Publications

DEEP Finalizes Release-Based Cleanup Regulations: What Property Owners Need to Know

Connecticut Cannabis 2025: Key Legislative Changes

Brownfield Projects Receive a Critical Carve-Out from Connecticut’s Prevailing Wage Laws

Lessons from Lincoln on Defending the Rule of Law

An Interview with Chief Justice Mullins and His Vision of Judicial Independence

AI Technology Presents Opportunities, and Legal Pitfalls, for Restaurant Industry

The Rules Governing Irrevocable Trusts Are Changing

A Practical Guide to the Connecticut Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act

Avoiding Legal Exposure When Terminating Employees for Performance

IRS Announces HSA and HDHP Dollar Limits for 2026

The Impact of Natural Disasters on Municipal Financing and Disclosure

10 Key Dos and Don’ts for Direct Primary Care

Show Me the Money: When and How You Can Recover Attorney’s Fees Following a Successful Appeal

Why Marriage May Be the Most Important Business Decision You Make

Isabelle Bibet-Kalinyak and Ryan O'Donnell Share Immigration Best Practices for Hotels

Kelly Scott Shares Cautionary Insights on Social Media Use During Divorce

HR Meets AI

Practice Book Changes for 2025

FinCEN Eliminates BOI Reporting for U.S. Companies under the Corporate Transparency Act

Is a Civil Rights Lawsuit by Private Parties a Means to Enforce a Federal Free Choice of Medicaid Provider Provision? A Spending Clause Case with Abortion in the Background

Ten Immigration Compliance Tips for Health Care Providers and Businesses

2025 Ohio Maximum Fees for Copying Medical Records

Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Enforcement Paused Yet Again 

Investing in Justice Preserves the Rule of Law and Protects the Independence of the Court

The Corporate Transparency Act is Back (For Now): Texas Court Lifts Final Nationwide Injunction Against the CTA

Jurisdiction 101: Connecticut Supreme Court Hands Down Win For Taxpayers

PURA Opens Investigation Into Interconnection Process Modifications

Petitioning for De Facto Parentage

Significant 2024 Connecticut Health Care Case Law

What Landlords and Cannabis Operators Need to Consider When Negotiating a Lease

Despite Supreme Court Granting Stay, CTA Enforcement Remains Paused

Transfer Act and PFAS: Two Issues to Watch in 2025 for the Commercial Real Estate Industry

Does CT Have a Zero Carbon Energy Future? Yes.

Decanting Isn’t Just for Wine Anymore – The Connecticut Uniform Trust Decanting Act

Final Solar PV Uniform Capacity Tax Study Released

Nationwide Injunction Halting Enforcement of CTA Reinstated

Corporate Transparency Act Enforcement Resumes with Extended Deadlines

Fortifying the Rule of Law with Civil Engagement Spearheaded by Lawyers

FinCEN Appeals Nationwide Injunction Against Corporate Transparency Act: Ruling Expected by December 27, 2024 

Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Temporarily Halts Enforcement of Corporate Transparency Act and CTA Reporting Requirements

Connecticut Health Care Laws Effective January 1, 2025

Innovative Retailers Adapt Amidst Closures and Downsizing

New Dollar Limits Applicable to Retirement Plans for 2025

Six Tips for a Successful Mediation

The Corporate Transparency Act: End of Year Deadlines are Approaching

Substantially Increased Medicare Benefits For Prescription Drugs in 2025 – What You Need to Know

Recently Passed Legislation Creates Opportunities to Meet CT’s Changing Energy Needs 

Forever Chemicals Present Significant Challenges for Commercial Real Estate

Common Questions About the Automatic Orders in Divorce

Upcoming 2024 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Mediating Complex Multi-Party Disputes

Connecticut Health Care Laws Effective October 1

Streamlining Complex Mediations Requires Realism and a Roadmap

Preparing to Fail at Mediation May Be the Best Way to Succeed

Leading Forward: Key Goals for My Term as CBA President

The Corporate Transparency Act: Why Compliance Is Crucial for Business Owners

High Steaks: Don’t Get Cooked by Ignoring Your Employee Handbook

Developments from the 2024 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Schools (and Public Employers)

