Emily Cousins

October 26, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"As a result of the defendant's failure to provide a reasonable accommodation to the plaintiff, and the defendant's termination of the plaintiff's employment he has suffered harm, including a loss of the wages and benefits of employment and pain, suffering, and emotional distress," the suit claims.

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

October 26, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"We are delighted by this, and look forward to holding Yale accountable for the harm they did to this extraordinary young man," Norm Pattis of Pattis & Associates, counsel for the plaintiff, said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

October 25, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"To satisfy the substantial-certainty standard," Judge Eliot Prescott said in a dissent opinion, "an employer must both have 'intended the act and have known that the injury was substantially certain to occur from the act.'"

By Emily Cousins

4 minute read

October 23, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"The size of the judgment reflects how reprehensible the conduct was," Nicholas Koffroth said, "but is unlikely to represent what is going to be the ultimate recovery."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

October 20, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Defendant's false and deceptive representations and omissions are material in that they are likely to influence consumer purchasing decisions," the complaint alleged.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

October 19, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"[The defendants] have a duty to provide clean, safe water," plaintiffs counsel Ian Sloss said. "It's our opinion that they've been delinquent in that duty, and so we really hope that these lawsuits motivate them to do the right thing."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

October 17, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"Any financial institution with access to billions of dollars needs robust and redundant security measures. ACI's unauthorized withdrawals resulted in massive chaos and confusion, exposing consumers to overdraft fees," William Tong said. "Connecticut helped to lead this major multistate investigation and settlement, forcing significant penalties and strong security measures going forward to ensure this error is never repeated."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

October 13, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"When somebody goes in and they say they have an allergy, and the allergy is acknowledged and then they end up serving something that has the allergen in it, it's very hard to defend liability," Laurel Francoeur said.

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

October 12, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"It is a tremendous honor to be nominated by Gov. Ned Lamont to join the distinguished judges on the Appellate Court," the jurist said. "I am thankful for the confidence that he has shown in me to further serve the state of Connecticut."

By Emily Cousins

3 minute read

October 11, 2023 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The discipline included reprimands, disbarment, restitution and required continuing legal education.

By Emily Cousins

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