Connecticut

  • June 09, 2025

    Landlord Ghosted Ex-Yankee Who Cried Foul On Mold, Jury Told

    A retired New York Yankees third baseman wants a Connecticut landlord to pay damages for a moldy Greenwich mansion he rented for $55,000 per month in 2022, saying he was justified in severing the lease when remediation efforts failed and his then-pregnant fiancée and 17-month-old daughter fell ill.

  • June 09, 2025

    Doc Says WWE Accuser's Firm Ignored Defamation Suit

    A celebrity doctor and his practice are seeking a default win in Connecticut federal court Monday against an allegedly nonresponsive law firm over comments a partner made amid a discovery dispute connected to the sexual abuse case a former World Wrestling Entertainment legal staffer is pursuing against the company and its co-founder.

  • June 09, 2025

    2nd Circ. Says Ecuadoran Can Be Extradited For Possible Rape

    The Second Circuit ruled Monday that a New York federal judge rightly allowed for the extradition of an Ecuadoran man charged with sexual abuse in his home country, rejecting his argument that he hasn't been accused of an extraditable offense.

  • June 09, 2025

    Ex-Pot Co. Members, Founder Settle Cash Distribution Suit

    A Connecticut state judge has dismissed a suit by the founding member of Theraplant LLC alleging its former managing members failed to pay out cash distributions.

  • June 09, 2025

    Ex-Yale IT Worker Pulls Payroll Schedule Class Claims

    A proposed Connecticut class action accusing Yale University of paying salaried employees on a monthly basis, rather than weekly or bi-weekly as required by state law, has been withdrawn, court records show.

  • June 09, 2025

    Investment Firm Lead Admits To Insider Trading Biotech Stock

    The former head of equity trading at Denver-based capital markets firm Irving Investors LLC admitted to receiving insider information on multiple companies and using that nonpublic knowledge to guide trading decisions to make an unlawful $220,912 profit, Connecticut U.S. Attorney David X. Sullivan announced.

  • June 09, 2025

    2nd Circ. Nixes Doc's Power Of Atty Deal In Patient ERISA Suit

    The Second Circuit ruled Monday that a doctor couldn't use a power-of-attorney arrangement to sue on behalf of a patient who said their union's health plan illegally stuck them with a $150,000 medical bill, but directed a trial court to determine if the patient can pursue the case.

  • June 09, 2025

    Crane Co. Nabs Baker Hughes' PSI Biz In $1.15B Deal

    Industrial manufacturing and technology company Crane Co., led by K&L Gates LLP, announced plans Monday to acquire Precision Sensors & Instrumentation from energy technology company Baker Hughes, advised by Baker McKenzie, for roughly $1.15 billion in cash.

  • June 06, 2025

    Real Estate Recap: Hotels, Healthcare REITs, Secondaries

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including where the hotel sector stands at the midyear, which states are trying to curb healthcare investment models and what is fueling the surge in the real estate secondaries market.

  • June 06, 2025

    Willkie Atty's Ex-Landlord Says NY Post Leak Wasn't His Idea

    A Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP partner's onetime landlord asked for a pretrial victory in a federal feud with his former tenants, telling a Connecticut court Friday he did not participate in his ex-attorney's leak of unflattering allegations about A. Mark Getachew and his wife to the New York Post.

  • June 06, 2025

    Free Speech Shields Rehab From Permit Suit, Court Says

    A Connecticut drug treatment facility does not have to face claims, including unfair trade practices, lodged by a prospective competitor amid a contentious permit battle, a state appellate panel ruled Friday, finding that the state's anti-SLAPP statute is fatal to the case.

  • June 06, 2025

    Aetna Seeks Quick Appeal In $20M Air Ambulance Billing Case

    Aetna is seeking an immediate midstream appeal of an order in Connecticut federal court forcing it to face $20 million in emergency billing claims by six air ambulance companies, saying a quick decision could help settle a circuit split and stop copycat cases.

  • June 06, 2025

    Trump Seeks High Court's OK On Education Dept. Job Cuts

    The Trump administration has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to lift a Massachusetts federal judge's order halting massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, arguing that the judge's finding that almost 1,400 employees must be reinstated to ensure the department's continued operation "has no basis in reality."

