Emily Cousins

January 23, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"'Cummings' was a heck of a curveball," plaintiffs attorney Kasey Considine said. "It's not often that the Supreme Court issues a decision affecting the relief available under your causes of action while you're preparing for trial."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

January 22, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Plaintiff could no longer tolerate the extreme, offensive, and invasive behavior she endured while pumping," the complaint said. "On February 25, 2022, Plaintiff resigned her position at The Villa with Tender Touch because of the lack of an intrusion-free space to express breast milk and the harassment from [her supervisor]."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

By Jan. 9, the outstanding amount due reached around $5.3 million, and interest continues to be added, the complaint said.

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

January 18, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"In this case, a local official tried to keep candidates off a ballot line for raw political reasons," said Chris Mattei of Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder, counsel for Danbury Mayor Robert Alves. "The trial court and the Supreme Court both vindicated the principle that local officials cannot put their finger on the scale for the candidates they favor."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

January 17, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The proposed class encompasses Hartford Insurance policyholders in New Jersey who submitted claims between Dec. 23, 2015, and Nov. 29, 2023, and those insured by Twin City in Missouri between July 22, 2013, and Nov. 29, 2013.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Lawyers think they're very smart people," legal ethics expert Brian Tannebaum said. "When it comes to handling these on their own, they're not."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The principal investigator allegedly did not follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration rules and regulations due to "mounting pressure to fast track [the drug] to market under exigent circumstances to meet artificial milestones set by BioXcel's biggest lenders Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. and Qatar Investment Authority," the complaint said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

January 10, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Counsel for the plaintiff are Emily Catherine Finestone and Jeremy A. Lieberman of Pomerantz, while Proskauer Rose partner Steven J. Porzio represents the defendant.

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

January 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The legislative history strongly evinces the legislature's will to extinguish the authority of commissioners to award such benefits upon a claimant's having reached permanency status, [and] we concur with the board's reasonable interpretation of the statute," the appeals court said.

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

January 08, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I was on vacation, landlocked salmon fishing. ... Anyway, I was away. I will send you my response to this terrible offense next week," the respondent wrote in an email to bar counsel.

By Emily Cousins

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