Andrew Larson is a litigation reporter with the Connecticut Law Tribune and can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @drewlarson_news.
January 31, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Judge Reprimands Alex Jones' Attorney After Testy Deposition in Sandy Hook Case"While there is room for persistent, competitive and even aggressive lawyering in our courts, there is simply no room for conduct where witnesses are mistreated and which violate our rules of professional conduct," the judge wrote.
By Andrew Larson
5 minute read
January 31, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
The Final Days of Judge Harry Calmar: He 'Endured Seemingly Unbearable Personal Tragedy'One of his two daughters, Isabelle, died of brain cancer at 16. And his wife, Martha McCormick, died in September 2020.
By Andrew Larson
5 minute read
January 28, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut Superior Court Judge, 63, Has Died"I enjoyed the great fortune of commencing my 20-year practice in Connecticut just as the field of individual employee rights was developing in this state and across the nation," the judge told the General Assembly's Judiciary Committee.
By Andrew Larson
3 minute read
January 28, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Judge Berger Takes Action in 'Sheff v. O'Neill' Settlement Before 'Another Generation … Suffers'Final approval of the settlement requires that funding be approved by the General Assembly.
By Andrew Larson
5 minute read
January 27, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Who Is Vanessa Roberts Avery? Biden's Pick for US Attorney in Connecticut Would Make HistoryPresident Joe Biden has announced a total of 43 nominees to serve as U.S. attorneys across the country.
By Andrew Larson
4 minute read
January 26, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Connecticut Attorney Sued Over Alleged Mishandling of $1.2M Estate: 'She Was Left With Nothing'An attorney has filed a notice of removal to federal court.
By Andrew Larson
5 minute read
January 26, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Scope of Lawyers' Litigation Privilege Under Scrutiny as Connecticut High Court Weighs Absolute ImmunityAttorneys are not protected by absolute immunity against claims for abuse of process, vexatious litigation or malicious prosecution, according to the decision.
By Andrew Larson
6 minute read
January 26, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
BREAKING: Biden Just Nominated This Lawyer for US Attorney for ConnecticutThe nominee was a litigator at McCarter & English from 2006 to 2014.
By Andrew Larson
3 minute read
January 21, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
Coronavirus Causes Property Damage? That's What a Hospital Argued in Fight With InsurerThe plaintiffs claimed property damage because the virus is "spread through droplets of different sizes, which can be deposited on surfaces or objects," which they said "physically altered and damaged" their facilities.
By Andrew Larson
4 minute read
January 20, 2022 | Connecticut Law Tribune
6 Connecticut Attorneys Disciplined, 1 Reinstated, 1 Placed on Inactive Status"Regulators are unable to ferret out the bad actors in the profession if they are engaged in repeated back-and-forth communications with attorneys who take an 'ostrich with its head in the sand' or passive-aggressive approach to the audit process," Judge James Wilson Abrams wrote in one case.
By Andrew Larson
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