Penalty Amount
$13,670,921
Connecticut joined a coalition of states and the federal government in settling allegations that Takeda paid healthcare providers speaker honoraria and provided meals to induce prescriptions of Trintellix, leading to allegedly false claims to government healthcare programs. Takeda agreed to pay $13,670,921 plus accrued interest, with portions allocated to federal and state programs.
Takeda agreed to pay the federal government and states $13,670,921, plus accrued interest. The settlement allocates $1,703,572 to participating states’ Medicaid programs, including $213,674 to Connecticut’s Medicaid program.
Review healthcare provider, speaker bureau, consulting, and event-services agreements for clear limits on honoraria, meals, travel, and other benefits; documented fair-market-value compensation; legitimate educational purpose requirements; and controls against linking payments to prescribing or referrals. Vendor and customer agreements involving healthcare professional engagement should include approval, recordkeeping, audit, and compliance-certification provisions addressing Anti-Kickback Statute and false-claims risks. This release does not describe a privacy violation, so it does not indicate a specific need to amend data-processing, privacy-notice, or breach-notification clauses.
Entity
Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc.
Industry
Healthcare"Takeda Pharmaceuticals, U.S.A., Inc."
"paid the federal government and states $13,670,921 in addition to accrued interest"
"The Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits offering or paying anything of value to induce the referral of items or services covered by Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, and other federal health care programs."
"in violation of state false claims statutes."
"Takeda paid improper remuneration, including in the form of speaker honoraria and meals at high-end restaurants, to healthcare professionals to induce them to prescribe the antidepressant medication Trintellix in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute."
"10/09/2026"
$2.0M
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with RZ Smoke, Inc. over allegations that it distributed and sold high-potency cannabis products without a state license. The stipulated judgment is $2 million, with $375,000 payable to the State and $1.6 million suspended to ensure compliance; the company is barred from specified cannabis activities in Connecticut unless licensed.
$1.1M
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong led a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval for settlements resolving allegations that Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma conspired to inflate prices and limit competition for generic prescription drugs. Ascend agreed to pay $400,000, Mayne agreed to pay $650,000, and Citron’s settlement includes non-monetary terms; the companies also agreed to internal reforms.
A court denied RealPage’s attempt to have Connecticut’s antitrust case dismissed, allowing the lawsuit to continue. The complaint alleges that RealPage used landlords’ nonpublic, competitively sensitive rental data in an algorithm to recommend prices and that its practices inflated rents; no penalty or final remedy against RealPage is reported.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced that Home Depot had voluntarily provided assistance to Wren Kitchen customers after Wren filed for bankruptcy and consumers reported unfinished projects and undelivered products. Home Depot had assisted 286 customers with $1.235 million in relief and offered further help through October 31; the release does not describe a formal penalty or privacy violation.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of states and local governments in filing suit against NHTSA over its rule weakening fuel economy standards for new passenger cars and light trucks. The lawsuit alleges the rule violates the agency’s statutory mandate and the Administrative Procedure Act; no penalty or final remedy is reported.
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a multistate coalition suing the EPA over its repeal of greenhouse gas pollution limits for power plants and separately filed a notice of intent to sue over regulation of existing gas plants. The coalition asks the court to overturn the repeal and restore the protections; the release reports no monetary penalty or final order.