Thomas B Scheffey

June 10, 2013 | Law.com

In what is believed to be the largest unfair trade practices award ever issued in Connecticut, a Stamford complex litigation judge has awarded $20 million in punitive damages to a class of auto body repair shops.

By By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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December 06, 2012 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Hartford lawyer Michael P. Shea has been selected to be Connecticut's newest federal trial court judge.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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November 16, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A Stamford jury on Tuesday returned a $15 million verdict in a class action brought by auto body shops against The Hartford Insurance Co., which was accused of shutting out independent appraisers and violating unfair trade practice laws.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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February 04, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Noted Greenwich criminal lawyer Philip Russell's conduct toward his former legal secretary will probably be considered "outrageous" by the judge or jury hearing her civil trial, concluded Bridgeport Superior Court Judge Richard P. Gilardi, awarding her a $75,000 pre-trial lien.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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March 30, 2009 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In a top-level staff change, the Connecticut Bar Association has ended the employment of Associate Executive Director Janis C. Jerman and Director of External Affairs Hilary M. Stevens.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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December 18, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In a case of first impression that's headed for appellate court review, Middlesex Superior Court Judge Robert F. McWeeny is challenging a ruling that he has no standing to contest the loss of his late wife's pension benefits, which stopped when he remarried.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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December 04, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

If a public hearing of the Rules Committee of the Superior Court goes favorably Dec. 5, Connecticut's courtrooms may soon have a new protection against angry, violent or disruptive prisoners in civil and family court proceedings through interactive audiovisual devices that would allow prisoners to attend the proceedings remotely.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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April 23, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

With a two-sentence addition to the statute describing the court rulemaking process, Connecticut's legislature is proposing to challenge the Judicial Branch assertion that it has the final say in setting court rules.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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October 10, 2005 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In the dramatic murder conspiracy trial of former New London attorney Beth Ann Carpenter, her lawyers tried to advance the pioneering defense of "codependent syndrome" to explain a mystery: Why had Carpenter not left the law firm or the embrace of her boss and lover Haiman Clein — knowing that he'd ordered a hit on her brother-in-law?

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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March 27, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Connecticut Trial Lawyers Association's legislative wish-list this year's session focuses on perceived flaws in workers' compensation law. Likewise, the Connecticut Defense Lawyers Association hopes to clear up its least favorite glitches, some dating back to the 1987 tort reform era.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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