Thomas B Scheffey

July 10, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

It isn't every day that the state Supreme Court gets to stitch up a potential hole in the insurance safety net. That may be the reason all seven justices signed on en banc for the precedent that helped Carol Fontaine get paid for her loss of consortium.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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February 19, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut is going on a year without having a Supreme Court chief justice, and Gov. M. Jodi Rell's much-anticipated nomination has been repeatedly delayed.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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January 22, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The co-chairs of the legislative Judiciary Committee last week declared a commitment to use the harshest constitutional measures — impeachment or removal — if that's what it takes to gain a full understanding of how last year's chief justice appointment went wrong.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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April 12, 2013 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A judge who was placed under strict orders to complete long-overdue decisions affecting the future of children in state care has belatedly complied, but may not yet be in the clear.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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February 20, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In 2003, a newspaper article caught the eye of New London city manager Thomas Brown. Students from Poland who worked summers at the Mohegan Sun Casino were being housed in Connecticut College dormitories for $10 a day.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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February 05, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Just as this year's legislative session gears up, the Connecticut Bar Association has hired William L. Chapman to be its lead lobbyist. He has over 18 years of government relations experience, most recently with the Connecticut Student Loan Foundation in Rocky Hill and the New England Cable Television Association.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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July 19, 2010 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Lawyers for Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele successfully defended a state Supreme Court appeal on Tuesday that allows Fedele to use public funds in his campaign for governor.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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July 23, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Jocelyn Kluger has a keen mind. And a generous heart.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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November 24, 2003 | National Law Journal

Even though its state constitution guarantees Connecticut citizens a right to sue for damage to their reputation alone, few do, and even fewer win without showing any economic loss.

By Thomas B. ScheffeyAmerican Lawyer Media News Service

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June 19, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

No victory was in sight for either the War in Vietnam or the War on Poverty when Vista Volunteer Norman K. Janes started contacting his draft board in 1969 about conscientious objector status, one year out of law school.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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