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Week Of Monday August 9, 2010
AG Candidates Promise Improved Office ManagementFREE
With a press office generating a steady stream of news releases about Richard Blumenthal’s accomplishments, the Connecticut Attorney General’s office has a well-oiled public relations machine. But when it comes to the unglamorous work of keeping track of a 36,000-file caseload, the machinery is creaky and subject to breakdowns.
Answering Tough Questions After A Tragedy FREE
Last Tuesday, Gregg Adler was sitting in his law office when the phone rang. It was Christopher Roos, a good friend who is a Teamsters union representative for Hartford Distributors in Manchester. There would be no small talk this morning. Instead, Roos described a shooting rampage that left eight of his colleagues dead.
Businesses Claim Victory In Confidentiality CaseFREE
In 2006, as part of an ongoing, multi-state investigation of insurance industry practices, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal subpoenaed 12,000 documents from Florida-based insurance broker Brown & Brown.
Public Meeting Decorum Policy Is Sign Of The Times FREE
There’s always that one rabble-rouser holding up a sign at a town planning board meeting where the hot debate is about, for example, expanding the community garden.
But those days of audience protests, at least in Westport, may be numbered.
Q&A
Bringing A Newsy Edge To Political Blogging 
South Windsor lawyer Kevin F. Rennie’s legal practice has “majored’ in mainstream fields of standard general practice: real estate, personal injury and criminal defense work. But he’s continuously “minored” in some area of public service worthy of recognition.
Connecticut Attorneys Eye California Marriage Ruling
When a federal judge in California last week struck down that state’s prohibition against same-sex marriage, the immediate impact in Connecticut was negligible.
Nevertheless, attorneys who had been involved in the push to allow gays and lesbians to marry in Connecticut were paying close attention.
Lobbying Efforts Lead To National Recognition FREE
Last week brought good news from both coasts to McCarter & English associate Brian P. Rice. In California, a federal judge ruled that the state’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional, and for Rice, who married his partner in Massachusetts in 2004, it was another victory in the gay-rights movement.
Verdicts & Settlements
State Worker Awarded $840K After Car Accident
Maria Synodi v. Katrina and Douglas Van Veldhuisen: A 50-year-old woman who works for the state Department of Education was awarded nearly $840,000 to compensate her injuries suffered in a rear-end car crash.
Med-Mal Lawyers:New Mediation Law Is No Panacea
Plaintiff and defense lawyers are trying to gauge the overall impact of a new state mandate requiring mediation in medical malpractice cases. So far, the apparent consensus is the new law may take smaller cases off the litigation track, but won’t resolve big-ticket cases that require the opinions of experts and extensive discovery.
Verdicts & Settlements
Video Helps Lawyers Win Fatal Crash SettlementFREE
When Michael Jainchill and other lawyers at Hartford’s RisCassi & Davis first reviewed the bus accident death of biotech executive Michael Jaye, they had serious doubts that the case could possibly be won.
Getting A Rush From The Roll Of The Dice
When it comes to taking a break from her job at New Haven Legal Assistance, attorney Marcy Kossar is old fashioned. Really old fashioned. She’s an avid backgammon player, a connoisseur of a board game whose history stretches back several thousand years.
Judge Says No To Seven-Year Alimony RebateFREE
Georgine Howe was almost beside herself with conflicting emotions when she talked to New Haven family lawyer Laura S. Mitler early this past spring. On the positive side, Howe’s twin sons from her previous marriage were to turn 19 on June 1.
Making The Court System More AccessibleFREE
Last week, people gathered at the Middlesex J.D. courthouse in Middletown for the Judicial Branch’s 20th anniversary celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act. What they may not have known is that in the midst of the celebration is the branch’s ongoing initiative to make the Middletown courthouse and all other state courthouses more accessible to people with disabilities.
Taking The Romance Out Of Living Together FREE
Sharon and Bradford Remillard were married in 1975. The marriage lasted nearly three decades but by 2002 it had sputtered out, and Sharon Remillard wanted a divorce.
Several months later, the two sides reached a separation agreement. As part of the pact, Sharon, the breadwinner, was to pay Bradford $125 a week in alimony – at least until Bradford found another meal ticket.
A 16-Year Odyssey As Advocate For The Disabled
Bloomfield attorney David C. Shaw remembers when it was common for parents to institutionalize their mentally retarded children for life. In Connecticut, many of those handicapped people were sent to Southbury Training School, which opened in the 1930s. But for the first time, its 450 residents will be offered an opportunity to live in society like everybody else, thanks to a recent court settlement.
Tipsy Teens Find Tickets Are Tough To AppealFREE
Stories that begin with teen drinking parties and $136 fines don’t usually end up in the state Appellate Court. But this one does. It all began when someone’s parents went away on the first Saturday night in March 2007. Soon enough, a group that included a couple 21-year-olds but mostly young people in their late teens got their hands on some alcohol.
Q&A
Standing Up For State Campaign Finance Law
Beth Rotman, of the State Election Enforcement Commission, is the top lawyer overseeing Connecticut’s publicly-financed election program. She has testified before the legislature and had a key role in drafting much of this reform measure, in her post as director of the Citizens’ Election Program.
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