Connecticut

  • December 12, 2024

    Ch. 7 Trustee Must Explain $200M Holdback Bid, Court Told

    The owner of two bankrupt real estate companies has asked a Connecticut state court for permission to question the Chapter 7 trustee who wants a $200 million placeholder in connection with a shareholder's derivative claims, arguing the trustee must detail his allegations of the owner diverting millions to other business interests.

  • December 12, 2024

    2nd Circ. Won't Rethink Dual Citizen's FBAR Penalties

    The Second Circuit will not review its September decision finding that a dual U.S.-French citizen is liable for tax penalties for failing to file reports of foreign bank and financial accounts, the court said Thursday.

  • December 12, 2024

    AGs Launch Gun Violence Crackdown With Glock Suits

    New Jersey and Minnesota unveiled lawsuits Thursday against Glock Inc. aimed at ending "once and for all" the homemade machine gun industry, marking the start of a crackdown by a coalition of enforcers looking to hold the firearms industry liable for gun violence.

  • December 12, 2024

    Doomed Cessna's Owner, Lessee Dropped From Conn. Suits

    The owner and lessee of a Cessna private jet that crashed into a Connecticut factory, killing all four people on board and injuring others on the ground, have escaped from two lawsuits that sought to hold them liable alongside the aircraft's manufacturer, Textron Aviation Inc.

  • December 12, 2024

    Lawmaker Sues Over Firing For Remarks On Jewish Rival

    Outgoing Connecticut State Rep. Anabel Figueroa, a Democrat representing Stamford, is suing her ex-employer Nuvance Health Inc. claiming it wrongly fired her over purportedly antisemitic comments she made in a radio interview about her successful primary challenger that she said were taken out of context.

  • December 12, 2024

    2nd Circ. Upends Arbitration Order In Bakery Drivers' Suit

    The Second Circuit voided its prior ruling that a bakery's delivery drivers must arbitrate claims alleging they were misclassified as independent contractors, saying Thursday the question of whether they are exempt from arbitration is up in the air after the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on the suit.

  • December 11, 2024

    Rock Singer Sues YouTuber For Amplifying Sex Assault Claims

    Ronnie Radke, the vocalist for the rock band Falling In Reverse, has sued a music critic with millions of YouTube subscribers for allegedly defaming him by amplifying what he calls false allegations of sexual assault, such as a reference to Radke as "the Bill Cosby of alt music."

  • December 11, 2024

    Metal Recycler Accused Of Polluting Connecticut Streams

    Global industrial recycling firm Sims Metal was hit with a Clean Water Act lawsuit by an environmental watchdog group claiming the company lets stormwater and snow runoff drag metal particles and other pollutants into streams that enter Long Island Sound in greater New Haven, Connecticut.

  • December 11, 2024

    Conn. Attorney General In Line To Helm National Association

    Connecticut Attorney General William Tong is the new president-elect of the National Association of Attorneys General, his office announced and the association confirmed Wednesday.

  • December 11, 2024

    Insurer Seeks $900K For Conn. Dehumidifier Fire Damages

    An insurer said it is entitled to recover over $900,000 from a dehumidifier manufacturer and its subsidiaries for costs the carrier incurred in covering a policyholder's house fire, telling a Connecticut federal court that the manufacturer's product was defective and unreasonably dangerous.

  • December 11, 2024

    Class Seeks Final OK Of Contentious $147.5M Insurance Deal

    A class of insurance policyholders has urged a Connecticut federal judge to give his final blessing to a $147.5 million settlement resolving claims that two insurers overcharged when deducting costs from savings accounts attached to universal life insurance plans.

  • December 10, 2024

    Feds Tell Justices To Stay Out Of Climate Change Tort Fights

    U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar on Tuesday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to weigh in on climate change torts filed against fossil fuel companies, arguing in a pair of briefs that the state court cases aren't the correct vehicles for resolving the issues, at least not yet.

  • December 10, 2024

    2nd Circ. Revives Antitrust Suit Over Instagram Algorithm

    A split Second Circuit Tuesday revived defunct app Phhhoto Inc.'s claims that Meta Platforms used anticompetitive means, including an algorithm for Instagram to suppress rival content, to squash its business, finding that Phhhoto adequately alleged Meta's fraudulent concealment of an anticompetitive scheme would stretch out the four-year statute of limitations.

