/connecticut?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Connecticut Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Mon, 16 Jun 2025 10:02:04 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352386 The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to review a ruling finding that Ed Sheeran's hit song "Thinking Out Loud" did not rip off Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On." Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:08:03 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352554?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352554 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from ¼«ËÙÈü³µ Real Estate Authority — including an inside look at California's Builder's Remedy, aggressive moves by South Korean mezzanine lenders, and why one BigLaw hospitality leader says hotels are "scared to death."  Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:53:37 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2353199?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2353199 The full Second Circuit refused Friday to revisit President Donald Trump's challenge to writer E. Jean Carroll's $5 million sexual assault finding against him, with two judges dissenting. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:50:40 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2353444?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2353444 A Connecticut Supreme Court ruling that empowered administrative law judges to award ongoing disability benefits created such an outcry that lawmakers intervened in order to cap the costs for entities that would shoulder those bills, attorneys at the state bar association's annual conference heard Friday. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 14:22:06 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2353297?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2353297 Connecticut attorneys whose conduct drew attention from state disciplinary authorities over the past year were most often accused of failing to adequately communicate with clients, followed by general allegations of misconduct, a panel of ethics lawyers told a gathering of attorneys in Hartford on Friday. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 13:18:13 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2353108?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2353108 A Massachusetts federal judge on Friday blocked enforcement of what she called a likely unconstitutional Trump administration executive order requiring physical proof of citizenship to vote and invalidating ballots received after Election Day, saying the president lacks authority to override existing voting laws. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:58:08 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352779?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352779 A robocall blocking company took Synchrony Financial to Connecticut federal court for allegedly placing thousands of unwanted and unlawful prerecorded phone calls in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, calls that the firm said have made its service more expensive to provide. Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:07:18 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2329140?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2329140 Speaking to elementary school students about the importance of college and other opportunities after high school — especially students who may not see those paths reflected in their daily lives — not only taught me the importance of giving back, but also helped to sharpen several skills essential to a successful legal practice, says Guillermo Escobedo at Constangy. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:10:28 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352322?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352322 The Florida Attorney General's Office and Sandoz Inc. have told a Connecticut federal court they've fixed the problems the court identified with a generic drug price-fixing settlement after other states with claims in the case objected to a clause in the deal. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:45:23 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352754?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352754 GlaxoSmithKline on Thursday agreed to settle two Connecticut lawsuits, one by seven plaintiffs and the other by 11, that claimed generic forms of the brand name heartburn and acid reflux drug Zantac degraded into a substance that caused cancer. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 19:35:20 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352787?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352787 An unsecured-creditor committee has asked a Connecticut federal bankruptcy judge to sanction a successor to an entity that lent $57 million to the bankrupt real estate and building companies behind a luxury Newtown apartment complex, saying the successor hasn't provided details about the mortgage or several reserves earmarked within it. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 18:06:47 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352781?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352781 The Connecticut Department of Banking banned an investment adviser from practicing his craft in the Constitution State following his sentence to 87 months in prison and a $9.2 million restitution payment for a Georgia fraud case. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:03:12 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2350652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2350652 Attacks on judicial independence now run the gamut from gross (bald-faced interference) to systemic (structural changes) to insidious (efforts to undermine public trust), so lawyers, judges and the public must recognize the fateful moment in which we live and defend the rule of law every day, says Jim Moliterno at Washington and Lee University. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:02:39 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352723?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352723 A Connecticut security monitoring company on Thursday dropped a federal lawsuit alleging that a sales contractor bought a secret list of more than 20,000 clients from a service technician and hatched a plan to sell it to competitors. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:55:46 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352351?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352351 Counsel for the law firm representing a former World Wrestling Entertainment staffer on sex trafficking and abuse claims has objected to a motion for default in a related defamation suit, said he couldn't appear in the case earlier in part because of difficulty accessing the federal judiciary's electronic docket system, but he said he would have asked for more time to respond anyway. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:43:01 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352566?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352566 Still seeking to represent prebankruptcy owners of international shipping company Eletson Holdings Inc., Reed Smith LLP has asked the Second Circuit to stay a bankruptcy proceeding and a district court action, arguing the reorganized Eletson, now allegedly under common control with a former adversary, has launched a "calculated effort" to seize the company's privileged client information. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:42:44 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2348186?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2348186 Connecticut, Texas, Oregon and other states with legislative sessions that end this month have pushed through laws that broaden existing data privacy statutes to sweep up more companies and categories of information and measures that seek to join the growing push to restrict kids' access to online platforms. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 22:47:30 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352415?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352415 A split Second Circuit on Wednesday rejected former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's request for bail while he appeals his conviction of engaging in a lengthy, million-dollar course of bribery and corruption. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:09:28 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2351985?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2351985 RTX Corp. is responsible for a business consulting firm's inability to pay a tech subcontractor for data migration work, according to a third-party complaint that dragged the aerospace and defense giant into a $1.8 million court battle in Connecticut. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:32:46 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352331?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352331 Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority on Wednesday approved the merger of debt-laden internet and telephone services provider Frontier Communications with a wholly owned subsidiary of Verizon, saying the latter has the financial and managerial stability plus the technical knowledge necessary to provide adequate and reliable service to customers.