Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

February 04, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Potential class action says insurers won't cover damages.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

5 minute read

February 03, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Nearly four years after the state Supreme Court invoked nullum tempus to Connecticut's benefit in a law library case, a tribal court is ruling that the same doctrine applies to the much smaller Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

4 minute read

February 02, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A disbarred Glastonbury attorney faces up to two years in prison for embezzling over $200,000 from his employer, a nutritional supplement company.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

4 minute read

February 01, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut's large cluster of private equity funds has attracted the global law firm of Holland & Knight, which has opened a Stamford office which will initially be staffed by a group of Connecticut-based lawyers who had been working at Dickstein Shapiro.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

3 minute read

January 29, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It's a complicated problem: how can the state help stop inner-city youths from getting ensnared in a cycle of violence, which can lead to incarceration or even death?

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

7 minute read

January 28, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Mandatory continuing legal education is a step closer to becoming a requirement in Connecticut. At its meeting in January, the Rules Committee of the Superior Court approved submitting to a public hearing a proposal which would require 12 hours of CLE annually.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

5 minute read

January 26, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Exotic dancers who perform at the Keepers Gentlemen's Club in Milford claim they haven't been paid fairly. They say they haven't received minimum wage and aren't even allowed to keep all the tips customers give them.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

6 minute read

January 26, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A town attorney who sent a letter to a school board candidate admonishing her not to rummage through an elementary school dumpster did not violate election laws, according to the State Elections Enforcement Commission.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

4 minute read

January 25, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Exotic dancers who perform at the Keepers Gentlemen's Club in Milford claim they haven't been paid fairly – they say they haven't received minimum wage and aren't even allowed to keep all of the tips customers give them.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

5 minute read

January 22, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Often, the new year brings seismic change to Connecticut's legal community. Sometimes that manifests itself in firms merging or adding entire practice groups, occasionally at the expense of a rival firm. To date, it would appear, 2016 has not brought those sorts of major changes.

By MEGAN SPICER and MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

10 minute read