Emily Cousins

June 25, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In addition to the majority's 5-2 opinion, there was a concurrence, a concurrence and dissent, and a dissent.

By Emily Cousins

7 minute read

June 24, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"It is a classic battle of church vs. state," said Brian Festa, vice president and co-founder of We The Patriots USA, one of the plaintiffs.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

June 21, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Up until March 4, 2024, the plaintiff communicated with the defendant via email one hundred and thirty-four times and had several video calls regarding the changes, corrections and content that were to be added to the new webpage that had yet to be implemented," the complaint said.

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

June 20, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"More elected officials with disabilities is only going to be helpful when we're talking about improving policymaking," Kacey Considine said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

June 11, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I have learned from her that the dedicated awareness, dedicated knowledge of the record with a diligent application of legal principles can lead to developing the law in a way that is helpful for future generations," Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder's Bill Bloss said. "She is not afraid to make an argument that has not been accepted before, like with the Remington case, but ultimately, it is presented in a way that is consistent with existing precedent, but allows courts to continue to move the law in a positive direction."

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

June 10, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Steve has never been afraid to step out of a comfortable role," recently retired The Hartford general counsel David Robinson said.

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

June 07, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In the complaint, the plaintiff alleged that the individual defendants "secretly conspired" with American Piping Inspection by soliciting the plaintiff's employees and clients, took Acuren's property and confidential information, and "disparaged and undermined" the plaintiff's business connections.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

June 06, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Plaintiffs go too far in asserting that it is abhorrent to scrutinize whether a party's belief is rooted in religion," the decision said. "The Second Circuit has held that an individual's conviction, even if sincere and strong, does not 'automatically mean that the belief is religious' and, instead, could be found to be based on secular or scientific principles."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

June 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The statement made by the plaintiff regarding the defendant's DEI efforts were falsely branded as 'dogpiling,' and 'racist' by managers in the employ of the defendant, including the plaintiff's supervisor, Dean Wicke," the complaint alleged.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

June 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"This (would not be a) ruling on the substance of plaintiffs' claims," Tiseme Zegeye of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, said. "This is determining where the lawsuits will play out. ... It's the first step in figuring out where these cases move forward and how they're going to play out."

By Emily Cousins

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