Prospective Client Intake: Learn Enough, But Not Too Much

It’s Not Spam: Why Your Retirement Plan Vendor May Be Trying to Get Your Attention (and Why You Should Respond)

Important Lease Concepts Restaurateurs Should Know

Major Changes in Connecticut Cannabis Laws for 2024: What You Need to Know

Prep for Noncompete Ban

New 2024 Connecticut Cannabis Laws: Impacts on Disproportionately Impacted Area (DIA) Cultivators and Conversion to a Micro-Cultivator

The Corporate Transparency Act and its Application to Estates and Trusts: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Location, Location, Location: Connecticut Legislature Clarifies Venue Rules

Time to Go Pro Bono: Representing the Underrepresented

Legal Risks of Your Schools' Social Platforms

The Future of Construction Law in the Age of AI

Corporate Transparency Act Deemed Unconstitutional in Narrow Alabama District Court Decision

How Restaurants Can Prevent Unionization with Transparency

CT DEEP Issues RFP for Energy Storage Projects: Bids Due April 18, 2024

New Dollar Limits Applicable to Retirement Plans for 2024

Tax Tips for Small Businesses and Freelancers

When to Request Non-Financial Terms at Mediation

Time to Go Pro Bono: Thank You

Business Succession Planning is Estate Planning

Arbitrations May Save Time, Money and Distress in Divorce Proceedings

Significant 2023 Connecticut Health Care Case Law 

What to Do If You Disagree with Your FY2024 Massachusetts Assessment

What All Municipal Bond Issuers Should Know About Cybersecurity Risk Disclosure in 2024

Ringing in 2024 with Updates on Estate and Gift Taxes

The Art of Mediation: Six Steps to Sussing Out the Subtitles

CT Will Need a Lot More (Green) Juice to Achieve Clean Energy Goals

CT DEEP Releases Draft Release-based Cleanup Regulations to Working Group for Review, Comments Due February 6, 2024

Farmers, Like Other Business Owners, Need to Include Succession Planning in Their Estate Plans

"Are Your District's Social Media Accounts a Ticking Legal Time Bomb?" Article by Zachary D. Schurin Appears in CABE Journal

Pre and Postnuptial Agreements

Do You Know Who Your Children Are? How the Connecticut Parentage Act Affects Estate Planning

'Tis the Season for Charitable Giving Through Donor Advised Funds

Connecticut's Fairfield Judicial District to Officially Become the Bridgeport Judicial District

A Comprehensive Guide

The New Corporate Transparency Act Takes Effect January 1, 2024: Make Sure That You and Your Company are in Compliance

2023 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

I Filed An Appeal. Is There A Stay? (And What Does That Mean?)

Misadventures in ChatGPT: Lessons Learned

Non-Antitrust Lawyers Beware!

Pro Bono Service - Why Serve?

Connecticut Libraries and the Need for Policies Governing Collection Policies and Book Challenges

The Risks of AI for Law Firms and Their Business Clients

Connecticut's Highly-Anticipated Canna-Business Revolving Loan Fund is Launched: Informational Webinars this Week

DEEP Issues Draft Guidance on Siting Solar Projects on Agricultural Lands: Virtual Public Meeting on August 16; Written Comments Accepted through August 30

Developments from the 2023 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Public Schools

Connecticut Supreme Court Rules that New Homestead Law Applies to Protect up to $250,000 in Equity in a Home from Debts Incurred Prior to Act’s Effective Date

Disproportionately Impacted Area Map Update 

Connecticut Comptroller Using a Survey to Solicit Information from Municipalities Regarding Retirement Plans

MyCTSavings:  August 31, 2023, Deadline for Connecticut Employers Should You Be Concerned?

