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Thomas Scheffey

Thomas Scheffey

September 26, 2000 | Law.com

Solomonic Saga of Orphaned Connecticut Child Tests System

Religious discrimination is a powerful factor behind Chad and Sara Prigge's custody fight for 17-month-old Joshua S. in Connecticut. Chad Prigge is a minister in the Truth Baptist church, which allows corporal punishment of children. Last week the couple said they would appeal a Juvenile Court judge's decision that another couple should be allowed to adopt the child.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

August 16, 1999 | Law.com

Beyond Rich Man's Justice

Michael Skakel, the scion of Greenwich, Conn. wealth, has yet to be charged with anything in connection with the 1975 killing of his then 15-year-old neighbor Martha Moxley -- bludgeoned to death with a golf club in one of America's richest town. But currently a grand jury is investigating the murder, and the struggle over potential evidence in this celebrity case is hard-fought. Defense efforts by Skakel's lawyers have already paid off for him and, indirectly, for those in need of a psychiatrist's care.

By Thomas Scheffey

8 minute read

January 18, 2000 | Law.com

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Connecticut criminal lawyer M. Donald Cardwell looked like a man headed for prison. The question wasn't whether he'd serve, but how long. Only divine intervention, it seemed, could save him from his guilty pleas under federal money-laundering laws. But a down-to-earth miracle appeared at Cardwell's sentencing hearing in the form of U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson. Thompson worked overtime to dig up the truth, focusing not just on written transcripts, but on the nuances of live and taped testimony.

By Thomas Scheffey

10 minute read

August 25, 2000 | Law.com

Auto Insurance Class Actions Grow Against Progressive, Nationwide

"Immediate response" is conveyed by those spiffy white sports utility vehicles that Progressive Insurance Co. claims agents drive to accident scenes. But when it comes to making settlements, "immediate" is illegal, say attorneys for victims who say they got too little, too soon.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

December 28, 2000 | Law.com

Visitation Kidnap Case Reshapes Connecticut Family Law

The 1996 kidnapping of a young girl from a Stamford, Conn., mall by her father, who took her to Iran, has already reshaped Connecticut family law. The resulting criminal case overruled a previous decision, which had prevented a parent with legal custody from being criminally liable for interfering with the other parent's rights. The mother is now suing the supervising lawyer, the law firm that selected her, and the missing child's uncle.

By Thomas Scheffey

3 minute read

October 23, 2007 | Law.com

Controversial UConn Law Professor to Return in Spring

After showing his students a film interview with a pimp, a controversial University of Connecticut School of Law professor will return in the spring to teach three courses, but not one on feminist legal theory. Robert L. Birmingham was asked to take a leave of absence after he used the film clip from a documentary on prostitution during a Remedies course and a later seminar. Birmingham's supporters say he often strays from conventional teaching to provoke conversation.

By Thomas Scheffey

3 minute read

June 21, 2000 | Law.com

A Case of Patient Care or Employment Law?

When Yale University School of Medicine hired new radiology department chair Bruce McClennan in 1995, it started a steady decline in patient safety at the teaching hospital, claim three accomplished radiologists. They say their efforts to improve matters were met with harsh personal attacks against their careers, and they're suing.

By Thomas Scheffey

6 minute read

May 15, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Driver Gets $195K From $25K Policy NONCHALANCE DIVIDE, CONQUER

Offer of Judgment Key

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

January 26, 2001 | Law.com

Priceline and Microsoft's Expedia Cut Deal

Internet business-method patents, like some high-flying dot-coms, have been losing much of their magic lately. Both of these downturns are factors in Priceline.com's decision to settle two lawsuits with Microsoft and its travel spinoff, Expedia. The settlement is good news and bad news for patent lawyers in e-commerce software, who are consequently left without guidance in the realm of cyberlaw.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

March 08, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Nailing Down Aetna`s Property Tax Spread

There`s a crisp and final sound to the phrase appraised value, but as the recent case of Aetna Life Insurance v. Middletown shows, nailing down a fair property value can blend art with science, and be as challenging as capturing a white tiger.

By THOMAS SCHEFFEY

4 minute read