Emily Cousins

September 10, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"He doesn't really know what happened," plaintiff counsel Maria Cahill said of her client.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

September 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Today marks a significant step towards justice for the survivors," said Kelly Fitzpatrick, a partner at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder. "This settlement acknowledges the pain and suffering endured and provides a path towards healing and closure."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

September 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I know that there are many, many more survivors out there who experienced sexual assault at the Coast Guard Academy and my hope is that with the publicity ... other survivors will feel empowered to come forward and reach out to us," said Christine Dunn of Sanford Heisler Sharp, one of the complainants' attorneys. "I believe that if there are enough people standing together making noise, it's very hard to ignore."

By Emily Cousins

5 minute read

September 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Ghost guns exist to evade law enforcement and registration, and they are a menace to public safety," Tong said. "That's why Connecticut banned the sale and receipt of ghost gun components in 2019. Hell Fire knew the law, and they sold illegally here in Connecticut anyway. We're going to continue going after any dealers we find selling these illegal crime guns in our state."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

September 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"A complaint of discrimination may cause that employer to be responsible for the actions of one of its employees, even actions that the employer itself may not and probably does not endorse," Joshua Goodbaum said.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

September 04, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Waterbury Superior Court Judge W. Glen Pierson ruled that defendants, having registered to do business in Connecticut, consented to the jurisdiction of the state's courts.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 30, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"In the name of judicial neutrality, the majority endorses an adjudicatory framework that, in operation, inevitably will result in self-represented parties losing their cases at the earliest stages of litigation simply because they do not know and cannot hope to learn the arcane peculiarities of our rules of practice," the dissent said.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

August 29, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"[Justice Mullins] understands the impact that the court system has on the lives of the people who live in our state and the need for it to function efficiently, evenhandedly, and equitably," Gov. Ned Lamont said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

August 29, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Paying kickbacks for patient recruitment is illegal. Dentists and dental practices participating in Connecticut's public health care programs are responsible for knowing the law," Attorney General William Tong said. "This is the second settlement arising from ongoing joint investigations, and we will continue to work closely with our state and federal partners to aggressively protect the integrity of our public health care programs."

By Emily Cousins

2 minute read

August 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

However, the panel found that "the high degree of reprehensibility of Cromwell's conduct supports a significant award of punitive damages. And the fact that Cromwell's discrimination inflicted non-economic harms that may not be easily quantifiable likewise suggests that even a relatively high ratio of punitive to compensatory damages can survive constitutional scrutiny in this case."

By Emily Cousins

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