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Michael Marciano

Michael Marciano

Michael Marciano is a regional managing editor for ALM. He can be reached at [email protected] or call 646-957-3022. On Twitter: @BreakingCTLaw

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September 24, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It's Time to Repeal the Dickey Amendment

Scientists complain that we have more and more people dying and experiencing injuries from gun violence every year, and we're still having problems getting basic research done because we can't get the data or the funding for research.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

4 minute read

September 20, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Nader Derives Hope From Tragedy, Organizes Tort Law Day

The first-ever Tort Law Day will take place Oct. 5 at the American Museum of Tort Law and will include a dozen speakers, including Ralph Nader.

By Michael Marciano

4 minute read

September 19, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Historical Note: Tapping Reeve, Partisanship and the Federal Judiciary

Today, it seems unimaginable how Reeve would find himself a federal criminal defendant. As in our own era of political battles waged in the federal judicial arena, wanton partisanship by Thomas Jefferson and his followers supplies an explanation.

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

September 19, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Resolving Fee Disputes: It's in Your Best Interest, Too

We should never underestimate the value to an unhappy client of the opportunity to tell their story to a third party.

By Patricia King

6 minute read

September 19, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Supreme Court in Review: Recent Labor and Employment Decisions

An Electric Boat employee who was exposed to asbestos developed lung cancer and died in 2012. His widow filed a claim with the Workers' Compensation Commission.

By Robert G. Brody and Katherine M. Bogard

6 minute read

September 17, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Movers: A Half-Dozen New Hires

Withers has hired veteran wealth planning lawyer Karen E. Yates as a partner in the private client practice group in New Haven.

By Michael Marciano

5 minute read

September 13, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Czepiga Daly Expands Services With Addition of Former Probate Courts Leader Paul Knierim

In 11 years as head of the probate court system, Knierim oversaw all 54 of the state's probate courts, with more than 400 employees and a nearly $50 million budget.

By Michael Marciano

2 minute read

September 13, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When Punitives Don't Punish

In the largest verdict for bad faith in U.S. history, the jury found that Aetna "recklessly disregarded its duty to deal fairly and act in good faith" and awarded punitive damages. But will Aetna get the message?

By Connecticut Law Tribune Editorial Board

3 minute read

September 13, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Legal Heavyweights Call Out Bar Associations to Respond to Trump Mistruths

Lawyers Defending American Democracy has said President Donald Trump has committed "serious violations of the basic values of truth, law and civility."

By Michael Marciano

7 minute read

September 12, 2019 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Movers: News From Hartford and New Haven

Robinson & Cole business transactions partner Norman H. Roos has been elected president of the American College of Mortgage Attorneys.

By Michael Marciano

3 minute read