Emily Cousins

July 09, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"There is no purpose occupying a jury's time, the court's time, and the parties' time and resources trying a case than cannot be proven without expert testimony, where the plaintiff has disclosed no expert, or any damages whatsoever, and the time for doing so passed over six months ago," the law firm said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

July 08, 2024 | Law.com

ALPHV Blackcat, the "notorious" cybercrime group, is likely behind the attack, the complaint contended. The group is known for ransomware and data extortion. The personal data will also likely be sold on the dark web, the plaintiffs alleged.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

July 05, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Under Roessler, a promise of indefinite, continued employment for an at-will employee in exchange for the employee's promise not to compete constitutes adequate consideration to form an enforceable agreement," the opinion said. "We conclude, therefore, that the trial court incorrectly determined that continued employment can never be consideration for a noncompete agreement."

By Emily Cousins

6 minute read

July 03, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"I certainly hope that as a result of what happened here that the anesthesia providers who were involved learn that when time is of the essence, it means a patient's life is on the line," Kathleen Nastri said. "You can't just stand by and watch as a patient deteriorates."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

July 02, 2024 | Law.com

Further, the court said, "states have begun to impose explicitly what [The Department of Health and Human Services] had purported to impose by guidance."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

July 01, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"My team filed multiple class actions in sequence because the defendants were paying off lead plaintiffs multiple times what their claims were worth," Richard Hayber said. "Someone else in the class would hire us, and we filed a new lawsuit. We argued that each successive class action tolls the statute, and the judge ruled that the tolling can only occur once."

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

June 28, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The litigation is driving the PFAS manufacturers to stop making them, which trickles down as a supply chain obsolescence issue," industry consultant Cally Egdren said.

By Emily Cousins

6 minute read

June 27, 2024 | Law.com

"Exploiting a loophole in the federal 340B drug program—a program intended to benefit the needy—[pharmaceutical companies] have in recent years begun imposing their will on Mississippi medical providers and pharmacies," the defendant contended.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

June 27, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"This decision is a definitive rebuke of the Sackler family's abuse of the bankruptcy code," Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

June 26, 2024 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The court did an important service for both judges and litigants moving forward by clarifying how remand orders should be phrased in the future, so to avoid potential windfalls to the lender, or other inequitable outcomes," Thomas Willcutts of Willcutts & Habib, counsel for the plaintiff, said.

By Emily Cousins

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