Connecticut

JuicyCampus on ‘Absurd’ AG Probes: We Don’t Have to Enforce Our Rules

An anonymous campus gossip website that is now the subject of at least two state attorney general investigations has responded to claims that it may have violated its own terms and conditions by providing a bulletin board for allegedly malicious, defamatory and potentially harmful posts. The site has violated no…

Mar 27, 2008 7:14 PM CDT

Angry Ex-Client Says Med-Mal Case Contradicts Criminal Plea

After pleading guilty to a manslaughter charge and serving a prison term of more than three years for a punch that allegedly caused a neighbor’s death, a Connecticut man is suing his defense lawyer for malpractice. A subsequent medical malpractice case by a surviving relative against the hospital that treated…

Mar 27, 2008 4:10 PM CDT

Another State AG Probes JuicyCampus Gossip Website

Updated: The attorney general of Connecticut is following the lead of his New Jersey counterpart and has launched an unusual investigation of an anonymous campus gossip website on a cutting-edge consumer legal theory. And a California lawmaker is suggesting a similar investigation by the AG in his home state. Richard…

Mar 25, 2008 5:53 PM CDT

Man Wins Murder Trial, But Gets Almost 9 Years

Tyrone Jones didn’t have much time to celebrate after a Connecticut jury acquitted him of murder Tuesday. The next day, the judge in the murder case sent Jones to prison for violating his probation in a previous assault case. The basis of his decision to do so? Testimony by a…

Mar 20, 2008 6:34 PM CDT

$50,000 Excessive Force Case Could Cost Calif. City $500,000

An 11-year court battle over an excessive force case that could have been settled for $50,000 probably ended yesterday for the city of Palo Alto, Calif., when the state supreme court upheld a jury verdict for the plaintiff. With plaintiff attorney fees and interest, the total cost of the case…

Mar 13, 2008 6:06 PM CDT

Conn. Attorney Cited for Bravery in School Bus Accident

When a delivery van rammed a school bus in front of his Plainville, Conn., law office last month, attorney Jason Famiglietti says he did what anyone else would do. He helped the high school students inside to exit the bus through the emergency door, then invited them into his law…

Mar 5, 2008 12:33 AM CST

Judge Refuses Default Judgment in File-Sharing Suit, Cites Lack of Evidence

Legal observers say a judge’s refusal to grant a default judgment in a suit alleging illegal file-sharing is a setback for the music industry. U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton of Connecticut said in Feb. 13 ruling that a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by several recording companies appeared to lack…

Feb 27, 2008 7:43 PM CST

Judge’s Widow Can’t Pursue Suit Claiming Overwork Caused His Death

The widow of a Connecticut judge who claims her husband died from overwork can’t sue the state under a special statute that extended the time limit for her to file suit. The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Monday (PDF) that the law was unconstitutional because it was designed to benefit just…

Feb 27, 2008 1:09 PM CST

Five Convicted in AIG Reinsurance Scheme

A federal jury in Connecticut has found five former insurance executives guilty of securities fraud in a reinsurance scheme that boosted the stock price of American International Group Inc. Prosecutors said the investigation is continuing, report the Wall Street Journal (sub. req.) and New York Times. “We’ve got a lot…

Feb 26, 2008 1:08 PM CST

Prosecuting Overdose Witnesses Debated

A fatal drug overdose of a Greenwich, Conn., surgeon is calling attention to an issue that has long troubled prosecutors: whether to prosecute witnesses. In the Greenwich case, Stamford, Conn., law enforcement officials debated whether to file charges against the surgeon’s friend for providing the drugs and failing to call…

Jan 29, 2008 9:25 PM CST

Molester Seeks to Renew Law License, Admits to More Victims

A former Stamford, Conn., lawyer pleaded for his law license to be renewed. But under questioning from members of the state’s Standing Committee on Admission, Jonathan Rapoport, 54, acknowledged that in addition to the children he was convicted of molesting in the 1990s, there are three to four other victims,…

Jan 29, 2008 8:47 PM CST

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 as superior to Subway’s, the New York Times reports. Subway contends the videos make false claims about its sandwiches, and…

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 partners at the Hartford, Conn., law firm of Shipman & Goodwin are interviewed on the video by a PR consultant…

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 jokes about lawyers. That’s because he keeps his day job—doing insurance defense, product liability, employment litigation and commercial litigation at…

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. Jeremy Pitcock was fired, his former firm says in a press release. Issued by name partner Daniel Benson, it states…

Jan 22, 2008 10:07 PM CST