2025 Press Releases

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• 3/26/2025 Attorney General Tong Urges Consumers to Check Eligibility for Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices

  ttorney General William Tong is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases as Connecticut leads 50 states and territories in seeking preliminary approval for a $39.1 million settlement with generic drug manufacturer Apotex over conspiracy to inflate prices and limit competition.

• 6/24/2025 Attorney General Tong Challenges Trump Illegal Attempts to Terminate Federal Funding for States

  ttorney General William Tong today announced that he has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general suing the Trump Administration over its unprecedented and unlawful attempts to invoke a single provision buried in the federal regulations to strip away billions of dollars in critical federal funding for states and other grantees.

• 5/28/2025 Attorney General Tong Wins Lawsuit Blocking Trump Administration from Imposing Worldwide Tariffs

  Attorney General Tong today released the following statement after the United States Court of International Trade ruled that the Trump administration’s tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are invalid and cannot be implemented.

• 5/19/2025 Attorney General Tong Objects to Kidde-Fenwal Bankruptcy Deal that would Enable Carrier to Evade Billions of Dollars in PFAS Forever Chemical Liability

  Attorney General William Tong today objected to a proposed bankruptcy deal for firefighting foam manufacturer Kidde-Fenwal, Inc. that seeks to unlawfully release its parent company Carrier Global Corporation from liability for PFAS forever chemical contamination in the face of lawsuits filed by Connecticut and other states.

• 3/11/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on U.S. Supreme Court Rejection of Petition from 19 Republican Attorneys General Seeking to Block Connecticut ExxonMobil Suit

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition filed by 19 Republican state attorneys general attempting to block cases filed by Connecticut and four other states seeking to hold ExxonMobil accountable for decades of deceiving Connecticut consumers about the climate harms of its products and business.

• 1/31/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Initial Victory in Lawsuit Challenging President Trump’s Illegal Federal Funding Freeze

  Attorney General William Tong today announced an initial victory in the lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump’s Office of Management & Budget’s memo freezing federal grants and loans.

• 4/17/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Decision in Google Digital Advertising Antitrust Case

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement following today’s decision in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruling that Google illegally maintained an online monopoly in the advertising technology market.

• 4/25/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues Trump Administration Over Unlawful Conditions on Funding for K-12 Schools

  Attorney General William Tong today, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Education’s threat to withhold federal funding from state and local agencies that refuse to abandon lawful programs and policies that promote equal access to education in K-12 classrooms across the nation.

• 1/23/2025 Attorney General Tong Announces Purdue Pharma and Sackler Family to Pay $7.4 Billion to Victims, Survivors and States in Settlement in Principle

  Attorney General William Tong today announced a $7.4 billion settlement in principle between states, victims and members of the Sackler family and their company Purdue Pharma, Inc. (Purdue) for their role in the opioid crisis. The settlement in principle adds $1.4 billion more than the prior settlement invalidated by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2024, while also accelerating aid to states and victims to fund opioid treatment and recovery.

• 4/29/2025 Attorney General Tong to Sue Trump Administration to Stop Dismantling of AmeriCorps

  Attorney General William Tong, as part of a multistate coalition, announced he will file a lawsuit today challenging the Trump Administration’s termination of AmeriCorps grants and the dismantling of the agency through an 85 percent reduction of its workforce, effectively ending the agency’s ability to continue administering the programs, operations, and funding that make its important work possible.

• 2/10/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement Regarding Enforcement of Temporary Restraining Order in Funding Freeze Challenge

  Attorney General William Tong issued a statement after a federal judge in Rhode Island granted the states’ motion for enforcement of the temporary restraining order in the funding freeze challenge.

• 5/21/2025 Attorney General Tong Sues GLP-1 Weight Loss Drug Distributor Triggered Brand, Announces Investigation Into Made In China Over Sale of Untested, Unsafe "Research-Grade" Drugs to Connecticut Consumers

  Attorney General William Tong today announced enforcement actions against two online distributors of bootleg GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Both sell “research grade” GLP-1 peptides direct to Connecticut consumers for weight loss without prescriptions or any medical oversight.

• 3/3/2025 Attorney General Tong Statement on Norwalk Mayor Rilling

  Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding the announcement by Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling that he will not seek reelection.

• 4/25/2025 Attorney General Tong Joins Coalition Supporting Susman Godfrey, Law Firm Attacked by Unconstitutional Executive Order

  Attorney General William Tong today joined 20 attorneys general in an amicus brief in support of law firm Susman Godfrey, which is challenging an unconstitutional presidential order issued as retribution against the firm for representing clients in the aftermath of the 2020 election and defending the integrity of that election.

• 6/30/2025 Attorney General Tong Opposes Latest United Illuminating Revenue Grab, Brief Filed Today Recommends PURA Reject Full $105 Million Ask

  Attorney General William Tong today filed a brief with the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority urging the full rejection of United Illuminating’s latest $105 million rate hike demand. The company filed for the rate hike last fall, a mere year after receiving a prior revenue increase.