2024 Press Releases

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• 2/8/2024 Attorney General Tong Supports Federal Trade Commission’s Rule Outlawing Junk Fees

  Attorney General William Tong today joined a coalition of 19 state attorneys general in supporting the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees.

• 1/3/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Vision Solar Bankruptcy Filing

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Vision Solar LLC filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection on December 28, 2023. Attorney General Tong sued Vision Solar LLC in March 2023, after an investigation in coordination with the Department of Consumer Protection exposed Vision’s use of high-pressure sales tactics, misrepresentations, delays, and unpermitted work.

• 11/21/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on Passing of Governor M. Jodi Rell

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement on the passing of Governor M. Jodi Rell.

• 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.

• 7/1/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Trump v. United States

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Trump v. United States involving presidential immunity.

• 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.

• 6/14/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Federal Bump Stock Ban

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Garland v. Cargill, which challenged the federal ban on bump stock.

• 9/16/2024 Attorney General Tong, Consumer Counsel Petition for State Review of Iberdrola Move to Take Avangrid Fully Private

  Attorney General William Tong and Consumer Counsel Claire E. Coleman today filed a petition with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority seeking state review of the proposed acquisition by Iberdrola of all remaining shares of Avangrid. Iberdrola is a Spain-based multinational conglomerate that owns 81.6 percent of United Illuminating, Southern Gas and Connecticut Natural Gas, as well as utilities in Maine, Massachusetts and New York. Iberdrola has moved to purchase all remaining shares, removing Avangrid as a publicly traded company.

• 9/20/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces $1.7 Million False Claims Settlement With Enzo Clinical Labs

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $1,729,977 settlement with Enzo Biochem, Inc. and its subsidiary Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc., resolving allegations that the lab overbilled the Connecticut Medicaid program for testing services in violation of the state False Claims Act.

• 1/9/2024 Attorney General Tong Sues Three Wholesalers and Four Retailers for Repeated Sale of Potent, Illicit Cannabis Products

  Attorney General William Tong today filed seven new enforcement actions against wholesalers and retailers engaging in the distribution and sale of potent, illicit cannabis products in Connecticut.

• 6/26/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Preserving the Government's Ability to Address Spread of Dangerous Content, Disinformation on Social Media Platforms

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision today in Murthy v. Missouri preserving the government’s ability to collaborate with social media companies to address the spread of disinformation and dangerous content on their platforms.

• 6/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Impacting Connecticut Air Quality and Public Health

  Attorney General William Tong today issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Ohio v. EPA, temporarily staying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent rule implementing the “Good Neighbor Provision” of the Clean Air Act to limit cross-state ozone pollution into states like Connecticut.

• 6/27/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Decision Overturning Purdue Bankruptcy Order

  Attorney General William Tong issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy order.

• 9/30/2024 United Illuminating Seeks Yet Another Rate Hike-- Attorney General Tong Slams Tone-Deaf $105 Million Revenue Grab

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after United Illuminating signaled today it will seek yet another rate hike.