by Ryan McKeen Above The Law, Volokh Conspiracy, and A Connecticut Law Blog?!?!?! What do we have in common? All of us were selected as ABA Journal Blawg 100 a list that the ABA Journal claims contains the best legal blogs of the year. The gold standard in geek! I was surprised when the list came … Read more
by Ryan McKeen The debate on improving Connecticut’s economy often focuses on taxes and spending. The discussions often focus on raise this rate, cut that one, add this fee and eliminate that fee. I’m not an economist. I don’t pretend to have the answers to the complex financial mess we find ourselves in. What I … Read more
by Ryan C. McKeen We’re a state so rich in law that we’ve had a 24 day trial about turkey preparation that resulted in an appeal to the Supreme Court. State of Connecticut v. John R. Gerich. 138 Conn. 292, (1951). (I love Google Scholar). In State v. Gerich, Our Court explained the intricacies of … Read more
by Ryan C. McKeen In Connecticut, Turkeys are game birds. Why does this matter? Because no person can take or destroy any nest or egg of a game bird. Conn. Gen. Stat. Sec. 26-92. So the next time you’re out for a hike and stumble on some turkey eggs or a turkey nest you should … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Connecticut has no official celebration of turkey laws. Blawg “experts” often write self serving posts on how a lawyer looking to start a “blawg” should find a niche and perform a google search to see who if any other blawgers occupy that niche. Blah, blah, blah…. Gobble, gobble, gobble I looked around … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Our court system is outstanding. Earlier this week, I wrote this post where I was a little critical of an instance where a clerk told my client to fill out an answer after filing an appearance. Yesterday, my phone rang. It was the Judicial Branch. They had read my post and wanted … Read more
HARTFORD – Attorney General-elect George Jepsen thanked Martha Dean, his former Republican challenger, for her telephone call today to acknowledge his election victory and to say that she was dropping any legal challenge to his eligibility to serve. In a press release and Twitter message on her website, Dean said she would not pursue a … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Clerks are the lifeblood of any court. Connecticut has many outstanding court clerks who organize and operate our courts in an effective manner. In doing their jobs, they provide an outstanding service to the state. But I have a little bone to pick… Last week I met with a client. The return … Read more
by Ryan McKeen A Connecticut Superior court has held that CT’s Home Improvement Act applies to contracts with condominium associations. Bridgeport Garden Apartment, Inc. v. Villa Gesell Construction, LLC (Cocco, JTR). CT’s home improvement act is broad in scope, provides powerful protections to homeowners, and imposes significant obligations on contractors. This case is interesting. Most … Read more
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