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Archive for May, 2009

Friday Praise: CT Judicial Branch Law Library Website Is First Rate

by Ryan McKeen
I love the CT Judicial Branches News Log site. Love it.
If you haven’t checked it out – you need to.
It is the single greatest resource on the internet to stay on top of developments in Connecticut law. From advanced released opinions to legislation this site has it all.
Kudos to those at the law [...]

CT State Senate Approves Probate Court Reform Bill

by Ryan McKeen
The Senate last night approved a bill that cuts the current 117 probate court districts by more than half. It also imposes regular schedules in those courts and requires future probate judges to be attorneys. Conn Politics.TV
You can read the text of the bill here.
My question is where is the state going to [...]

Basics of Blogs Twitter, and Social Media for Lawyers CLE Tonight!

Be there or be square.
If you’re going, you may want to read this before you attend. Despite my efforts, Gideon will not be a panelist tonight….he or she said something about anonymity and speaking in public.

Connecticut Cat Bite Law

Just finished reading the 2008 Connecticut Appellate Review by Wesley W. Horton and Kenneth J. Bartschi and they touched upon the very important case of Allen v. Cox. The authors pose the question: Does a cat get one free bite? Their answer, “No, if the cat has a bad reputationl yes, if it has a [...]

Connecticut Superior Court Clarifies Mechanic’s Lien Statute Regarding Time Limit For Filing Of Lien

The following situation comes up more often then you think.
A contractor performs services. Several months later, a homeowner notices a defect and calls the contractor to repair the work that was done months ago. The contractor comes out and performs the work and there’s a billing dispute.
Under Connecticut law, a contractor must file a mechanic’s [...]

Will Someone Please Fix The CT Statute Indexes

This is a small issue but there’s no legal issue too small for this blog.
The indexes to the Connecticut General Statutes (the blue books put out by the State) are some form of cruel and unusual punishment.
The indexes are comprised of 3 seperate index books that are divided alphabetically.
There’s some logic to it but it [...]

Chief Justice Chase Rogers Is Doing Great Job

Chief Justice Rogers gets it and Connecticut’s courts are better because of it.
Check out Justice Roger’s State of the Judiciary Speech.
For starters, there’s no more waiting in the rain because someone had to check his cellphone. That and all of Connecticut’s courts now open at the same time.
What I think Justice Rogers understands is our [...]

Hey Chief Justice Rogers

I’m working on a “serious” post about your speech yesterday on the State of the Judicial Branch. Well done.
I came across this line in your speech but decided to exclude it from my upcoming post:
Another key component of our strategic plan is educating the public about the Judicial Branch. Our most effective ambassadors in this [...]

Condo Duplex A Conplex

File this under things I never thought about.
In Connecticut there are condo complexes that are comprised entirely of two units. The street term for these condos are conplexs. One part condo and one part duplex.
These units would appear to the naked eye to be a duplex or a two family home.
Why do developers make these [...]

Foreclosure in Connecticut: A Sign Of The Times

Yesterday I did a title bring down on a bank owned property. That’s not the interesting part of the story.
Having looked through thousands of pages of land records in my life, it’s not uncommon to come across a bank owned property.
Usually, I see title in the name of “New Alliance” or “Enfield Federal Savings Bank” [...]

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