The State of Connecticut Wants Information About Your Retirement Plans by September 1, 2023

Misadventures in ChatGPT: Lessons Learned

Understanding Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts and Their Tax Benefits in Estate Planning

Legacy Planning for the Farm and Agriculture Community

Working from Home in a Former Office: Office Space to Residential Conversion

Remote and Cross-Border Law: Practice in Connecticut and Beyond

Telehealth: Traps For The Unwary Health Care Practitioner

Putting the "Green" in Renewable Energy at Cannabis Grow Facilities

Hidden Terms Best Uncovered with Thorough Diligence

Effective Immediately, Connecticut Siting Council Requires Photographic Documentation 

Why Mediate a Land Use Dispute?

Outsourcing of Property Tax Assessment, Collection Functions Raises Problems in Northeast

How Landlords, Tenants Can Navigate The Commercial Market

Amid Price Swings, Best Practices are Key for Municipal Construction

Congress Enacts Statute Exempting “M&A Brokers” From Registration as Brokers or Dealers

The Commercial Conundrum

Construction Attorney Thomas Lambert Provides Insight on Making Municipal Construction Projects Successful

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Delaware Bankruptcy Court Approves Trustee's Use of Prejudgment Asset Freeze Injunction in Fraudulent Transfer Case

Significant 2022 Connecticut Health Law Cases

The Supreme Court on Family Law During the Past Decade

Emerging Questions for Connecticut’s Employee Free Speech Statute

2022 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

All Tricks, No Treats: 250,000 Reasons Why Employers Must Act Quickly to Comply with NYC’s New Salary Transparency Law by November 1

Five Tips for Municipalities to Keep in Mind When Embarking on Construction Projects

How to Effectively Use Noncompetes in a Tight Labor Market

Developments from the 2022 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Independent Schools

Estate Planning for Digital Assets

The Pros and Cons of Arbitration Agreements

I Missed the Appeal Period.  What Do I Do?  Filing a Late Appeal

Interstate Medical Licensure Compact and PSYPACT To Debut in Connecticut: New Laws Meant to Streamline Physician Licensure and Broaden Mental Health Access

Hartford Business Journal Interviews Zachary T. Zeid on Employers Stance on Return to Work 

Developments from the 2022 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Public Schools (and Public Employers)

How Do I Get More Time to File My Appeal?

Family Law Attorney Kelly Scott Authors Article for Family Advocate

Suffolk University Law Review Publishes Article Co-Authored by Dana M. Hrelic on Unequal Protection Within United States Territories 

Voluntary Disclosure of a Communication with Counsel: The Connecticut Appellate Court Recognizes “Subject Matter” Waiver

When Can I File an Appeal?

Megan Y. Carannante and Zachary Zeid Address Employers' Obligations Beginning July 1 Regarding Recreational Cannabis 

Connecticut Bankruptcy Courts Rule That New Homestead Act Applies Retroactively to Claims Arising Before Act’s Effective Date

Updates on the Connecticut Adult-Use Cannabis Application Process and Legislation

newhavenBIZ Features Russell Anderson's Article on Privacy Law

James T. Shearin Authors Article for CT Lawyer on Business Dispute Mediation

What You Need to Know About Conservatorships in Connecticut

Extension for Issuance of 30-Year Municipal Bonds

General Assembly Adopts Revaluation Delay Bill

Solicitation of Potential Clients by a Law Firm’s Employees or Agents

IRS Cost of Living Adjusted Dollar Limits Applicable to Retirement Plans for 2022

How to Get a Cannabis License in Connecticut

SEC Clarifies Income Eligibility Requirements for CT Cannabis Social Equity Applicants 

Top 10 Connecticut Health Law Cases for 2021

Connecticut DCP & SEC to Present February 16 Webinar on Cannabis License Applications

Tips for Completing Your CT Cannabis License Application

Early-Stage Corporate Decisions Create Later-Stage Consequences

It May Be Wise To Consider Whether To Appeal Your Assessment

Connecticut DEEP Announces a New Comprehensive Energy Strategy For 2022

Don’t Just Leave Leave Alone: Whether You Have 1 Employee or 100, Private Employers Must Act Quickly to Comply with Changes to Connecticut’s Family and Medical Leave Law

