by Catherine Blinder, Communications Director, CT Fair Housing Center
Four years after filing a federal lawsuit, the CT Fair Housing Center and the State of Connecticut Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities have settled a landmark housing discrimination case with New Horizons Village, an apartment complex which markets itself as providing independent housing for [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Some will win, some will loseSome were born to sing the bluesOh, the movie never endsIt goes on and on and on and on….-Journey
Can Congress please limit how many attorneys can be in any one given class? Seriously. This lawyer needs his Tiger Woods PGA 2010 with motion control for his Nintendo Wii.
A [...]
How about some ethics?
You solemnly swear that you will do no falsehood, nor consent to any to be done in court, and, if you know of any to be done, you will give information thereof to the judges, or one of them, that it may be reformed; you will not wittingly or willingly promote, sue [...]
by Ryan McKeen
Effective July 1, 2009, the cost of litigating claims in Connecticut is going up:
1. the jury fee in civil actions, from $ 350 to $ 425;
2. the filing fee for bringing a case in the Superior Court, from (a) $ 225 to $ 300 and (b) from $ 120 to $ 175, for [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The best bargain for Connecticut residents in terms of resolving minor disputes are small claims courts.
Right now, for $35 and often not marshal fees a person can get their day in court before a magistrate.
The CT Law Tribune is reporting that the legislature is looking to raise the court entry fee to $60.
Even at $60 [...]
Had some friends over this weekend for a competitive game of “Apples to Apples.” Prior to their arrival, I made some popcorn - not the microwave kind. You see, I have an elaborate popcorn popper machine.
One of our guests says “hey, where did you get that totally cool, way awesome popcorn popper.”
My answer: Westlaw. You see in law [...]
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Obtaining briefs on issues is often a valuable and productive exercise in the practice of law.
A court decision informs readers of the result but briefs help litigants understand the process of how the result was achieved. A lawyer who reads a decision and reads briefs can understand what [...]
Yesterday, I wrote my blog entry and then headed to court.
I flipped on CNN in the car and heard an anchor say the the Plaintiff in the Stamford chimp attack case is suing for 50 million dollars! Evidently the good folks at CNN don’t read A Connecticut Law Blog. If they did, they would know that nobody has [...]
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