  • June 06, 2025

    Judge Questions Trump's Ability To Change Voting Law

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday questioned assertions by the government that President Donald Trump is authorized by the Constitution's "take care" clause to impose sweeping changes to federal election procedures despite existing statutes.

  • June 06, 2025

    Atty Gets Prison For Conn. Law Firm Parking Lot Shooting

    A onetime Cramer & Anderson LLP partner was sentenced Friday to a seven-year prison term after being convicted of first-degree manslaughter for fatally shooting an attacker in the parking lot of his rural Litchfield, Connecticut, law firm, although his incarceration will be suspended after 2½ years.

  • June 06, 2025

    Payment Co. Faces Claims For 'Shockingly Easy' Data Access

    Payment systems company Fiserv Inc. got hit with a data security suit by a credit union that claims its online banking platform is full of security flaws the company has known about for years and that allow "shockingly easy" attacks by cybercriminals.

  • June 05, 2025

    States, Attys, Groups Push 8th Circ. For ND Tribes' Voting Rights

    Nineteen states, 16 former federal attorneys and a slew of civil rights groups are backing two North Dakota tribes in their efforts for an Eighth Circuit rehearing, arguing the appellate court's semantic shift regarding voting rights presents important questions that merit its full consideration.

  • June 05, 2025

    Maryland Judge Halts 'Mass Closure' Of AmeriCorps Programs

    A Maryland federal judge on Thursday temporarily enjoined the Trump administration's "mass closure" of AmeriCorps programs in two dozen states and ordered more than 750 national service members be restored, but declined to vacate the firing of AmeriCorps' paid staff.

  • June 05, 2025

    Conn. Bill Boosts Atty Presence On Judge Selection Panel

    Both houses of the Connecticut Legislature this week passed a bill that would alter the Constitution State's Judicial Selection Commission, replacing two nonattorney seats with positions held by lawyers and heightening job requirements for lawyers selected to vet applications for appointment to the bench.  

  • June 05, 2025

    Conn. Atty Seeks Digital Data To Unmask Alleged ID Thief

    Claggett Sykes & Garza LLC partner Andrew Garza told a Connecticut state court judge Thursday that someone used his identity to open bank accounts and file a fraudulent registration for his former law firm with the Secretary of the State's office, and he needs the court to order U.S. Bank and other companies to give him information that could reveal the perpetrator.

  • June 05, 2025

    Insurance Agent's Firing Claims Are Duplicative, Court Told

    A Connecticut insurance company wants a terminated agent's wrongful discharge claim trimmed from a lawsuit alleging he was fired for asking questions about practices he believed violated state licensing laws, saying his common-law claim duplicates a free speech claim under a state employment statute.

  • June 05, 2025

    Connecticut Lawmakers OK Bill Targeting Illicit THC

    Legislators in Connecticut have approved a bill cracking down on illicit marijuana and hemp product sales outside the state's regulated marketplace.

  • June 05, 2025

    Judge Wants Details On Harm From Trump Wind Farm Pause

    A Massachusetts federal judge Thursday asked a coalition of states and a clean-energy advocacy group for more specifics about the harm they allegedly will be caused by the Trump administration's decision to pause wind farm permitting, and said he wanted to move forward with a trial "promptly."

  • June 05, 2025

    Justices Nix Mexico's Cartel Violence Suit In Win For Gun Cos.

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a suit by the government of Mexico against Smith & Wesson and other major gun companies, finding in a unanimous opinion that the alleged ties between the firearms makers and cartel violence south of the border are too speculative to stand up in court.

  • June 04, 2025

    1st Circ. Upholds Block On Trump's Education Dept. Job Cuts

    The First Circuit on Wednesday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump to greenlight massive job cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, finding that the administration had not provided enough evidence to overturn a block put in place by a Massachusetts federal judge.