  • December 10, 2024

    2nd Circ. Backs Deloitte's Win In 401(k) Fee Suit

    The Second Circuit said a trial court correctly tossed a proposed class action by a group of workers claiming Deloitte saddled its $7.3 billion retirement plan with excessive recordkeeping fees, stating they couldn't overcome concerns that their claims amounted to comparisons of apples to oranges.

  • December 10, 2024

    AGs Urge FCC To Remove 'Pain' From Customer Service Calls

    A coalition of state attorneys general called Tuesday for the Federal Communications Commission to take some of the "pain" out of customer service calls in FCC-regulated industries from internet and voice calls to broadcast satellite.

  • December 10, 2024

    OptumHealth Rejects ERISA Fee Class Deal, Eyes Trial

    OptumHealth Care Solutions LLC has told a North Carolina federal court that it is ready to bring a certified ERISA class action to trial following its rejection of a settlement that had been taking shape for nearly a year because the deal would not include a full release of all claims.

  • December 10, 2024

    ESPN, Fox Blast DOJ 'Formalistic Distinction' In Fubo Case

    ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pressed the Second Circuit to upend a lower court injunction against their sports-only streaming service, taking particular aim at U.S. Department of Justice arguments asserting the sports giants can't claim they have a right to refuse dealing with rivals after joining forces.

  • December 10, 2024

    NY DA Says Trump's 'President-Elect Immunity Does Not Exist'

    Prosecutors told the New York state judge presiding over Donald Trump's hush money case that "president-elect immunity does not exist" and that the court could delay sentencing — or even "terminate" the case without dismissing it.

  • December 10, 2024

    Atty Avoids Suspension For Threatening To Sue Associate

    The managing partner of a Hartford, Connecticut, personal injury and employment law firm has escaped a proposed one-year suspension after he admitted that he threatened to sue a departing associate and his new firm, with a judge calling an ethics opinion unclear and concluding the partner already learned his lesson.

  • December 10, 2024

    Ex-Conn. Utility Execs Win Pretrial Diversion Bid In 2nd Case

    A Connecticut federal judge has approved pretrial diversion agreements between federal prosecutors and two former public utility executives, pausing a second prosecution as the duo prepare to serve prison sentences in a case alleging they misused public funds.

  • December 09, 2024

    Jones Says Waiver Gave Onion Unfair Edge In Infowars Auction

    Lawyers for Alex Jones on Monday stepped up their criticism of satirical news outlet The Onion's bid to buy the conspiracy theorist's Infowars website, urging a Texas bankruptcy judge to block the deal and hand Infowars to a company operating a supplements website instead.

  • December 09, 2024

    Justices Pan Broadway Producer's Blacklist Suit Revival Bid

    The U.S. Supreme Court has dashed a Broadway producer's hopes that it would breathe new life into his claims accusing a stage workers union of breaking antitrust laws by discouraging members from working with him following complaints about unpaid wages.

  • December 09, 2024

    2nd Circ. Mulls If DirecTV Has Standing In Retransmission Fight

    The Second Circuit is set to decide whether DirecTV's refusal to ink retransmission deals with two companies that it says were illegally collaborating with Nexstar Media Group means that it doesn't have injury to bring an antitrust suit accusing the companies of trying to fix prices.

  • December 09, 2024

    Pilots Ignored Alert Before Flight That Killed Atty, NTSB Says

    The pilots of a small aircraft that made an emergency landing at a Connecticut airport that resulted in the death of a prominent D.C. attorney went ahead with the flight despite a "no-go" warning message flashing in the cockpit, according to the National Transportation Safety Board's accident investigation report.

  • December 09, 2024

    2nd Circ. Compares Trader Joe's Execs' COVID Trips For Bias

    The way that Trader Joe's treated a similarly situated male employee is critical to the success of a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by a female ex-vice president who was fired after taking a vacation in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, judges of the Second Circuit suggested Monday.

Expert Analysis

  • Opinion

    Industry Self-Regulation Will Shine Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper decision will shape the contours of industry self-regulation in the years to come, providing opportunities for this often-misunderstood practice, says Eric Reicin at BBB National Programs.

