A Meaty Dispute: Subway Sues Quiznos Over Video Contest Entries

Subway has sued competitor Quiznos over the content of homemade videos submitted in a contest and posted to a website.

Quiznos’ contest rules said its sandwiches had to be depicted…

Jan 29, 2008 4:23 PM CST

Law Firm ‘Fake News’ Video Criticized

A law firm and its public relations consultant are being criticized for a paid program on public access cable that looks all too much like a real news show.

Two…

Jan 29, 2008 12:14 PM CST

Lawyer Jokes No Laughing Matter for This Partner/Comedian

By night and on weekends, one might find Nuzzo & Roberts senior partner Rick Roberts doing stand-up comedy at a fundraiser or charity event.

But you won’t hear Roberts cracking…

Jan 28, 2008 6:32 PM CST

Kasowitz Firm Makes Clear: We Fired Former IP Head

The former head of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman’s intellectual property practice group reportedly didn’t jump ship to accept a job at a 52-lawyer New York City intellectual property boutique.

Jan 22, 2008 10:07 PM CST

Slap on Wrist for Alleged Santa Assailant

A Connecticut woman who is accused of having inappropriately touched an elderly Santa Claus while sitting on his lap in a local shopping mall is likely to get off lightly…

Jan 22, 2008 8:29 PM CST

Judge Moonlighted as Attorney, Ruled on Own Cases

During a 16-year stint as a probate judge in Portland, Conn., Richard Guliani heard three cases in which he was also acting as an attorney. This was, however, a conflict…

Jan 7, 2008 11:14 PM CST

Interrogation Tape Prosecutor Seen as Tough, Nonpartisan

The assistant U.S. attorney tapped to lead the criminal investigation into the destruction of CIA interrogation videotapes is described as a nonpartisan career…

Jan 3, 2008 5:36 PM CST

Conn. Lawyer Gets 16 Months for Tax Evasion

A Connecticut lawyer who worked with a well-known criminal defense attorney was sentenced this week to 16 months in prison for tax evasion.

Joseph Richichi, who is in his early…

Dec 20, 2007 5:36 PM CST

Sexual Harassment of ... Santa?!?

The next time Santa’s making a list and checking it twice, he might want to focus on an elite group. That is the very small number of adults who show…

Dec 18, 2007 7:37 PM CST

Lawyer Who Destroyed Evidence Spared Jail Time

A Connecticut lawyer who destroyed a laptop containing evidence of child pornography was spared jail time today.

Philip Russell instead will serve six months of home confinement, pay a $25,000…

Dec 17, 2007 5:27 PM CST

Conn. Death Penalty Hearing Held in Prison Gym

Security concerns forced a Connecticut judge considering the constitutionality of the state’s death penalty to hold the hearing in a prison gymnasium.

“Judge Stanley T. Fuger Jr. of superior court…

Dec 14, 2007 4:28 PM CST

Ford Agrees to 4-State Rollover Settlement

Ford Motor Co. has struck a rollover settlement deal that applies to some 1 million people in four states.

The litigation involved Ford Explorers that plaintiffs in California, Connecticut, Illinois…

Nov 28, 2007 11:45 PM CST

Yale Law Grad Gives Up Law to Write Kids’ Books

A Yale law grad who worked 10 years as a legal services lawyer has chucked legal practice to become a writer.

The career change is beginning to pay off with…

Nov 27, 2007 3:20 PM CST

Missing Lawyer Found Dead

The Clinton, Conn., lawyer who disappeared in July after confessing he embezzled money from clients has apparently committed suicide.

Police found the body of 59-year-old Jonathan…

Oct 31, 2007 10:48 AM CDT

Guilty Lawyer Still Blames His Murder Victim

In his first public comment after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for breaking into a neighbor’s home and stabbing him to death, a 30-year-old Connecticut lawyer says he…

Oct 29, 2007 11:35 PM CDT