Thomas Scheffey

May 02, 2001 | Law.com

Two utility companies received a refund of $15.6 million in illegally assessed taxes from the city of Meriden, Conn. A state superior court judge found that the utilities were subjected to baselessly inflated tax bills. The case may spell the end of a new revaluation practice, which Meriden had used -- paying private companies to reassess property on a contingent-fee basis, directly linking their pay to tax hikes.

By Thomas Scheffey

5 minute read

July 12, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Eliminate Law Revision Commission . . . ,000. - With that cryptic line in a July 3 letter to the Office of Legislative Management, House and Senate leadership called for the unceremonious demise of one of the legislature`s proudest assets.

By Thomas Scheffey

5 minute read

February 28, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

After Janet and Robert Andrew`s Stamford data-storage company was liquidated, they thought the company`s debts were discharged and they could get on with a new business.

By THOMAS SCHEFFEY Law Tribune Staff Writer

3 minute read

April 30, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Only a modest sheet of copier paper on its glass front identifies the Wallingford offices of Mangrove Systems. For the moment, this tech startup is too new to attract so much as a glance from Wall Street.

By Thomas Scheffey Tech Tribune Staff Writer

9 minute read

January 04, 2001 | Law.com

On Dec. 21, an independent federal agency issued standards of information technology accessibility for the disabled in tech venues from Web pages to copiers. The goal was to require and standardize alternative methods of "reading" information, such as larger type and the use of sound rather than images. The rules become enforceable in June, giving federal agencies six months to upgrade their Web pages.

By Thomas Scheffey

3 minute read

May 09, 2000 | Law.com

With TV ads in five states, and his smiling face in phone books from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania, Hartford-based John I. Haymond has become Connecticut's top advertising lawyer -- a symbol that the practice of law is constantly becoming more like business.

By Thomas Scheffey

11 minute read

January 18, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In a trio of rulings, New Britain Superior Court Judge Julia L. Aurigemma refused to reduce the $596,324.20 award won last year by Hartford`s Updike, Kelly & Spellacy in a trial to recover legal fees from over 60 airline pilots who once were its clients.

By THOMAS SCHEFFEY

4 minute read

August 22, 2002 | Law.com

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal boldly sought a ruling from the state supreme court to establish that his office has broad common-law power to prosecute civil claims on behalf of the state. Instead he got defeat -- and a history lesson. The court's decision, released Tuesday, curbs his power, particularly in cases where the AG's office sues in its own right.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

March 15, 2000 | Law.com

Exactly which state Supreme Court justices get to sit on a case can control its outcome. And a battle in Connecticut over that control is a sign of deeper unrest on the state's high bench. In Connecticut, before the case is argued, the chief justice decides the panel. But if a larger panel is subsequently required, it can get tricky. An opinion released by the high court revealed just how explosive the issue has become.

By Thomas Scheffey

6 minute read

May 31, 2000 | Law.com

When Edal Industries allowed potential buyer HV Components Associates to look at its customer lists, it did not know an HVCA officer had registered the domain name edal.com. HVCA never made an offer to buy the Connecticut firm, prompting Edal officials to suspect HVCA's real goal was to leech its customers. Grounded in the old economy, Edal is now at the center of a new economy cybersquatting battle.

By Thomas Scheffey

5 minute read