  • 3 Ways Agencies Will Keep Making Law After Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court clearly thinks it has done something big in overturning the Chevron precedent that had given deference to agencies' statutory interpretations, but regulated parties have to consider how agencies retain significant power to shape the law and its meaning, say attorneys at K&L Gates.

  • After Chevron

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    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Chevron deference standard in June, this Expert Analysis series has featured attorneys discussing the potential impact across 37 different rulemaking and litigation areas.

  • Opinion

    Atty Well-Being Efforts Ignore Root Causes Of The Problem

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    The legal industry is engaged in a critical conversation about lawyers' mental health, but current attorney well-being programs primarily focus on helping lawyers cope with the stress of excessive workloads, instead of examining whether this work culture is even fundamentally compatible with lawyer well-being, says Jonathan Baum at Avenir Guild.

  • Series

    Skiing And Surfing Make Me A Better Lawyer

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    The skills I’ve learned while riding waves in the ocean and slopes in the mountains have translated to my legal career — developing strong mentor relationships, remaining calm in difficult situations, and being prepared and able to move to a backup plan when needed, says Brian Claassen at Knobbe Martens.

  • Unpacking The Circuit Split Over A Federal Atty Fee Rule

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    Federal circuit courts that have addressed Rule 41(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure are split as to whether attorney fees are included as part of the costs of a previously dismissed action, so practitioners aiming to recover or avoid fees should tailor arguments to the appropriate court, says Joseph Myles and Lionel Lavenue at Finnegan.

  • Fair Use Doctrine Faces Challenges In The Generative AI Era

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    As courts struggle to apply existing copyright principles to new, digital contexts, the evolving capabilities of AI technologies are testing the limits of traditional frameworks, with the fair use doctrine being met with significant challenges, says John Poulos at Norton Rose.

  • Lower Courts May Finally Be Getting The Memo After Ciminelli

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    A year after the U.S. Supreme Court again limited prosecutors' overbroad theories of fraud in Ciminelli v. U.S., early returns suggest that the message has at least partially landed with the lower courts, spotlighting lessons for defense counsel moving forward, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • After A Brief Hiccup, The 'Rocket Docket' Soars Back To No. 1

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    The Eastern District of Virginia’s precipitous 2022 fall from its storied rocket docket status appears to have been a temporary aberration, as recent statistics reveal that the court is once again back on top as the fastest federal civil trial court in the nation, says Robert Tata at Hunton.

  • Recruitment Trends In Emerging Law Firm Frontiers

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    BigLaw firms are facing local recruitment challenges as they increasingly establish offices in cities outside of the major legal hubs, requiring them to weigh various strategies for attracting talent that present different risks and benefits, says Tom Hanlon at Buchanan Law.

  • Series

    Glassblowing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I never expected that glassblowing would strongly influence my work as an attorney, but it has taught me the importance of building a solid foundation for your work, learning from others and committing to a lifetime of practice, says Margaret House at Kalijarvi Chuzi.

  • How Associates Can Build A Professional Image

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    As hybrid work arrangements become the norm in the legal industry, early-career attorneys must be proactive in building and maintaining a professional presence in both physical and digital settings, ensuring that their image aligns with their long-term career goals, say Lana Manganiello at Equinox Strategy Partners and Estelle Winsett at Estelle Winsett Professional Image Consulting.

  • 5 Steps To Navigating State Laws On Healthcare Transactions

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    As more states pass legislation requiring healthcare-transaction notice, private equity investors and other deal parties should evaluate the new laws and consider ways to mitigate their effects, say Carol Loepere and Nicole Aiken-Shaban at Reed Smith.

  • Firms Must Rethink How They Train New Lawyers In AI Age

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    As law firms begin to use generative artificial intelligence to complete lower-level legal tasks, they’ll need to consider new ways to train summer associates and early-career attorneys, keeping in mind the five stages of skill acquisition, says Liisa Thomas at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Always Be Closing

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    When a lawyer presents their case with the right propulsive structure throughout trial, there is little need for further argument after the close of evidence — and in fact, rehashing it all may test jurors’ patience — so attorneys should consider other strategies for closing arguments, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

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