Connecticut Personal Injury Attorney Ryan McKeen writes about injury law and law practice management.
These are your laws. I can’t make this stuff up. Here’s how our legislature defines who is a skier: “Skier” shall include the following: …a person utilizing the passenger tramway whether or not that person is a skier, including riders on a passenger tramway operating during the nonskiing season. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 29-201(e)(2). Maybe … Read more
Jeff Ma maybe better known to you as Kevin Lewis from the book “Bringing Down the House” – one of my favorite books. If you haven’t read the book, Jeff Ma is a genius who has an amazing ability to exploit an opportunity when he sees one. He’s turned his attention away from counting cards … Read more
I receive daily reports of how you find my blog and which posts get read. Adverse possession in Connecticut is always near the top of both lists. Prior to starting this blog, I greatly underestimated the public’s interest in the topic. I find it to be a very fascinating area of law and I’m happy that you … Read more
L. Mark Hurley, 48, of Trumbull, who was a prosecutor in the Milford courthouse, pleaded no contest to two charges of first-degree larceny and one count of forgery in Superior Court in Middletown. Hartford Courant, 08/06/2008 Normally, I don’t blog about Connecticut criminal law. I prefer to leave that to Gideon at A Public Defender. … Read more
I think this question, above all other “legal questions” is one that I’m asked the most at family events, picnics, and get togethers. The answer: “yes.” No Connecticut law exempts lawyers from jury duty. I’ve been called.
Here’s one for the dog days of August. A Connecticut Superior Court has ruled that a plaintiff was not tormenting the defendant’s dog when the plaintiff was riding his bike in circles in front of the defendant’s house. Moreno v. Edgar (Doc. No. CV07-5004312S)(Alvord J. 2008). Here’s a quick summary of Connecticut dog bite law. Suffice … Read more
I recently had the opportunity to interview State Senate Candidate George Colli. George is running to represent Connecticut’s 7th Senatorial District (Somers, Enfield, Suffield, Windsor Locks, Windsor, East Granby, and Granby). This is a law blog and not a political blog but there’s certainly an overlap seeing how lawmakers make laws which is why I’ve asked George questions related … Read more
Connecticut’s tough new teen driving laws have gone into effect. The laws have some teeth as most offenses result in mandatory suspensions. Don’t even think about driving with a suspended license as it may put you in the fast lane to jail. When I interned at the State’s Attorneys Office in law school, part of … Read more
I deny all rumors that Theo is consulting with me regarding the Manny Ramirez situation (bye Manny). Sometimes the practice of law gets in the way of blogging and this is one of those times. I originally posted this in early January. Given all that’s going on in Boston today, I figured it was appropriate … Read more
Inspired by Gideon who has some interesting readers of his own. Here’s just a few of the search terms that brought you to my blog in July: death from bar exam chicken foul game john maples why can people be evicted for being a nuisance when cats attack dogs i have a lawsuit and the defendant … Read more