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Connecticut Law Tribune

AG Investigation into Stone Academy Probes CUTPA Violations After Its Abrupt Closure

This is not the first time Stone Academy has faced an investigation. Stone Academy's owner, Mark Scheinberg, previously agreed to pay over $1 million, plus interest, due to alleged student loan violations.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

3 Connecticut Attorneys Suspended, 2 Reprimanded, 1 Resigned in January

"I believe this is a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15, 4 and 8.4," court records quote one of the disciplined attorneys as saying.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Storm Doctrine: Plaintiff Fails to Prove Negligence in Slip-and-Fall Case

"The plaintiff failed to argue distinctly that issues of material fact remained regarding whether the defendants had a reasonable time between the end of the precipitation and the plaintiff's fall to have remediated the icy condition," the opinion said.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Nationwide's Not on Your Side in This Case of False Imprisonment at a Home Business

"The trial court found that the plaintiffs satisfied their burden of establishing ... that the false imprisonment arose out of the defendant's business pursuits, and that the business pursuits exclusion bars coverage," the opinion said.
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Law.com

Federal Court Retains Jurisdiction Over State Law Malpractice Claims Against Maryland Employment Attorney

A federal judge has denied a Texas man's request to remand a legal malpractice lawsuit against a Maryland employment lawyer to state court, finding his claims turn on the construction of federal law.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Trial Court Improperly Includes COVID-19 Unemployment Benefits in Alimony Calculations, Appellate Court Remands for Recalculation

A trial court's financial orders following a judgment to dissolve a couple's marriage abused its discretion with an excessive award of alimony because pandemic unemployment assistance appeared to bolster his income, the Connecticut Appellate Court held.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

'A Dog Is Chattel': Court Bars 'Emotional Distress' Claim After Driver Runs Over Pet

"The relationship between a pet owner and pet does not meet the 'closely related' element of 'Clohessy,' as that case appears to restrict this element to the close relationship between a parent and a child or between siblings," the decision said.
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Law.com

Lengthy Litigation Over 'Perfect Smile' Continues: Patient Allowed to Proceed with 'Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings' Claims Against Dentists

"Leighton contends that, by filing a defamation lawsuit, the Dentists implicitly agreed to cooperate in discovery, and, therefore, their subsequent refusal to do so was an abuse of that process," Justice Catherine R. Connors wrote on behalf of the unanimous SJC. "The Dentists' failure to act, to their own detriment, however, is insufficient to sustain the cause of action because they did not invoke the authority of the court or cause process to issue. The Dentists' refusal to properly respond to Leighton's discovery requests—although sanctionable—is not actionable."
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Connecticut Law Tribune

These Connecticut Judges Are Seeking Reappointment in 2023

The incumbent judges must seek reappointment, and nominations by the governor will be reviewed by the Judicial Selection Commission.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Too Zealous? Advocacy Looks Different Now—6 Takeaways From Winning Litigators

"You need to do whatever it takes to make that argument," Andrew Ranks of Connecticut Trial Firm said.
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