What Now? Estate Planning in 2022

A Thirteen-Year-Old, Catastrophic Injuries, Medicaid and a Fight Over a Lawsuit Settlement

10 M&A Trends Gleaned from the 2020 – 2021 ABA Deal Points Study

Why Employers Should Be Prepared to Comply With OSHA’s Vaccination Mandate

3 New Employment Laws CT Employers Must Know About in 2022

CDC Modifies Guidance on Isolation and Quarantine

Connecticut DCP Clarifies that Municipalities with Fewer than 25,000 Residents Can Host One Licensed Retail Cannabis Facility and One Micro Cultivation Facility

CT Businesses Have Tools to Fight Rising Energy Costs

Funding Opportunity Available Through the DECD Under the CT Communities Challenge Grant Program

Increased Investor & Rating Agency Interest in Cybersecurity and Climate Change Disclosure in Municipal Bond Issuances

Appealing from the Remote Environment

Due Diligence in Home Health M&A Transactions

Dealing with Religious Objections to Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements: The EEOC Issues Clarifying Technical Assistance for Employers

A Critical Warning to Federal Contractors and Subcontractors with Unvaccinated Employees: Time is Running Out to Comply with President Biden’s Vaccination Mandate

Cautionary Tales from the ‘Kraken’ Litigation Sanctions Ruling

Manufacturing Updates - Fall 2021

Bonding Off Mechanic's Liens:  Not Just for Property Owners

Responding to EPA or State Environmental Investigations

Balancing the Vaccination Equation: Frequently Asked Questions About COVID-19 Vaccines in the Workplace

An Overview of Data Privacy and Protection Laws for Manufacturers

Upcoming 2021 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut & Other Important Property Tax Deadlines for Manufacturers

New Connecticut State Laws Affecting Hospitals and Health Care Providers

Proposed Tax Law Changes Impacting Estate and Gift Taxes

Why a Charitable Lead Trust is an Attractive Gift Vehicle

House Ways and Means Committee Proposes Expansion of Affordable Housing Financing Incentives in the Reconciliation Package

COBRA Update: Final COBRA Subsidy Termination Notices Now Due

Update on the Reconciliation Package: Municipal Bonding Priorities

Ready or Not:  What Employers Need to Know About the Biden Administration's Upcoming Vaccination and Testing Requirements

Upcoming 2021 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

What Commercial Borrowers Need to Know About LIBOR Sunset, SOFR, BSBY and AMERIBOR

Clarity for a Budding Industry: Connecticut Cannabis Social Equity Council Identifies Disproportionately Impacted Areas

Summer 2021 - Inclusion Insights

New Land Use and Zoning Legislation Affects Every Connecticut Municipality

The Enforceability of Arbitration Provisions in Law Firm Engagement Agreements

Developments from the 2021 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly Affecting Public Schools

Best Practices for Employers to Address Recreational Cannabis

FICA Replacement Plans for Public Employers

Beneficiary Designated Property: A Trap for the Unwary

Recreational Cannabis is Legal in Connecticut: What to Know about Getting into the Business

Our Virtual Reality: Facing the Constitutional Dimensions of Virtual Family Court

A Summary of Pullman & Comley Advisories on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

UConn’s Connecticut Brownfields Initiative to Provide Support to Municipal Entities and Others Who Are Seeking EPA Brownfield Assessment and Cleanup Grants

Top 3 Tax Considerations for Business Owners in the American Jobs Plan and American Families Plan

CT Property Owners with Recorded Environmental Use Restrictions Subject to New Obligations

Manufacturing Updates - Spring 2021

Repurposing New Life to Struggling Retail Centers

Protecting a Company’s Most Valuable Assets:  Its Trade Secrets, Employees and Customers

