by Ryan McKeen Blogging is a lot like making Italian food. I’m convinced many Italian dishes were born as a result of leftovers being thrown in a pot when no one ingredient would suffice for a meal. It’s Friday, and here are my leftover blog ideas: *In case you missed it, the Hartford Courtant’s Stan Simpson … Read more
By Ryan McKeen I love those new light bulbs, you know, the spiral kind. Their packaging tells me that I can save $120 a year or something if I replace my old fashioned light bulbs. Having changed out my bulbs – they’re not kidding, I do save money on my monthly electric bill. The problem … Read more
Octo-mom has the country (or at least Ann Curry) talking about the moral and legal issues surrounding reproductive science. Surrogacy creates fascinating legal issues. I was happy to discover that Fairfield attorney, Christopher M. Gallagher has launched the CT Surrogacy Blog. The blog covers surrogacy cases, legislation, and statutes in Connecticut. I wish Attorney Gallagher the best on … Read more
By Ryan McKeen I’ve written about lemons before and Attorney Sergei Lemberg writes about them all the time. If you’re a long time reader then you know my dog Brady. I adopted Brady from the Hartford Pound as a puppy. Dogs at the pound are given 8 days to be adopted or be put to … Read more
Worth a thousand words and with apologies to Tony Hawk – a few legal problems. It’s not often that two stars at the center of one week’s “America pretends to get its collective underwear in a bunch” scandals endorse the same product in the same ad. The execs probably thought Kobe was the risk. On the plus … Read more
If Governor Rell has her way- I’ll have less to write about. Here are some of the statutes that Governor Rell seeks to repeal: * A law that makes it clear that a person cannot defend any action on the grounds that it was made on a Sunday. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 52-207. *A statute … Read more
by Ryan McKeen It’s also time for reform of our probate court system. Our system is antiquated and broken. I am proposing an overhaul that will reduce the number of courts, improve services and increase the hours of operation. It will also save money. Gov. Rell, 2/4/09 Here is the link to Governor’s Bill No. 6385 … Read more
by Ryan McKeen I’ve written before that this blog is a product of things that I bump into. I constantly read law journals, the CT Law Tribune, various ABA magazines, and of course law blogs. Legal education doesn’t end with law school – it just gets less expensive. Right now Abe Lincoln is hot. Abe is more … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Yes. Last July, I wrote about Attorney General Blumenthal taking on the makers of a beer pong video game for the Nintendo Wii. In the name of protecting the children of Connecticut, Mr. Blumenthal forced the makers of the game to rename the game Pong Toss. Point Mr. Blumenthal. In 2009, the … Read more