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Week Of Monday April 21, 2008
Group Fights For More School Spending FREE
A nonprofit advocacy group will go before the state Supreme Court this week to push its claim that the state's failure to adequately fund public schools has irreparably harmed thousands of schoolchildren.
From $41 Million Down To Nothing FREE
A construction worker who was originally awarded $41 million after a poorly welded girder fell from an under-construction building on his head will now receive nothing.
Verdicts & Settlements
Teen Crushed By Buses To Receive $370K 
Brian Toms v. Willie Price, et al.: Plaintiff Brian Toms was a 17-year-old junior at Ridgefield High on the morning of April 23, 2003. Ironically, he was participating in a school safety drill, and was asked to stand behind a bus and escort other students to safety. While doing so, an unattended second bus, its brakes off, rolled toward him and hit him as Toms attempted to squirm out of the way.
High Court Deems Lethal Injections Constitutional
Any worry Connecticut may have had about finding another method for administering the death penalty was alleviated last week when the U.S. Supreme Court voted 7-2 to uphold Kentucky's current protocol for lethal injections.
On The Record Q&A
'A Lot Of Hardship And Pain'
Bingham McCutchen partner D. Eric Brunstad is so well recognized in bankruptcy circles that it has now become rare for a U.S. Supreme Court bankruptcy case to go forward without him. If he's not writing a brief for one of the parties, he's likely to be tapped for amicus duties. And increasingly, he argues the case itself, as he did three times this Supreme Court term.
In-House Counsel Reaches Out
When a tax lien threatened a nonprofit West Indian dance troupe for Hartford children, the group sought attorney Priya Morganstern's assistance.
Lawyer Regrets 'Affront' To Two Judges
When attorney Jeffrey D. Cedarfield refused two judges' orders to commence jury selection in Waterbury Superior Court, he stated that he was fighting to secure a fair hearing for his client, Allstate. Instead, he jeopardized his livelihood.
Molestation Cases Headed For Mediation
Childhood patients of the late Dr. George Reardon, who have sued his estate and St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, are headed for mediation as of Oct. 1.
Yale Jumps Into Mexican Fence Fray FREE
Perhaps no proposal has come to symbolize the passionate debate over illegal immigration than the idea that the United States might erect a fence along the Mexican border. Now students and faculty at Yale Law School are jumping into the legal argument over such a plan.
Case Of The Week
Did Inmate Willingly Waive Jury Trial?
The defendant contends that the trial court failed to ensure he knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to a jury trial even though his lawyer waived that right on behalf of his client.
Legal Tech
Music Downloading Battle Plays On
Last Monday, U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton conducted a speakerphone status conference from her New Haven courtroom with Richard Gabriel, the top lawyer for the Recording Industry Association of America.
More Employers Must Follow ADA Policy
Employers must make considerable effort to tailor job duties to the needs of a disabled worker, the state Supreme Court has ruled in a decision that one employment lawyer described as "huge."
Doctor Wins $4.5M For Wrongful Firing
An internationally-recognized pathologist won a $4.2 million verdict after he claimed he was fired from a medical laboratory for complaining that changes to a medical test could confuse doctors and ultimately hurt patients.
$41 Million Verdict Cut To Zero By High Court FREE
A defense judgment directed by the Connecticut Supreme Court has saved a New Jersey contractor more than $41 million in legal liability to a paraplegic who was injured when a defectively-welded girder fell on his head.
State Gets $1.8 Million in Pollution Suit Settlement FREE
Connecticut will receive $1.8 million through a multiple state settlement with a Midwestern utility over harmful emissions from its coal-burning power plants, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said last week.
Verdicts & Settlements
Employee Gets $650K From Store Fall
Sharon Church v. Big E Cleaning LLC & Mac Cleaning LLC: A former Raymour & Flanigan sales associate injured after slipping on a wet floor inside one of the company's furniture stores settled her lawsuit against the cleaning company for $650,000.
Legal Tech
They're Hip, Cool And They're Dangerous
The iPhone, Apple's entry into the do-it-all smart-phone market, is popular with consumers, while raising security concerns within information technology departments of some businesses and law firms.
After Hours
Legal History In Full Color
After centuries of legal history in New Haven, the practice of law no longer is the sole domain of white Protestant males. That's one of the messages of a book written by Wiggin and Dana partner Robert F. Cavanagh, with assistance from the New Haven County Bar Association's Centennial Committee.
Dewey & LeBoeuf Will Shutter Hartford Shop FREE
Dewey & LeBoeuf will close three of its US offices, including Hartford, in an attempt to focus resources in major worldwide capital markets, the New York-based firm announced last week.
On The Record Q&A
CT-N Wants More Cameras For Courts
Paul Giguere, the president and CEO of The Connecticut Network (CT-N), is facing a critical time in the small government access channel's young life. With court access rules opening up to broader camera coverage in the last five years, he and his 24-person staff now aim to cover the courts better. The civil trial stemming from the Avon Mountain truck crash that killed four in 2005 may receive extensive television coverage under new court rules, but not from CT-N, which still lacks the personnel and equipment to do the job.
Straight ShootersFREE
Like tobacco and alcohol, guns carry a stigma of political incorrectness that makes most discussions of their regulation and control a controversial matter. It's a perfect arena for lawyers.
Magistrate Controversy May Prompt Legislation
With controversy surrounding a current family support magistrate, odds seem good that a bill that would require a legislative review process for the quasi-judicial officials will receive more attention in coming weeks.
Putting The Brakes On Bad Driving Schools
When one thinks of driving schools, one conjures up images of white-knuckled teenagers weaving tentatively down the road in plain-looking sedans with signs that say "student driver" perched on top. Certainly, one doesn't think of the schools as being on the front lines in the battle against illegal immigration.
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