Groundbreaking News - Spring 2021

The Who, When and Why of Using Experts in Contested Custody Cases

Litigation Funding for Bankruptcy Litigation Gets a Boost from Recent Appellate Decisions 

Analysis of Selected 2020 Changes in Connecticut Law Governing Business Entities

Electronic Signatures: The New Normal Amidst Remote Work

Repurposing Connecticut's Commercial Real Estate Market in the Wake of COVID-19

Battle of the Forms

Top Five (5) Concerns Selling or Acquiring an Entity with Government Contracts

Executive Order 10E and the Municipal Budget Process in 2021: Similar (But Not Quite Back) to "Normal"

Did You Know?  The American Rescue Plan Act Includes a Mandatory COBRA Subsidy Provision that Imposes New Obligations on Employers

Information Blocking FAQs – The April 5th Implementation Deadline Has Passed; What Providers Need to Know

"No poach" Indictment Serves as Reminder for Competitors

Native American Mascots: An Emerging Legal Landscape

Notes From the Judge: Keys to a Successful Mediation

Could a Catastrophic Blackout Like the One in Texas Happen in Connecticut?

Are You a Hospital or Health Care System with No Poach Agreements?

ABA Ethics Committee Weighs in on Practicing Law Virtually

The New Information Blocking Rules:  Preventing Harm Exception and Test Result

Could the Plot Lines of "I Care A Lot" and "#FreeBritney" be Repeated in Connecticut?

Four Key Estate Planning Issues We're Following in 2021

Is Now the Time to Buy or Sell? A Transactional Primer for Home Health Agencies

The New Information Blocking Rules:  What Providers Need to Know Before the April 5 Deadline

Newsflash: Connecticut Remediation Regulations Published and Effective as of February 16, 2021

Challenges to New Real Estate Revaluation Assessments Are Now Due

ABA Weighs in on Lawyer Responses to Negative Online Reviews

The NRA's Chapter 11 Filing Takes Aim at the State of New York: Is it off Target?

What’s New this Week with PPP Loans?

Competitor "No Poach Agreements" Can Lead to Criminal Prosecutions, Fines and Jail Time

A Brave New World of Commercial Leasing

New Bankruptcy Relief Provisions Brought to You by the 2021 Federal Appropriations Act

Governor Lamont Restores Municipal Tax Relief Programs for January 2021

Connecticut DEEP Releases Draft 2020 Integrated Resources Plan

Recent Changes to CDC Guidance May Allow Employers to Safely Return Employees Exposed to COVID-19 to Work in Fewer Than 14 Days

December 2020 - Inclusion Insights

What You Need to Know Now About the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Act

The Connecticut Supreme Court Expands Test for Insurer’s Duty to Defend an Insured Contractor

Bar Leadership During a Time of Crisis

Are Eligible PPP Expenses Deductible? IRS vs. Congress?

It's 2020: New York Federal Court Holds That New Title IX Regulations Apply Retroactively

Executive Order 9L Extends All CT Executive Orders Until February 2021

Good News for Owners of Connecticut Pass-Through Entities

LIBOR No More: Transition Creates Challenges

Alternative Dispute Resolution Mock Mediation of Commercial Landlord and Tenant Dispute

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2021 Applicable to Retirement Plans

Connecticut CARES Small Business Grant Program Created to Help Small Businesses and Non-Profits Recover from Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic  

Can a Lease Terminated Under State Law be Revived in the Tenant's Bankruptcy?

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Set to Re-Issue Lapsed Stormwater Permit for Construction Activities

SBA Issues Guidance on Change of Ownership Transactions and PPP Loans

Succession Planning for the Successful Family Business in 2020

Redefining "Class A" Office Buildings in the Age of COVID

SBA and Treasury Provide Relief to Small Borrowers

The Connecticut General Assembly Puts the First Nail in the Transfer Act’s Coffin: Connecticut to Adopt New Release-Based Remediation Program, but There is Still Much Work to be Done

IRS Confirms PPP Loan Forgiveness Not Taxable

Just 9 (Not 10) Tips to Assist You in Obtaining PPP Loan Forgiveness

DEEP's Proposed Release Reporting Regulations Now Ready for Comment

Governor Lamont Extends Executive Orders through November 9, 2020

Question to Ask for Next Coronavirus Surge: Are Your Triage Protocols in Compliance with OCR Guidance?

