Emily Cousins

October 25, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"To satisfy the substantial-certainty standard," Judge Eliot Prescott said in a dissent opinion, "an employer must both have 'intended the act and have known that the injury was substantially certain to occur from the act.'"

By Emily Cousins

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October 23, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The size of the judgment reflects how reprehensible the conduct was," Nicholas Koffroth said, "but is unlikely to represent what is going to be the ultimate recovery."

By Emily Cousins

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October 20, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Defendant's false and deceptive representations and omissions are material in that they are likely to influence consumer purchasing decisions," the complaint alleged.

By Emily Cousins

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October 19, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"[The defendants] have a duty to provide clean, safe water," plaintiffs counsel Ian Sloss said. "It's our opinion that they've been delinquent in that duty, and so we really hope that these lawsuits motivate them to do the right thing."

By Emily Cousins

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October 17, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Any financial institution with access to billions of dollars needs robust and redundant security measures. ACI's unauthorized withdrawals resulted in massive chaos and confusion, exposing consumers to overdraft fees," William Tong said. "Connecticut helped to lead this major multistate investigation and settlement, forcing significant penalties and strong security measures going forward to ensure this error is never repeated."

By Emily Cousins

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October 13, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"When somebody goes in and they say they have an allergy, and the allergy is acknowledged and then they end up serving something that has the allergen in it, it's very hard to defend liability," Laurel Francoeur said.

By Emily Cousins

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October 12, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"It is a tremendous honor to be nominated by Gov. Ned Lamont to join the distinguished judges on the Appellate Court," the jurist said. "I am thankful for the confidence that he has shown in me to further serve the state of Connecticut."

By Emily Cousins

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October 11, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The discipline included reprimands, disbarment, restitution and required continuing legal education.

By Emily Cousins

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October 10, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The painkiller diversion went on for a matter of years, during which they ignored evidence of diversion and left countless patients in the dark about the truth of what had happened to them," Josh Koskoff, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, claimed.

By Emily Cousins

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October 06, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Class counsel remain committed to making it right for Blackbaud's data breach victims through our ongoing litigation in the District of South Carolina," DiCello Levitt lawyers said.

By Emily Cousins

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