Connecticut Attorney General settled with Capulet Entertainment over the failed Capulet Fest 2024, which was abruptly relocated and partially cancelled, leaving ticketholders without refunds. The settlement provides up to $50,000 in consumer refunds and imposes future requirements including performance bonds and contractor commitments.
The settlement requires Capulet Entertainment to establish a $50,000 restitution fund for consumer refunds and prohibits them from hosting music festivals without securing a performance bond for five years. A $25,000 penalty to the state is suspended if they comply.
In-house legal teams should review vendor contracts for event services to ensure clear cancellation and refund policies, requirements for performance bonds or other financial assurances, and clauses addressing venue changes and contractor guarantees. Contracts should also include provisions for consumer restitution in case of event failure.
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Capulet Entertainment
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Media & EntertainmentOfficial Press Release
https://portal.ct.gov/ag/press-releases/2025-press-releases/attorney-general-tong-announces-settlement-with-capulet-entertainment-over-failed-music-festival
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https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2025/capulet.pdf?rev=4c06ae0f882040b692bb767b45a511d5&hash=5470281FB31D7C74BB0A4386B00C0D63
Connecticut Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Privacy/Privacy-Resources
"Capulet Entertainment"
"07/17/2025"
"provide up to $50,000 in total consumer refunds"
"prohibited from hosting any music festivals unless they have secured a performance bond"
"a penalty to the state of $25,000 will be suspended"
$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
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$4.0M
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