Emily Cousins

March 21, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"A narrower interpretation that requires a mutual understanding between an employer and employee would enable an employer to demand or request money from an employee, and discharge an employee who refused, so long as the employer did not explicitly inform the employee beforehand that he would be discharged for his refusal," the opinion said.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 20, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"What's tragic for his widow is not only did they make this terrible mistake, but now it appears that the method of defending this case that they're choosing to utilize is to delay," the plaintiffs attorney said.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 17, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I am really happy with the precedent that we just put into case law that saying 'all lives matter' and inquiring about the nature of 'black on black crime' are racist inquiries," attorney Kenneth J. Krayeske said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

March 16, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"It was a very contentious trial. Lots of objections, lots of fighting among the parties," plaintiffs attorney Sabrina Copp said. "Unfortunately, that kind of took away from my ability to get the picture to the jury of who Deborah [Oliver] was and how this fully affected her."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 15, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The law cannot repair the harm that Jones has done to the Sandy Hook Families, but it can and must hold Jones fully accountable for the injury he has caused and the resulting judgment against him," the Connecticut plaintiffs' complaint said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

March 14, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Like many reckless corporate actors before them, they were confronted with a regulation that they didn't want to comply with, which was the 1972 OSHA Asbestos Regulation," counsel for the plaintiffs, Sam Iola, said. "Instead of trying to comply with it and put warnings on their products, they decided they were going to lie about it, and deny the very idea that there was asbestos in this product to begin with."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 13, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"If you're a plaintiffs lawyer, and you want to get the best possible legal position for your client, why aren't you asserting a claim under the Connecticut Constitution, which could provide you, arguably, more protection?" University of Connecticut law professor Sachin Pandya asked.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 10, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"We have a client in this situation that just has very little knowledge of his financial background," Alex Jones attorney Vickie Driver said. "I am looking for ... support for every fact."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

March 09, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I am overwhelmed with gratitude that Gov. Lamont and his team have asked me to serve in this very important role as the claims commissioner," Robert F. Shea Jr. said. "I will work very hard to do this important responsibility."

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

March 08, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The Ivy League should be held to the same antitrust standards as other institutions of higher education," counsel for the plaintiffs Stephen M. Kindseth of Zeisler & Zeisler said

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read