Thomas B Scheffey

January 07, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Jose Padilla, the U.S. citizen imprisoned for more than three and a half years in a military brig as an "enemy combatant" is suing the Bush administration lawyer who narrowly redefined illegal interrogation techniques in his "torture memos."

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

3 minute read

October 10, 2005 | Connecticut Law Tribune

For 25 years, at least some Connecticut judges have relied on McHugh v. McHugh's holding that divorce litigants risk the invalidation of their prenuptial agreements unless they both had "index pendent knowledge" of the other's financial worth — whether or not it was disclosed in writing — at the time of the agreement's signing.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

2 minute read

January 15, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Cameras in courtrooms, unsealed financial affidavits in divorces and Internet listing of criminal dockets and convictions are some of the key innovations advanced in two omnibus legislative bills seeking improved public access to the court system.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

4 minute read

December 10, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Tales of anguish from Connecticut's family courts dominated the first of two public hearings held last week before the new Public Service and Trust Commission, chaired by Appellate Court Judge Alexandra DiPentima.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

4 minute read

March 19, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The state Supreme Court has vacated the trial court ruling that the legislature can't subpoena a sitting judge, erasing that opinion from the law books.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

2 minute read

September 25, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A $16 million medical malpractice award went up in smoke last week when the Connecticut Supreme Court gave the Stamford Medical Group a new trial, and powerful new case law on the rights of defendants to apportion blame.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

4 minute read

June 09, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

After seven weeks of investigation by the National Labor Relations Board, a powerful state employees union, AFSCME Council 4, has dropped its unfair labor practice action against the Connecticut Bar Association. With that, a rare attempt to unionize a state bar organization appears to be over.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

4 minute read

April 07, 2008 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The state Supreme Court ruled Monday that even though Connecticut's Fair Employment Practices Act doesn't include the "reasonable accommodation" language of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, the same principle applies.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

3 minute read

April 03, 2006 | Connecticut Law Tribune

A month after declining to strike an unfair trade count against former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim in a civil fraud case, Waterbury Superior Court Judge Jon M. Alander was forced to reconsider and reverse himself.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

3 minute read

January 22, 2007 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The Judicial Selection Commission is possibly the lowest-profile agency in Connecticut government, allowed by law to conduct its interviewing and evaluating of judicial candidates in secret.

By THOMAS B. SCHEFFEY

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