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Week Of Monday August 16, 2010
Too Revealing? 
Are you violent? That question, from a member of the local character and fitness panel examining new lawyer candidate Kathleen M. Flaherty back in 1994, was asked so quietly the official stenographer didn’t catch it.
Discrimination Complaints Require A Delicate Touch
Omar Thornton, the truck driver who went on the shooting rampage at Hartford Distributors Inc. in Manchester, complained to family members and his girlfriend that co-workers would mutter racial insults when Thornton, who is black, would walk by. Or, he claimed, they would scrawl offensive slurs on bathroom walls.
Verdicts & Settlements
Pinched Nerve Leads To $241K Jury Verdict
Karri-Ann Parker v. Juan C. Palacios: All 18-year-old Karri-Ann Parker wanted was to enjoy a slice of pizza with her family. Instead, she wound up with a chronic back injury thanks to a negligent driver.
Registration Rules Burden Some In-House Counsel FREE
When an in-house counsel in England visits a corporate subsidiary in Germany, the counsel generally is allowed to give legal advice and practice law under European Union rules. But if an in-house counsel at, say, General Motors in Detroit wants to visit a plant across the state line in Ohio, he isn’t allowed to offer legal advice there under U.S. rules.
Growing ‘Squmkins’ And Other Organic Goodies FREE
Jane Freeman stood in her law firm’s library earlier this month beaming with pride over her recent success. But it had nothing to do with a case that the land use attorney won.
Rather, Freeman was holding up a strange new vegetable that she had pulled from her organic garden in Stamford.
Objects On Mirror More Legal Than They Appear FREE
As Assistant Public Defender Ernest Green Jr. drove from Danielson to Hartford in March, he took notice of just how many drivers hung objects from their vehicles’ rear-view mirrors.
Boat Crash Lawyers Keep Up With The Jones Act
Whether they’re on Long Island Sound, the Saugatuck Rivers, Candlewood Lake or even Ashland Pond in Griswold, boat owners are crowding the state’s waterways during one of the hotter summers in recent memory.
Q&A
Must State Weigh Siblings’ Bond In Custody Cases?
New London solo attorney Scott W. Sawyer’s most famous client is Susette Kelo. Six years ago, her battle to save her home from an eminent domain taking went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Prosecutor’s Close Friendship Comes Under Scrutiny FREE
When it comes to personal relationships between opposing counsel, how close is too close? It’s a relevant question now that federal officials are investigating the relationship between Waterbury State’s Attorney John A. Connelly and prominent Waterbury criminal defense attorney Martin J. Minnella, according to several lawyers with knowledge of the case.
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.
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