Emily Cousins

August 21, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"We are confident the factual allegations and legal claims in Mr. Ricketts' new federal case will be unsuccessful," an attorney involved in the litigation said.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 18, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Even though the providers made that claim, it is apparent that the insurance carriers continued to charge premiums for malpractice," Robert C. Lubus Jr. of Grady & Riley said. "Here, the Connecticut Supreme Court made it clear that in order to use the executive order as a shield, the malpractice had to have some relation to COVID or to a lack of resources caused by COVID. The facts of our case are such that we are confident that the nursing home will never be able to sustain this burden."

By Emily Cousins

6 minute read

August 16, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Data security breaches have dominated the headlines for the last two decades," the complaint said. "And it doesn't take an IT industry expert to know it. ... The Hartford should certainly have been aware, and indeed was aware, that it was at risk for a data breach that could expose the PII that it collected and maintained."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 15, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The high court determined that because the transcripts were "sealed by another trial court in a separate proceeding involving different parties. The plaintiff's action is, therefore, a collateral attack on a sealing order imposed by a different court in a different action, which is not permissible."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

August 14, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"We caution attorneys against adopting a practice similar to McWhirter's," the decision said.

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

August 11, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"In short, defendant is tricking consumers into thinking they are buying sunscreen lotion specially formulated for the face, when in reality, they are just buying defendant's regular Sport Mineral sunscreen in a smaller—and far more expensive—bottle," the complaint alleged.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 10, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Given that the Unilever dry shampoo products are consumer products—not drugs—these results are even more concerning," the complaint said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

August 09, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Optimus Health Care repeatedly overbilled Connecticut's Medicaid program, taking in payments they were ineligible to receive," Attorney General William Tong said.

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

August 08, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Both sides of the aisle have their corporate boogeymen," Tom Stebbins said. "Conservatives are mad at Big Tech and Big Pharma. And the left wants to take down Big Energy, Big Ag, you name it. Following populist trends to bash industries because 'big is bad' is no way to enforce the law."

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

August 07, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"This decision is a full and resounding affirmation of the constitutionality and legality of Connecticut's vaccine requirements," Attorney General William Tong, counsel for the defendants, said.

By Emily Cousins

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