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In the Matter of a Complaint by: Norris

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Monday, June 25, 2012

Connecticut General Statutes §9-621(a) provides, "[N]o candidate or committee shall make or incur any expenditure . . . for any written, typed or other printed communication, or any web-based, written communication" that does not include the "paid for by" and "approved by" information.

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Sapko v. State

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Monday, June 18, 2012

The concerns that caused the Connecticut Supreme Court to abrogate the superseding cause doctrine in the 2003 case of Barry v. Quality Steel Products, Inc., are not implicated in the workers' compensation scheme, which in contrast to Connecticut's comparative negligence tort scheme, is a no-fault compensation system that imposes a form of strict liability on employers.

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Complaint by Jones-Torregrosa

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Monday, June 11, 2012

Connecticut General Statutes §9-364 provides, ?Any person who influences or attempts to influence any elector to stay away from any election shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars and imprisoned not more than one year.?