Emily Cousins

August 28, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"What could've caused it, if not this accident?" attorney Michael Snellings asked.

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

August 25, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The public is certainly not getting the ability to hold people accountable when they don't do their jobs … especially for disabled school children," Deborah Stevenson said. "That shouldn't be allowed to continue. Something needs to be done."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 24, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Not until roughly three months after it claims to have discovered the data breach did defendant begin sending the notice to persons whose [personal identifying information] defendant confirmed was potentially compromised," the complaint said. "The notice lacked sufficient information on how the breach occurred, what safeguards have been taken since then to safeguard further attacks, and/or where the information hacked exists today."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

August 23, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The true scale of the mass diversion of fentanyl at Yale University remains unknown," the complaint said. "But a Drug Enforcement Agency inspection and a criminal investigation found that over a five-month period, the diverting nurse adulterated at least 75% of all fentanyl housed at the REI Clinic."

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

August 22, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In the past, courts were hesitant to grant emotional distress damages, but "as our understanding of emotional trauma has evolved", the reluctance has decreased, the opinion said.

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

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

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