A Connecticut Law Blog

This blawg is "devoted to legal issues in Connecticut. The author will also from time to time post an entry about baseball. Topics include Connecticut housing law, Connecticut family law, collections, Connecticut real estate law, Connecticut probate law, random Connecticut laws, seaweed law, personal injury and general legal issues in Connecticut."

Author: Ryan McKeen is an associate at Leone, Throwe, Teller & Nagle in East Hartford, Conn.

Blawg Related Categories: Family Law • Real Estate & Property Law • Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • Trusts & Estates • States • Connecticut • Associate

Recent Posts from A Connecticut Law Blog

EQUAL AT LAST!!! JUSTICE IN KERRIGAN
Link. More to follow…Justice Palmer writes for the majority. Finished skimming Justice Palmer’s opinion and it is compelling. Justices Palmer, Norcott, Katz, and Harper in the majority. Three dissenting opinions (Justice Borden joined by Justice Vertefuille, Justice…
On Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health
I’m reposting what I wrote in May in advance of today’s opinion by the Court. “What’s in a name?” - William Shakespeare Gideon reflects on our Supreme Court confronting the issue of gay marriage in…
Update: Kerrigan Expected At 11:30 This Morning
This comes to me from a loyal reader. No word on the outcome. My over/under on the number of pages: 150.
Friday Musings: Google 2001; Sarah Palin; The Red Sox; & Plaintiff’s Costs In A Civil Action
It’s the Friday before a long weekend. The weather is perfect, the leaves are changing and the Red Sox open the ALCS tonight in Tampa. Here’s some lite fare for your Friday: * Google 2001…
Sheriff Tom Dart: The Right Idea, The Wrong Solution. Protecting Tenants Whose Landlord Has Been Foreclosed
I’ve written before about how the foreclosure crisis has impacted tenants in Connecticut. The situation is sickening. I represented a 100 year old woman who lived alone in an apartment for close to 20 years…
New Connecticut Law On Safeguarding Social Security Numbers
Connecticut Public Act 08-167 requires that anyone who collects social security numbers in the course of their businesses to publish a privacy protection policy that ensures the confidentiality of social security numbers, prohibits their unlawful…
Telephone & Cable Installation Fees For Connecticut Nursing Home Residents
Residents in nursing homes may often change rooms for a number of reasons including roommate disputes. Now they’ll have a few less things to worry about. On October 1, 2008, PA 08-115 went into effect…
Monogramming Dentures: Not A Fashion Statement, A New Connecticut Law
Connecticut has laws about everything and as of yesterday we have more laws about more things. I’ve taken great pleasure in writing about ”interesting” Connecticut laws in this blog. Fortunately, there is no shortage of material. I’m pleased to…
Happy New Law Day In Connecticut
It’s the most wonderful time of the year for laws in Connecticut. Every year, plenty of new laws go into effect on October 1st. I like to think of it as Christmas for lawyers. Today,…
A Good Webmaster Is Vital For A Law Blawg
Sometimes modern technology sucks. - Johnny Drama I’ve had numerous problems with this site over the past week or so. In that time, I’ve spent more time on the technical aspects of this site than I…