Thomas Scheffey

April 01, 2004 | Law.com

The former GC of Stolt-Nielsen Transportation Group has suffered a setback in his wrongful termination suit against the Connecticut-based shipping company. In January a judge ruled that Paul O'Brien cannot reveal client confidences to make his case because the ethics code in New York-where O'Brien is admitted-bars disclosure. However, the former GC says he'll still be able to prove his case anyway.

By Thomas Scheffey

3 minute read

January 18, 2000 | Law.com

Move over, Little League. The Canton, Connecticut junior high team led the state as Mock Trial State Champs. Just barely in their teens, a team of eight junior litigators triumphed over 21 other teams, under the coaching of Judge Michael R. Sheldon and William R. Crowe, of Wethersfield's Mayo, Gilligan & Zito. Sheldon says the students did some things as well or better than the lawyers who appear before him daily.

By Thomas Scheffey

2 minute read

November 22, 1999 | Law.com

By Thomas Scheffey

9 minute read

July 05, 2000 | Law.com

For all the criticism the Connecticut state bar examiners have attracted, they might as well be wearing a "Kick Me" sign. Recent complaints from high places, including the Connecticut Bar Association and the state Senate, say that new mental health and disability questions on the application for admission to the state bar violate the Americans With Disabilities Act.

By Thomas Scheffey

5 minute read

June 13, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

On the surface, the 50th annual meeting of the Connecticut Bar Foundation was a sparkling moment to bask in the public-spirited accomplishments of some of the finest lawyers and judges in the state. But it, and the nation, may be facing dark times.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

August 16, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

When Travelers Insurance Co. acquired Aetna`s Property and Casualty Group in 1996, Susan Brooks, its ,000-a-year director of client services, had piles of forms to sign for her new employers.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

April 22, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

Mining products liability and First Amendment law, a district judge in Connecticut found no grounds to sue the makers of the Mortal Kombat video game in the stabbing death of 13-year-old Noah Wilson four-and-a-half years ago.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

August 18, 2000 | Law.com

The aggressive settlement-buying industry -- those folks who advertise on TV to turn an income stream into cash -- just scored a narrow victory in Connecticut's top court. In the latest battle of an ongoing national war between insurers and factors, both sides have declared victory.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

July 17, 2000 | Law.com

By Thomas Scheffey

3 minute read

August 09, 2000 | Law.com

The music industry is scared of pirate ships, the best-known of which is Napster. But just a few years ago, the VCR was vilified as a tool for pirates, as Napster is today. Determining who pays, and how, is the critical question of such technological breakthroughs. And the challenge of designing a new legal and commercial model is intriguing, say the experts.

By Thomas Scheffey

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