2023 Press Releases

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• 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.

• 6/13/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Coalition Calling on Federal Agency to Prioritize Transparent, Risk-Based Approach to AI Governance

  Attorney General William Tong today led a bipartisan coalition of 22 other attorneys general urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to advance artificial intelligence governance polices that prioritize robust transparency, reliable testing and assessment requirements, and allow for government oversight and enforcement for high-risk uses.

• 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.

• 7/26/2023 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition in Opposing 3M’s Proposed PFAS Settlement

  Joining a coalition of 22 attorneys general, Attorney General William Tong today announced his opposition to a proposed class action settlement that fails to adequately hold accountable the 3M Company (3M) for contaminating Americans’ drinking water supply.

• 6/29/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Race-Conscious Admissions

  Attorney General William Tong released a statement today following a U.S. Supreme Court decision undercutting more than four decades of precedent allowing higher education institutions to consider race or ethnicity as part of holistic admissions processes to promote diversity in learning environments.

• 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.

• 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.

• 8/14/2023 Attorney General Tong Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Providing Comments to Federal Trade Commission in Effort to Better Prevent and Prosecute Cases of Unfair and Deceptive Acts or Practices

  Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a coalition of 30 attorneys general nationwide in providing comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as part of a bipartisan effort to improve collaboration between the FTC and state attorneys general.

• 5/22/2023 Attorney General Tong Defends Federal Restrictions on Handgun Sales to Individuals Under 21

  Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 17 attorneys general filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit defending the federal government’s longstanding prohibition on the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition by federally-licensed retailers to individuals under the age of 21.

• 8/4/2023 Attorney General Tong Statement on Decision Allowing Multistate Google Antitrust Suit to Proceed to Trial

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding a federal judge’s decision today allowing the multistate Google search antitrust suit to proceed to trial.

• 9/11/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $35 Million Settlement with Leasing Company Tempoe, LLC

  Attorney General William Tong announced today a settlement with Tempoe, LLC, resolving a multistate investigation into Tempoe’s advertising and leasing to consumers through retailers across the nation.

• 6/9/2023 Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens Finalize Opioid Settlement Agreements

  Attorney General William Tong today announced the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens.

• 5/24/2023 Attorney General Tong Announces $400K Settlement With Waterbury Naturopath and Practice to Resolve Allegations of False Claims and Improper Billing

  Attorney General William Tong and United States Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery today announced a $399,440 settlement with Waterbury naturopath Marcos DeEscobar and his company Corebella Health, LLC to resolve allegations that they submitted false claims to, and received overpayments from, Medicare and the Connecticut Medicaid programs.

• 9/26/2023 Connecticut Joins FTC, States Suing Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power

  Attorney General William Tong today joined the Federal Trade Commission and 16 other state attorneys general today suing Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and sellers from lowering prices, degrade quality for shoppers, overcharge sellers, stifle innovation, and prevent rivals from fairly competing against Amazon.

• 4/11/2023 Attorney General Tong, Stamford Police Confiscate Thousands of Illegal Delta-8 THC Cannabis Products Following Vape Shop Inspection

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that a joint enforcement action with Stamford Police has resulted in the confiscation of thousands of illegal delta-8 THC, delta-8 THCO, delta-9 THCO and other high THC cannabis products found for sale at three Stamford vape shops.