Decision

Kung v. Deng

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Monday, June 4, 2012

In the 2000 decision of Conway v. Hartford, the Appellate Court specified that "[w]hen a motion to open is filed more than 20 days after the judgment, the appeal from the denial of that motion can test only whether the trial court abused its discretion in failing to open the judgment and not the propriety of the merits of the underlying judgment."

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Ryan v. Vera

Monday, June 4, 2012

Because the defendant failed to show any reasonable cause for not attending a hearing on the plaintiff's motion, the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying his motion to open the resulting judgment.

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Ivanhoe Investment Partners L.P. v. Murray

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Monday, June 4, 2012

A "bill of discovery is an independent action in equity for discovery to be used in another" legal action, pursuant to Journal Publishing Co. v. Hartford Courant Co., a 2008 decision of the Connecticut Supreme Court.

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Walters v. Generation Financial Mortgage LLC

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Monday, June 4, 2012

A court can order complete or supplemental responses to discovery pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 37. In March 2011, the plaintiff in a whistleblower suit alleged that the defendants violated Connecticut General Statutes §31-51q and served interrogatories and requests for production on the defendants.

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Spears v. Elder

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Monday, June 4, 2012

Collateral estoppel prohibits the relitigation of an issue when the issue was actually litigated or decided in a prior action between the same parties.

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Moss v. Wyeth Inc.

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Monday, June 4, 2012

"The failure to abide by the Court's scheduling order without any showing of good cause is sufficient grounds to deny [a party's] motion for summary judgment," pursuant to NAS Electronics Inc. v. Transtech Electronics PTE, a 2003 decision of the Southern District of New York.

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Sablosky v. Ouellette

Monday, June 4, 2012

A court can grant a prejudgment remedy application if, taking into account defenses, countervailing claims, set offs, exemptions, and insurance, probable cause exists that judgment will be issued to the applicant.