Thomas Scheffey

July 12, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

In Edward Cohen`s battle against cancer, he managed to beat difficult odds. But in subsequent litigation against his cancer doctors, he saw a $2 million jury verdict shrink down to $375,000-with a right to appeal disappearing entirely.

By THOMAS SCHEFFEY Law Tribune Staff Writer

4 minute read

July 22, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The unknown outcome of 14 still-secret Ethics Commission finders fee investigations was a powerful motivator behind last week`s record .9 million settlement of the most prominent case, which involves two of Connecticut`s most influential lawyer-politicos.

By Thomas Scheffey

5 minute read

April 05, 2000 | Law.com

A closely guarded 1988 agreement between the nation's two electronic legal research giants, West Publishing and Lexis, has suddenly come to light. Documents released by West show the company made a pact with Mead Data Central, then the parent of Lexis, to share West's collection of American case law, and West's system for citing it. In exchange, Lexis agreed to pay West $3 million per year. The decision to disclose the agreement comes in the face of legal actions challenging the publishers' practices.

By Thomas Scheffey

7 minute read

April 26, 1999 | Law.com

The unprecedented $90 million settlement between accounting firm Arthur Andersen Inc. and 6,800 investors in Connecticut real estate limited partnerships last week brings to a close the largest litigation matter in Connecticut. In the end, it was imaginative alternate dispute resolution, not courtroom litigation, which dispatched the litigation morass. Trying all 31 sub-cases, with appeals, could have easily dragged on for another decade, lawyers on both sides agree.

By Thomas Scheffey

10 minute read

October 18, 1999 | Law.com

Laura Oliver had the kind of employment case a firm thinks long and hard about taking. A $7-an-hour employee of a gift shop, Oliver had modest salary claims - about $11,000. On one level her case boiled down to a swearing contest of a young employee against two experienced managers. The firm she turned to for help is one of Connecticut's top plaintiffs' employment firms. It took Oliver's pregnancy discrimination case without a retainer, on a contingent fee. It turned out to be a good gamble.

By Thomas Scheffey

9 minute read

October 23, 2007 | Law.com

Barry Schaller has always been known as a man of many talents, and he doesn't sound like he's about to give up any of his pursuits now that he's officially a Connecticut Supreme Court justice. Schaller was a trial judge from 1978-92 and served on the state appellate court from 1992 until this summer. He has also taught at Yale University and Trinity College, and he's been working on a book on bioethics that will be published this fall. In an interview, Schaller discusses his new role as a justice.

By Thomas Scheffey

3 minute read

October 25, 1999 | Law.com

Two years ago, Connecticut's John I. Haymond - known for his TV ads - took a big leap, joining Philadelphia trial lawyer Marvin Lundy to form a five-state personal injury conglomerate. But like a messy Hollywood divorce, the match wound up in court before its second anniversary, with Lundy accusing Haymond of deceit, racketeering, fraud, even workplace sexual harassment and a pattern of keeping key partnership facts a secret. It's too early to tell whether the falling out is a crash or just a pit stop.

By Thomas Scheffey

9 minute read

February 23, 2000 | Law.com

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read

May 23, 2002 | Connecticut Law Tribune

The progress of civilization has a recurring theme, with yesterday`s rare luxuries becoming today`s standard necessities.

By Thomas Scheffey Tech Tribune Staff Writer

8 minute read

January 05, 2001 | Law.com

The case of Erika Raposh v. Connecticut was all about the high cost of underestimated risk. Raposh was driving to Foxwoods Casino in the early evening of Aug. 23, 1995. An intoxicated motorist, fleeing state troopers, slammed into her car from behind at over 100 mph. The plaintiffs' mediation summary outlines how a state trooper's aggressive attitude helped a minor incident of unruly patrons at a bar escalate into a disastrous interstate chase.

By Thomas Scheffey

4 minute read