Megan Spicer

March 21, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Two former nail salon employees were awarded double damages after a judge concluded that the company's owner continued to pay below minimum wage and falsify time cards, even after a state Department of Labor investigation revealed the illegal practices.

By MEGAN SPICER

10 minute read

March 18, 2016 | Law.com

Panna Krom was only 16 when she got pregnant. Fearing her strict immigrant parents would disown her if they found out, she hid her pregnancy from them. Her boyfriend turned his back on her, and she felt alone: a child forced to face a very adult situation.

By MEGAN SPICER

20 minute read

March 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawsuits call residency requirement for petition circulators unconstitutional.

By MEGAN SPICER

6 minute read

March 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Civil suit targets Milford district and family of teenage killer.

By MEGAN SPICER

5 minute read

March 16, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Maren Sanchez had warned employeess at her Milford high school that Christopher Plaskon was dangerous and had threatened to hurt himself and others, according to a just-filed lawsuit. But, says Sanchez's family, officials at Jonathan Law High School took no action and Plaskon stabbed Sanchez to death in April 2014.

By MEGAN SPICER

4 minute read

March 15, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Principal Erik Brown, an African American, was accused of bullying faculty members and was demoted. He sued the school district, claiming that white principals weren't punished in the same manner. Recently, a U.S. District Court judge found enough merit in Brown's accusations to allow several complaints about the school board and superintendent to proceed to trial.

By MEGAN SPICER

9 minute read

March 14, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

An anesthesiologist with 30 years of experience has sued Stamford Hospital, saying she was retaliated against and then fired after complaining of sexual discrimination.

By MEGAN SPICER

5 minute read

March 11, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Darnell Crosland is focusing on two cases involving the controversial deaths of young black men. As a litigator, he's representing the estate of a black man who died after police shot him with a stun gun. As an NAACP official, he's leading the investigation into the controversial circumstances surrounding the death of a young black lawyer in Redding.

By MEGAN SPICER

8 minute read

March 10, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A proposed Practice Book amendment would allow licensed attorneys married to active military members to practice law without sitting for the state bar exam.

By MEGAN SPICER

3 minute read

March 10, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

If state Rep. Diane Urban's bill is approved, abused animals in the state will have access to some unlikely allies: Connecticut law students.

By MEGAN SPICER

5 minute read