“So in Connecticut, it is easy to fire someone for any reason or no reason at all and difficult to evict someone for a good reason. No wonder our state has problems.” –A recently unemployed landlord. This came to me via email and is published with the author’s permission. The statement is not a legal … Read more
by Ryan McKeen 1/26/2009 I’m happy to announce that A Connecticut Law Blog is launching a CT Legal Events page. I’m sure I won’t get them all but if you are reading this and are hosting an event drop me an email at rmckeen@lttnlaw.net . I’ll be happy to add your event to the page. You’ll notice a … Read more
It seems there’s the economy doesn’t impact Red Sox fans. The Sox sold out the season yesterday. I found this video and it was too good not to post. Enjoy. Billy from Ohio will always be a Yankee to me.
Connecticut Representative Andrew Fleischmann first came to my attention when he introduced a bill that would require movie theaters to publicize the actual start times of movies. No more waiting through a seemingly endless string of commercials. In these tough economic times, Connecticut residents are scrutinizing every dollar they spend. Even on important things like … Read more
By Ryan C. McKeen Connecticut General Statutes Section 1-4 is one of the more interesting statutes on the books. Check this out: When any such holiday, except holidays in January and December, occurs on a school day, each local and regional board of education may close the public schools under its jurisdiction for such day or … Read more
by Ryan McKeen Learning from the little things. I’ve been doing a lot of reflecting on litigation and with good reason. Other than a real estate closing, forming a company, or doing an estate plan – it’s most of what I do. A few weeks back, I was involved in a small dispute between a … Read more
By Ryan McKeen What’s in a name? – William Shakespeare Connecticut General Statute Section 1-4 designates the first Monday occurring on or after January 15th as “Martin Luther King Day.” I think the legislature intended to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. and not his father Martin Luther King, Sr. but I could be wrong. The Federal … Read more
Last May, I had a nightmare. In my dream it was mid-January. It was one of those dreams that you have on a Thursday night and you think it’s Monday. January is the coldest, darkest, and hands down the worst time of year in New England. I hate January. It’s always darkest before dawn and … Read more
I have a stupid cell phone. All it does is make calls, text (no fancy keyboard) and provides me with some sort of limited internet which isn’t worth the cost. Truth be told, I don’t use my cell phone that much. Sure it’s useful when I need it but if I think about it, I don’t … Read more