( September 29, 2026, 4:03 PM EDT) -- HARTFORD, Conn. — A Connecticut appeals court on Sept. 29 affirmed a lower court’s ruling dismissing a suit against Connecticut Attorney General William M. Tong and another state official alleging that the issuance of a press release regarding a settlement of a False Claims Act (FCA) suit violated the state and federal constitutional rights of a dentist and his practice, finding that the plaintiffs failed to establish any state-imposed burden beyond reputational harm....