Reviews of Connecticut Supreme Court advance release opinions about civil procedure and worker's compensation. Civil Procedure Meribear Productions, Inc. v. Frank - Reversed. Connecticut couple hired California company to stage their Connecticut home for sale. Payment dispute arose. Company obtained…
Reviews of the Appellate Court's advance release opinions about deed restrictions, divorce, foreclosure, and governmental immunity and procedure. Deed Restrictions Jepsen v. Camassar - Long, fact-specific opinion about modifying restrictions in a deed conveying beach rights to all of the…
Reviews of Connecticut Appellate Court advance release opinions about civil procedure, divorce, mortgage foreclosure, and professional negligence. Civil Procedure Anderson v. Ocean State Job Lot -Trial court dismissed because plaintiff failed to appear for a court-ordered deposition. Plaintiff moved to…
Reviews of Connecticut Appellate Court advance release opinions about administrative law, breach of contract, business dissolution, civil procedure, eviction, mortgage foreclosure, personal injury, and worker's compensation. Administrative Law Berka v. Middletown - Trial court found that it lacked subject matter…
Reviews of Connecticut Appellate Court advance release opinions about civil procedure, mortgage foreclosure, noncompete agreements, and vicarious liability. Civil Procedure Ruiz v. Victory Properties, LLC - Plaintiff brought negligence claims against D1, and derivative fraudulent transfer claims against D2 and…
Review of the Connecticut Appellate Court's advance release opinion about employment, which also touches on procedure. Employment/Procedure Sempey v. Stamford Hospital - CHRO gave Sempey a right to sue Hospital for discrimination within 90 days. Sempey timely started a three-count…
Reviews of Connecticut Appellate Court's advance release opinions about administrative law, civil procedure, contracts, deed restriction, governmental immunity, visitation, and worker's compensation. I do not review the Court's advance release opinions about criminal law and habeas corpus. I also do…
In this Connecticut appeal (Levine v. 418 Meadow Street Associates, LLC), the Appellate Court concluded that technical deficiencies in the appeal form did not deprive it of jurisdiction. Plaintiff and her husband were the only members of the LLC, until…
The Connecticut appeal in Adler v. Rosenthal involved two lawyers who talked about starting a firm together. They got close enough to sign a "Preliminary Partnership Agreement" which set out draws and profit shares for the two members. They also…
The Connecticut appeal in Tyler v. Tyler involved two brothers who were feuding over their mother's trust but teamed up against the attorney serving as trustee. The Appellate Court concluded that the brothers abandoned their claims against the trustee-attorney. The…
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