Expert Analysis

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From DOJ Leadership To BigLaw

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    The move from government service to private practice can feel like changing one’s identity, but as someone who has left the U.S. Department of Justice twice, I’ve learned that a successful transition requires patience, effort and the realization that the rewards of practicing law don’t come from one particular position, says Richard Donoghue at Pillsbury.

  • Law Firm Executive Orders Create A Legal Ethics Minefield

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    Recent executive orders targeting BigLaw firms create ethical dilemmas — and raise the specter of civil or criminal liability — for the government attorneys tasked with implementing them and for the law firms that choose to make agreements with the administration, say attorneys at Buchalter.

  • Firms Must Embrace Alternative Billing Models Or Fall Behind

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    As artificial intelligence tools eliminate inefficiencies and the Big Four accounting firms enter the legal market, law firms that pivot from the entrenched billable hour model to outcomes-based pricing will see a distinct competitive advantage, says attorney William Brewer.

  • How Attorneys Can Master The Art Of On-Camera Presence

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    As attorneys are increasingly presented with on-camera opportunities, they can adapt their traditional legal skills for video contexts — such as virtual client meetings, marketing content or media interviews — by understanding the medium and making intentional adjustments, says Kerry Barrett.

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    Baseball Fantasy Camp Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    With six baseball fantasy experiences under my belt, I've learned time and again that I didn't make the wrong career choice, but I've also learned that baseball lessons are life lessons, and I'm a better lawyer for my time at St. Louis Cardinals fantasy camp, says Scott Felder at Wiley.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From Fed. Prosecutor To BigLaw

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    Making the jump from government to private practice is no small feat, but, based on my experience transitioning to a business-driven environment after 15 years as an assistant U.S. attorney, it can be incredibly rewarding and help you become a more versatile lawyer, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.

  • Firms Still Have Lateral Market Advantage, But Risks Persist

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    Partner and associate mobility data from the fourth quarter of 2024 shows that we’re in a new, stable era of lateral hiring where firms have the edge, but leaders should proceed cautiously, looking beyond expected revenue and compensation analyses for potential risks, say Julie Henson and Greg Hamman at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • Opinion

    We Must Allow Judges To Use Their Independent Judgment

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    As two recent cases show, the ability of judges to access their independent judgment crucially enables courts to exercise the discretion needed to reach the right outcome based on the unique facts within the law, says John Siffert at Lankler Siffert & Wohl.

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    Performing Stand-Up Comedy Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Whether I’m delivering a punchline on stage or a closing argument in court, balancing stand-up comedy performances and my legal career has demonstrated that the keys to success in both endeavors include reading the room, landing the right timing and making an impact, says attorney Rebecca Palmer.

  • Unpacking The Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown By State AGs

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    A bipartisan coalition of attorneys general for nine states and the District of Columbia announced a coordinated effort to curb illicit electronic cigarette sales, illustrating the rising prominence of state attorneys general using consumer protection laws to address issues of national scope, especially when federal efforts prove ineffective, say attorneys at Troutman.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: From SEC To BigLaw

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    As I adjusted to the multifaceted workflow of a BigLaw firm after leaving the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, working side by side with new colleagues on complex matters proved the fastest way to build a deep rapport and demonstrate my value, says Jennifer Lee at Jenner & Block.

  • Making The Case For Rest In The Legal Profession

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    For too long, a culture of overwork has plagued the legal profession, but research shows that attorneys need rest to perform optimally and sustainably, so legal organizations and individuals must implement strategies that allow for restoration, says Marissa Alert at MDA Wellness, Carol Ross-Burnett at CRB Global, and Denise Robinson at The Still Center.

  • 4 Ways Women Attorneys Can Build A Legal Legacy

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    This Women’s History Month, women attorneys should consider what small, day-to-day actions they can take to help leave a lasting impact for future generations, even if it means mentoring one person or taking 10 minutes to make a plan, says Jackie Prester, a former shareholder at Baker Donelson.

  • Why A Rare SEC Dismissal May Not Reflect A New Approach

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    While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's pending dismissal of its case against Silver Point is remarkable to the extent that it reflects a novel repudiation of a decision made during the prior commission, a deeper look suggests it may not represent a shift in policy approach, say attorneys at Weil.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

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