A spokeswoman for Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has confirmed Tong attended a settlement conference Aug. 22 in Cleveland with other attorneys general related to opioid lawsuits filed against Stamford’s Purdue Pharma.

In a statement Wednesday, Tong spokesperson Elizabeth Benton said, “I can confirm that Attorney General Tong was in Cleveland last week as a member of the leadership committee of state attorneys general on the opioid crisis. Connecticut is continuing to aggressively pursue its case against Purdue and the Sacklers [Purdue's owners].”