong today issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case that could determine whether a Texas court will be allowed to impose outdated and medically unnecessary restrictions on mifepristone, a medication that millions of women have safely used for abortion care.

• 12/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Sandy Hook Anniversary

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement on the eleventh anniversary of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

• 5/11/2023 Attorney General Tong Seeks Court Order to Force Stone Academy to Comply with Investigation

  Attorney General William Tong this week sought a court order to force Stone Academy to comply with the state’s ongoing investigation into potential violations of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act.

• 1/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Releases Formal Opinions 2023-001, 2023-002

• 8/10/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Supreme Court Stay of Purdue Settlement

  Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement following the announcement by the U.S. Supreme Court that it will stay the Purdue bankruptcy order and hear the challenge filed by the U.S. Department of Justice.

• 7/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins USDA in Historic Partnership with Bipartisan State Attorneys General to Help Reduce Anticompetitive Barriers Across Food, Agriculture Supply Chains

  Attorney General William Tong today joined the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in launching a partnership between USDA and bipartisan attorneys general in 31 states and the District of Columbia to enhance competition and protect consumers in food and agricultural markets, including in grocery, meat and poultry processing, and other markets.

• 1/24/2023 Connecticut Joins DOJ Lawsuit Against Google's Online Advertising Monopoly

  Connecticut has joined a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit challenging Google’s dominant grip on the online advertising industry which allows the company to dictate how digital ads are sold and the terms under which its rivals can compete, Attorney General William Tong announced today.

• 6/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition to Protect Patient Access to Preventative Health Care Services

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief to protect a key provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for millions of Americans.

• 11/16/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $6.5 Million Settlement with Morgan Stanley for Two Data Security Incidents

  Attorney General William Tong along with five attorneys general today announced a $6.5 million settlement with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (“Morgan Stanley”) for compromising the personal information of its customers due to negligent internal data security practices.

• 12/19/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $700 Million Settlement with Google Over Play Store Misconduct

  Attorney General William Tong and a bipartisan group of 52 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million agreement with Google in their lawsuit about Google’s anticompetitive conduct with the Google Play Store.

• 10/17/2023 Connecticut Leads $20 Million Multistate Settlement with ACI Worldwide Over Unauthorized Withdrawals

  Attorney General William Tong and Department of Banking Commissioner Jorge Perez today led a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing a $20 million settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide over a 2021 testing error that led to the unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from Nationstar Mortgage (also known as Mr. Cooper) customers.

• 6/30/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Allowing Business to Discriminate Against LGBTQ+ Customers

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today responding to the U.S. Supreme Court decision in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, which allowed a Colorado web designer to refuse to build wedding websites for LGBTQ+ couples.

• 5/4/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that consumers deceived by TurboTax owner Intuit into paying for free tax services will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022.