Michelle Tuccitto Sullo

April 21, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

New Haven's Dearington steps down after decades of handling big cases.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

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April 19, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Superior Court judge has upheld a private arbitrator's decision to award $7.8 million to private equity fund investors and their lawyers.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

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April 18, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

"We conclude that the Appellate Court properly determined that the defendant was not entitled to a further inquiry into the basis of his motion to withdraw his guilty plea under the facts of the present case," Justice Dennis Eveleigh wrote for the majority opinion.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

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April 14, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Judicial Branch has announced that it has issued layoff notices to 126 workers in anticipation of dramatic cuts in its annual budget.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

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April 14, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Judicial Branch has announced that it has issued layoff notices to 126 workers in anticipation of dramatic cuts in its annual budget.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

14 minute read

April 13, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Chief Justice Chase Rogers braced state Judicial Branch workers for layoffs, saying that "the budget cuts we face are simply too large" to avoid workforce reductions in the court system.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

10 minute read

April 12, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Federal judge sides with Conn. inmate who made constitutional claim.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

15 minute read

April 08, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'Without any specific, individualized findings that [the inmate] presented a risk to safety and security as a pretrial detainee, the restrictions as applied to him were excessive,' the judge wrote.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

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April 08, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The legislature's Appropriations Committee has voted to allocate $561.2 million for the Judicial Branch for the fiscal year 2016-17, which starts July 1. Though lawmakers and court officials disgree on exactly how much lower that is than the current year's allocation, Judicial Branch officials said the figure would mean eliminating positions and closing courthouses.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

7 minute read

April 06, 2016 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A New Haven bankruptcy attorney with more than four decades in the field has resigned from the bar amid allegations of mishandling several thousand dollars in client funds.

By MICHELLE TUCCITTO SULLO

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