/connecticut?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Connecticut Copyright 2025 ĂŰĚŇĘÓƵ. en-US Thu, 03 Jul 2025 20:15:42 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2361154?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2361154 Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insight into this week's reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act, how states are approaching energy demand for data center projects, and where the commercial and residential real estate sectors stand at the midyear. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 18:05:33 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2361032?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2361032 A federal judge has dismissed a lab's $3.8 million suit against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Connecticut over nearly 3,000 unpaid insurance claims related to medical testing, finding the majority were barred by anti-assignment provisions, ERISA preemption and contractual time limits. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:30:14 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2354744?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2354744 It was a tough term at the U.S. Supreme Court for two very different circuits — one solidly liberal, one solidly conservative — that had their rulings overturned in eye-popping numbers. But it was another impressive year for a relatively moderate circuit that appears increasingly simpatico with the high court. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:13:08 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360937?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360937 States accusing generic-drug makers of fixing prices are continuing to object to a $10 million settlement struck between Florida and Sandoz, arguing that it limits their ability to negotiate deals while letting the Sunshine State benefit without participating in the litigation. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 17:12:44 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360694?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360694 The U.S. Supreme Court voted along ideological lines when it hindered the ability of federal district court judges to issue nationwide pauses on presidential policies, but that outcome didn't seem like a foregone conclusion during oral arguments earlier this year. What do the colloquies suggest about the justices' thinking? Here are some moments that may have swayed them. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:02:36 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2332681?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2332681 Though participating in opera and the world of professional baseball often pulls me away from the office, my avocations improve my legal career by helping me perform under scrutiny, prioritize team success, and maintain joy and perspective at work, says Adam Unger at Herrick Feinstein. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:16:19 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360988?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360988 Federal prosecutors in Connecticut accused a man of using sham trusts to claim $6.2 million in unwarranted tax refunds and bilking the state for unemployment insurance benefits. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:16:29 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360386?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360386 The number of law firms juggling three or more arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court this past term nearly doubled from the number of firms that could make that claim last term. Thu, 03 Jul 2025 14:09:59 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360220?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360220 The U.S. Supreme Court once again waited until the term's closing weeks — and even hours — to issue some of its most anticipated and divided decisions. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 23:13:38 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360691?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360691 A collective of 20 states said Wednesday that only Congress can change the terms of federal grants, telling a Rhode Island federal judge that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's softening of its stance on withholding funds to states that don't cooperate with immigration enforcement cannot moot their suit against the government. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 22:20:22 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360449?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360449 Two Avangrid Inc. subsidiaries now have extra time to depose the chair of Connecticut's Public Utilities Regulatory Authority in a $62 million revenue request case because of records purportedly discovered less than a week after the agency claimed the chairperson's phone deleted text messages. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:28:41 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360714?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360714 The Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed that an arbitral award issued by a Swiss tribunal to a Singapore company in a dispute over a medical imaging joint venture cannot be vacated in New York, concluding in a published opinion that the court lacks the power to do so. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 21:09:02 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360592?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360592 The Second Circuit on Wednesday reinstated two conspiracy convictions linked to the FIFA bribery scandal, saying a former 21st Century Fox executive and a company that brokers media rights for major tournaments weren't absolved by new U.S. Supreme Court rulings. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 18:07:42 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2359493?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2359493 Whether they are concerned with judicial independence, regulatory predictability or client confidence, lawyers can take specific meaningful actions on their own when traditional structures are too slow or too compromised to respond, says Angeli Patel at the Berkeley Center of Law and Business. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 16:42:59 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360562?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360562 A cognitively impaired man has sued an attorney and a Florida real estate broker in Connecticut state court for alleged unscrupulous sales practices, saying they took advantage of his condition to purchase his home for a "predatory discounted price" and left him homeless. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 15:39:04 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360571?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360571 Tru Kids Inc., the parent of retailer Toys R Us, has asked a Connecticut federal judge to issue a default liability judgment and a permanent injunction against a New Haven e-cigarette and cannabis store accused of tarnishing its registered trademarks that date back to 1970. Wed, 02 Jul 2025 14:05:53 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2352368?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2352368 After justices and oral advocates spent much of an argument pummeling a lower court's writing talents, one attorney suggested it might be time to move on — only to be told the drubbing had barely begun. Here, Law360 showcases the standout jests and wisecracks from the 2024-25 U.S. Supreme Court term. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 22:36:24 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360036 Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken, the first woman named to the position, is leaving Yale to lead the Ford Foundation two years before her term was set to expire, according to a recent announcement. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 21:36:47 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360008?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360008 A Markel unit insuring a pest management company told a Connecticut federal court it should owe no coverage to a property owner facing a woman's claims that she suffered injuries after a "volume of cockroaches spilled" onto her, arguing the property owner didn't qualify as an insured. Tue, 01 Jul 2025 20:53:51 +0000 /connecticut/articles/2360052?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /connecticut/articles/2360052 A California-led coalition of nearly two dozen state attorneys general is pushing a federal court to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from giving immigration officials "unfettered access" to Medicaid recipients' personal health information, arguing that the sharing flouts decades of policy and practice.