Connecticut Personal Injury Attorney Ryan McKeen writes about injury law and law practice management.
It’s hard being a landlord in Connecticut. One of the grounds to evict a tenant in Connecticut is “serious nuisance.” A serious nuisance is defined as conduct which presents an immediate and serious danger to the safety of other tenants or the landlord. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 47a-15. Do you think the following constitutes a … Read more
This past weekend my brother got married. I send out a heartfelt congratulations to both my brother and my sister in law. They’ve been married for all of 2 days and they will be married for at least 90 more. In Connecticut, a judgment of dissolution cannot be granted earlier than 90 days after the return … Read more
Is Marlborough in Hartford, New London, Tolland or Middlesex County? These are the practical issues Connecticut attorneys wrestle with each and every day. I have this map of Connecticut Towns and Counties saved to my favorite webpages. About a dozen times a year, I look up where a town is and what county it’s in. Marlbourogh is in … Read more
Does technology really make our lives easier? I think the answer is yes but sometimes I wonder. I have a hunch how some of the lawyers involved in a sex discrimination case against General Electric would answer the question. The Connecticut Law Tribune has this story (free online) about how plaintiff’s counsel thought they had … Read more
This weekend I was flipping through my copy of “The Curmudgeon’s Guide to Practicing Law.” This book is a must read for any law student or young associate. I was reading the chapter in the book when the Curmudgeon discusses manners and technology. The Curmudgeon rails against people who don’t repeat their names and phone numbers in … Read more
Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 designates the last Monday in May as Memorial Day or Decoration Day. Connecticut has a statute on nearly everything and eventually I’ll blog about them all. This blog is made possible by the right to free speech. Freedom of speech would not exist, but for, the men and women who have given their lives in service of Country. … Read more
Baltimore? Perhaps better known around here as the home of Fenway South. I know this is a Connecticut Law Blog, but like you, I’ve got my eyes set on the long weekend. As far as maintaining a blog, sometimes you need some low hanging fruit. This certainly qualifies as such. Baltimore Judge Bruce Lamdin was … Read more
Non-lawyers cannot bring camera phones or other digital recording devices into Connecticut’s court buildings. Lawyers can obtain a Judicial Branch ID Card that allows the lawyer to bring a digital recording device into a court building. This is done only after the lawyer takes a written oath that he or she will not use a digital recording device in court. … Read more
If I was writing an opinion for the Connecticut Supreme Court in Kerrigan it would not be 172 pages as was the California Supreme Court’s landmark ruling. It would be short and read something like this: The Connecticut Constitution requires that: “All men when they form a social compact, are equal in rights; and no man or … Read more
A Connecticut Law blog asks “what’s in a name” as Connecticut’s Supreme Court tackles the issue of gay marriage in light of the California Supreme Court’s ruling in the case of In re Marriage Cases.