The Connecticut legislature passed a series of consumer protection bills backed by Attorney General William Tong. The legislation modernizes anti-robocall laws, requires all-in pricing for ticket sales, prohibits post-cancellation cable billing charges, and enhances geolocation data breach notification requirements. The bills now await Governor Ned Lamont's signature.
In-house legal teams should review vendor and customer agreements across multiple sectors impacted by this legislation. For telecommunications and marketing vendor contracts, examine clauses governing automated calls/texts (robocalls) to ensure compliance with modernized statutes covering new technologies. For ticketing platform agreements, review pricing disclosure clauses to mandate 'all-in' pricing that includes all mandatory fees upfront. For cable service provider contracts, scrutinize billing terms to prohibit charges after service cancellation. For any agreement involving location-based services or apps, assess data processing and consent clauses related to geolocation data, and update breach notification procedures to cover this specific data type. Required changes may involve adding specific compliance representations, modifying pricing display requirements, eliminating post-termination fee language, and enhancing data security incident response plans for location data.
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Attorney General Jennifer Davenport joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, for allegedly conspiring to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. The settlement includes cooperation in ongoing litigations and internal reforms to ensure fair competition.
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Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with Glenmark, a generic drug manufacturer, to resolve allegations of a widespread conspiracy to artificially inflate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade for numerous generic prescription drugs. The settlement includes cooperation from Glenmark in ongoing multistate litigations and internal reforms to ensure fair competition and compliance with antitrust laws.
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