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Billion-Dollar Lawsuit? Big Law Gathers for Nestlé Class Action
08/04/2025

Billion-Dollar Lawsuit? Big Law Gathers for Nestlé Class Action

"This case turns on whether any of Nestlé's Poland Spring Water sources satisfy the objective spring-water standard of identity," the motion to certify the class said. "Nestlé represents that they are all 'springs.' Plaintiffs contend that each one is merely a groundwater well and that Nestlé str...

Insurers Under Scrutiny for Allegedly Sharing Clients' Browsing Data
08/01/2025

Insurers Under Scrutiny for Allegedly Sharing Clients' Browsing Data

"Oftentimes, you may have negligence or the accidental failure to adequately secure cybersecurity systems," Adam Polk of Girard Sharp, counsel for the plaintiffs in multiple class actions against insurers, said. "Here what you have are tracking technologies that are placed on the website and that ar...

In Memoriam: 'Dean of Connecticut Prosecutors' Michael Dearington
07/31/2025

In Memoriam: 'Dean of Connecticut Prosecutors' Michael Dearington

Dearington oversaw one of the largest and busiest judicial districts in the state during his tenure, but he always identified as a trial attorney.

Supreme Court Declines to Order New Primary or Narrow 'Imputed Knowledge' Doctrine for Election Lawsuits
07/30/2025

Supreme Court Declines to Order New Primary or Narrow 'Imputed Knowledge' Doctrine for Election Lawsuits

"It follows, therefore, that the candidates—not the trial court—bear responsibility for the failed primary," The Supreme Court ruled. "Consequently, because the alleged restriction on voting rights arises from the failure of the candidates to qualify for the primary, and not from any state actio...

17 Class Actions: MDL Against Equipment Rental Companies?
07/29/2025

17 Class Actions: MDL Against Equipment Rental Companies?

"While marketed as a way for Rental Defendants and co-conspirators to optimize their rental and utilization rates, Rouse Services in actuality offers Rental Equipment companies the opportunity to conspire and join a price-fixing cartel," the complaint claimed.

Lawyer Claims Sig Sauer Defamed Him and Other Attorneys
07/28/2025

Lawyer Claims Sig Sauer Defamed Him and Other Attorneys

"Rather than addressing the actual language as it appears in context, Plaintiffs repeatedly isolate, rearrange, and repackage select phrases to try to create the impression that the P320 Post was directed at Mr. Bagnell," Sig Sauer claimed in its motion to dismiss.

Connecticut Movers: Lateral Moves to Wiggin and Dana; Harris Beach Murtha
07/28/2025

Connecticut Movers: Lateral Moves to Wiggin and Dana; Harris Beach Murtha

Wiggin and Dana picks up two new partners in its Greenwich and Stamford offices; Harris Beach Murtha adds a new senior counsel.

Judge Robin Pavia Named New Chief Administrative Judge of Criminal Matters
07/25/2025

Judge Robin Pavia Named New Chief Administrative Judge of Criminal Matters

Judge Pavia will work with the chief court administrator on policy and procedures and assist with implementation of policies and programs.

$45M Waterbury Verdict: Jury Finds for Paraplegic After Motorcycle Crash
07/24/2025

$45M Waterbury Verdict: Jury Finds for Paraplegic After Motorcycle Crash

"When you're involved with the case for so many years, what you think the issues might be and how you view things is colored by the years that you spent on it," Michael D'Amico of D'Amico & Pettinicchi, counsel for the plaintiff, said. "Having an independent person such as a jury consultant ... is v...

Lawyers Are Watching as Attorneys Challenge Ethics Rule
07/23/2025

Lawyers Are Watching as Attorneys Challenge Ethics Rule

Attorneys Mario Cerame and Timothy C. Moynahan claim this rule, which went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, is unconstitutional and chills speech because "it imposes content- and viewpoint-based speech restrictions and because its overly vague terms fail to provide sufficient guidance regarding what spe...

Expanding the Statute of Limitations for Injured Minors
07/22/2025

Expanding the Statute of Limitations for Injured Minors

Given the unique issues posed by personal injury claims involving minors, it would be appropriate for our legislature to consider extending the time limitations for such claims in Connecticut.

Connecticut Appellate Court Declines to Hold Enterprise Vicariously Liable for Accident Harming Pedestrian
07/21/2025

Connecticut Appellate Court Declines to Hold Enterprise Vicariously Liable for Accident Harming Pedestrian

The Appellate Court found the appeals courts in Connecticut had always "declined to hold an entrustor liable under a negligent entrustment theory when no circumstances gave the entrustor a reason to suspect that the entrustee was likely to use the entrusted item in a way that would cause injury to o...

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