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Andrew Larson

Andrew Larson

Andrew Larson is a litigation reporter with the Connecticut Law Tribune and can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @drewlarson_news.

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April 06, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Attorney Reprimanded After Filing Complaint About 'Narcissist' Judge

"Judge Newson can file all the grievances he wants, but it won't change his poor performance and failure to understand the requirements of his job," the attorney said.

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April 04, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Judge Faces Removal From Office After 2 Years' Medical Leave, About $180K Salary

The judge claims she was subjected to 'criticism and hyper-scrutiny,' causing stress that exacerbated an undisclosed medical condition.

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April 01, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Liberty Mutual Enjoys Absolute Immunity from 'Bad Faith' Litigation, State Supreme Court Says

The Connecticut Supreme Court denied a plaintiff the ability to pursue claims against an insurance company for litigating in bad faith, holding that…

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March 31, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

2nd Circuit: East Hartford Police Officers Not Protected by Immunity in False Arrest, Malicious Prosecution Suit

'At trial, Mr. Washington will certainly be pursuing damages to compensate him for his almost yearlong wrongful imprisonment,' says John Doroghazi of Wiggin and Dana.

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March 30, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

BREAKING: Alex Jones Fined $25,000 Per Day Until He Appears for Deposition

"Mr. Jones is on notice that he has the ability to purge the contempt, and the court has the power to reduce the fines it has imposed," the judge said.

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March 30, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Hearing Today: Plaintiffs in Sandy Hook Defamation Suit Reject $1.56M Offer to Settle With Alex Jones

Plaintiffs call the offer a 'transparent and desperate attempt by Alex Jones to escape a public reckoning under oath with his deceitful, profit-driven campaign.'

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March 30, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

State Supreme Court Holds Incarceration of Witnesses Did Not Violate Defendant's Due-Process Right

"This appeal requires us to consider the extent to which the detention of witnesses in order to secure their attendance at a criminal trial constitutes coercion that implicates the due-process rights of a criminal defendant," Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson wrote.

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March 28, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Wofsey Rosen Lawyer Has Front-Row Seat as Federal Court Ends Oversight of State Dept. of Children and Families

Many of the changes involved reducing the caseload of DCF frontline workers and supervisors.

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March 28, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

AMR Ignored Employee's Report of Sexual Assault in Parking Lot, Lawsuit Alleges

'The onus was completely on her to protect herself,' says attorney Nina T. Pirrotti.

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March 28, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'You Better Watch Your Back': High Court Says 'Enraged' Preschool Parent's Comment Broke the Law

Defendant's actions 'appeared objectively to indicate the threat of the possibility of violence,' the decision stated.

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