Have you ever wondered about this? I haven’t.
This is not some kind of joke or trick question; it’s the law. Read for yourself:
Each school bus shall be painted a uniform yellow color known as “National School Bus Glossy Yellow”, except for the fenders and trim which may be painted black and the roof which may be [...]
Meet my two year old dog, Brady. Along with all of the love and joy she brings into my life, she also brings a whole lot of liability and responsibility.
As her owner am strictly liable for her actions. If she were to bite someone, I am responsible regardless of whether or not I did anything wrong.
The only [...]
Today’s Boston Globe has this article which says that 30 year fixed mortgage rates are at there lowest since March of 2004.
This should be welcome news to anyone looking to buy, sell, or refinance a home.
Hopefully, this helps to stimulate the Connecticut real estate market.
I’ll let this Connecticut Statute speak for itself:
14-296a. House trailer not to be occupied when on highway
No person or persons shall occupy a house trailer while it is being moved upon a public highway. Violation of this section shall be an infraction.
Centralizing Connecticut Small Claims has created a big headache for creditors and small businesses throughout the state.
The purpose of small claims court is to provide a quick and inexpensive means to resolve a dispute. Connecticut small businesses heavily rely on the small claims process to collect debts.
It’s common for a party to obtain judgment in small claims court [...]
Connecticut Liquor Regulations, Sec. 30-6-A31a. Prohibited statements and illustrations
(a) Restrictions. An advertisement of alcoholic liquor shall not contain:
(4) any statement, picture or illustration referring to Easter, Holy Week, Mother’s Day or “Santa Claus,” including names synonymous with “Santa Claus,” or the name of or any reference to or depiction of any biblical character, provided nothing [...]
The secretary of the state and a bipartisan group of state legislators said Thursday they will seek to abolish Connecticut’s annual $250 business entity tax during this year’s legislative session, which begins Feb. 6. Hartford Courant, January 17, 2008
This should be welcome news to any small business or anyone interested in starting a small business in [...]
Landlords and their attorney’s should be careful when they withdraw actions against tenants.
In Figueroa v. FAH Redstone Ltd. Partnership, 2007 WL 4633547 (2007) (Peck, J.), the Court awarded attorney’s fees to tenants when a landlord withdrew an eviction action against the defendant tenants. The lease between the landlord and tenants provided for attorney’s fees and [...]
In yesterday’s entry I discussed the case of Mantovani v. Yale University.
Buried in Judge Cosgrove’s opinion is the following paragraph:
The court notes that the danger of a foul ball line drive was demonstrated by the recent death of a minor league first base coach who was struck by a line drive foul ball while in [...]
I can practically feel the excitement of defense counsel in the case of Mantovani v. Yale University, 44 Conn.L.Rptr.13 (2007)(Cosgrove, J.) when he or she read Teixeira v. New Britain Baseball Club, Inc. and thought that their client would prevail on summary judgment.
After all, Mr. Mantovani like Mr. Teixeira, was enjoying a cookout in the right field pavilion area during [...]
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