2024 Press Releases

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• 1/11/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Multistate Coalition to Stop Sales of Military-Grade Ammunition Used in Mass Shootings

  Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition of 20 attorneys general calling on the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention to investigate recent reports that a federally funded contractor has produced military-grade ammunition for sale to civilians, including to perpetrators of horrific recent mass shootings.

• 8/23/2024 Attorney General Tong Joins Lawsuit Against RealPage Inc. for Alleged Antitrust Violations

  Attorney General William Tong and the United States Department of Justice, together with the Attorneys General of North Carolina, California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, and Washington, filed a civil antitrust lawsuit today against RealPage Inc. for its unlawful scheme to decrease competition among landlords in apartment pricing and to monopolize the market for commercial revenue management software that landlords use to price apartments.

• 10/18/2024 Attorney General Tong Opposes Needless Barriers to Mifepristone Access in North Carolina

  Attorney General William Tong today announced Connecticut has joined a coalition of 17 states and the District of Columbia opposing needless barriers to mifepristone access in North Carolina.

• 3/21/2024 Connecticut Joins Justice Department Suing Apple for Monopolizing Smartphone Markets

  Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut has joined the U.S. Department of Justice and 15 other attorneys general filing a civil antitrust lawsuit against Apple for monopolization or attempted monopolization of smartphone markets in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

• 10/31/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces Significant Updates in Multistate Litigation Against Generic Drug Manufacturers Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition

  Attorney General William Tong today led a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million to resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiracies to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous generic prescription drugs.

• 2/6/2024 Attorney General Tong Issues Bipartisan Warning to Suspected Election Scam AI Robocallers

  Attorney General William Tong today sent a warning letter to a company that allegedly sent New Hampshire residents scam election robocalls during the New Hampshire primary election.

• 2/22/2024 Attorney General Tong Submits Testimony Supporting Legislation to Curb Junk Fees

  Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony in support of legislation to curb hidden “junk” fees.

• 12/12/2024 Attorney General Tong Announces New Partnership to Combat Gun Violence Through Civil Enforcement of State Laws

  Attorney General William Tong announced today that 16 attorneys general have formed a multistate coalition to hold irresponsible firearms industry members accountable for their devastating impact on gun violence.

• 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.

• 1/17/2024 Attorney General Tong Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Biden Administration to Implement Ban on Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars

  Attorney General William Tong this week led a coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter to the White House Office of Management and Budget, urging the Biden administration to complete its review and swiftly implement proposed FDA Rules, which would prohibit the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars.

• 12/29/2024 Attorney General Tong Statement on the Death of Former President Jimmy Carter

• 2/29/2024 Attorney General Tong Seeks to Ban Predatory and Deceptive Real Estate Listing Agreements Following Connecticut Investigation

  Following an investigation that uncovered nearly 400 deceptive real estate agreements in Connecticut through the company MV Realty, Attorney General William Tong today urged legislators to pass legislation banning the multi-year predatory listing deals and nullifying all existing unfair contracts.

• 1/16/2024 Attorney General Tong Releases Formal Opinion Regarding Ranked Choice Voting

  Attorney General William Tong today released Formal Opinion 2024-001 addressing whether the Connecticut constitution allows for ranked choice voting in general elections for state office.

• 5/28/2024 Attorney General Tong Sues Naugatuck Used Car Dealership Over Deceptive Sales of Potentially Unsafe Vehicles

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a lawsuit against A Better Way Wholesale Autos, Inc. of Naugatuck, alleging that the dealership offered for sale used vehicles lacking necessary safety inspections and related documentation.

• 1/29/2024 Attorney General Tong Sues United Illuminating to Enforce English Station Remediation Order

  Attorney General William Tong filed an enforcement action today against United Illuminating over the company’s longstanding failure to remediate contamination at the defunct English Station power plant in New Haven.