Penalty Amount
$626,759
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a $601,759 settlement with American Medical Response of Connecticut (AMR-CT) for overbilling the state Medicaid program by billing for Advanced Life Support services when only Basic Life Support was provided, and even when local fire departments had already provided and billed for those services. AMR-CT also entered a consent agreement with the Department of Public Health requiring it to cease improper billing, comply with reporting requirements for one year, and pay a $25,000 civil penalty.
AMR-CT must cease billing for Advanced Life Support unless it is the recognized provider in the service area or an exception applies, cease fraudulent billing, comply with DPH quarterly reporting and compliance monitoring for one calendar year, and pay a $25,000 civil penalty.
In-house legal teams should review all healthcare service provider agreements, particularly those involving ambulance/emergency medical services and government payors like Medicaid. Focus on clauses defining service levels (e.g., Advanced Life Support vs. Basic Life Support), billing and reimbursement certifications, representations and warranties regarding claim accuracy, compliance with applicable state and federal healthcare laws, audit and monitoring rights, and penalties for false or fraudulent billing. Changes may be needed to require explicit documentation standards for service levels billed, incorporate clear definitions aligned with state responder laws, add mandatory reporting to payors of billing discrepancies, and strengthen indemnification provisions for overpayment recoveries.
Entity
American Medical Response of Connecticut
Also known as: American Medical Response
Industry
HealthcareConnecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a civil investigative demand into MediaLab.AI Inc., owner of the Kik Messenger app, over lax age assurance practices, content moderation, and child safety failures that advocates have dubbed a "predator's paradise." The action follows a July 2025 notice of violation under the Connecticut Data Privacy Act for privacy notice deficiencies and processing sensitive data — including health, biometric, and precise geolocation data — without proper consent, which the company has only partially addressed. The new investigation seeks records related to practices that may constitute unfair or deceptive acts or practices under the CTDPA and the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. No fine has been imposed to date.
Attorney General William Tong issued a consumer alert warning Connecticut residents about unregulated, offshore decentralized finance (DeFi) cryptocurrency exchanges, naming GMX, Gains Network, dYdX, Aevo, Drift Protocol, Vertex Protocol, and Hyperliquid. The alert highlights risks including bypassing U.S. law via VPNs, predatory leverage up to 250x, misleading synthetic asset products, and lack of KYC protections. No enforcement action or penalty was imposed; at least one Connecticut consumer reportedly lost $200,000 deposited with an unregulated DeFi exchange.
$2.0M
Attorney General Tong and a coalition of four other states and the FTC sued Zillow and Redfin after Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to shut down its multifamily rental advertising business and transfer clients to Zillow. The settlement requires the companies to restore competition, with Redfin rebuilding its apartment advertising business, and pay $2 million to the coalition.
Attorney General William Tong sent a letter to the Connecticut Insurance Department urging rejection of double-digit rate increases sought by Anthem, ConnectiCare, and UnitedHealthcare for individual and small group health insurance plans covering about 220,000 people. The letter argues the rates exceed inflationary measures and criticizes the carriers for failing to control costs and for poor claims system management, particularly ConnectiCare's transition to Molina Healthcare.
$275K
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a $275,000 settlement with TaxAct, an online tax preparation company, over allegations that between January 2018 and December 2022, TaxAct improperly disclosed detailed customer financial information to Meta and Google through third-party tracking technologies without notifying taxpayers. The settlement requires TaxAct to pay $275,000 and implement new third-party tracking compliance measures, including a review committee, written policies, a tag monitoring system, and two independent third-party audits.
$4.0M
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and the Federal Trade Commission announced a $4 million settlement with Manchester City Nissan (Chase Nissan LLC) resolving allegations that the dealership double-charged for 'certified pre-owned' vehicles and collected unauthorized junk fees. The settlement requires payment for consumer redress, prohibits misrepresentations, mandates clear disclosure of the maximum total price, and requires express informed consent for all charges.