Governor Lamont Declares Continuing State of Emergency, Extends Executive Emergency Powers Through February 9, 2021

Connecticut Remediation Program Changes are Proposed

Executions On Commercial Evictions and Limited Residential Evictions Can Proceed Starting September 2, 2020

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7OOO dated August 21, 2020 Extends Eviction Moratorium to October 1, 2020 and Increases Funding for Housing Assistance Programs

MA Property Tax Alert: What to Do If You Disagree with Your FY2021 Assessment

Upcoming 2020 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

COVID-19 and Your Retirement Account: Time to Explore Distribution Opportunities?

Southern District of New York’s Decision to Invalidate Health Care Provider Exclusion and Work Availability Requirement of FFCRA May Have Implications for Connecticut

High Transfer Tax Exemptions and Low Interest Rates Create Numerous Estate Planning Opportunities

Federal Reserve Board Expands Main Street Lending Program to Provide Loans for Nonprofit Organizations

Rollover Deadline Extended for Required Minimum Distributions from Retirement Accounts Waived Under the CARES Act

Colleges as Courtrooms? How Administrators Can Adjust to New Title IX Regs

Governor Lamont Extends Eviction Moratorium and Provides Additional Relief to Tenants

New SEVP Rule Bars F-1 and M-1 Students from Online Programs in the U.S.

IRS Permits RMD Rollovers Until August 31, 2020

Suburban Hubs Offer Possible Solution to Office Re-openings

Family Court Judges To Hold Virtual (Video) Family Court Hearings Beginning June 24

Revised Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Standards Require Municipal Police Departments to Immediately Amend Their Use of Force Policies

The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act – A Happily Ever After?

Governor Lamont Orders Mandatory COVID-19 Testing of All Nursing Home and Assisted Living Agency Employees

How Commercial Landlords, Tenants Can Reach COVID-19 Compromises

One Size Doesn’t Fit All: New EEOC Guidance Cautions Employers to Take an Individualized Approach in Returning ‘At-Risk’ Employees to Work in the Wake of COVID-19

Broker Beware: As Volatile Market Customer Arbitrations Spike, Who is Looking Out for Your BrokerCheck® Reporting Record?

Nonstock Corporations Alert: Remote Membership Meetings Permitted

Connecticut’s Acting DPH Commissioner Walks Back One of Predecessor’s Final Orders

Main Street Lending Program:  Summary as of May 20, 2020

The COVID-19 Telehealth Boom Might be Here to Stay, but HIPAA Flexibility Might Not

The Latest: Executive Order 700 and the Rescheduling of Certain Local Elections and Appointments

Billing Clients: An Ethical and Best Practices Primer for Family Law Practitioners

All in on Al Fresco? What Municipalities Need to Consider as Connecticut Moves to Expand Outside Dining Under COVID-19 Executive Order 7MM

Paycheck Protection Program Frequently Asked Question 46: “How Will SBA Review Borrowers’ Required Good-Faith Certification Concerning the Necessity of Their Loan Request?”

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7JJ Permits Certain Municipal Non-Budgetary Actions Without In-Person Voting if the Actions are Deemed Essential

Paycheck Protection Program Loans Explained: Some Frequently Asked Questions

Federal Reserve Board Changes Some Loan Terms and Issues New Requirements for the Main Street Lending Program 

April 2020 – Inclusion Insights

My Business is Using Less Power Due to COVID-19; Why is My Electric Bill So High? Things You Can Do to Lower Your Bill

Telemedicine-Medicaid Billing and Compliance: Not Just a Matter of Picking Up the Phone

Bankruptcy Court Overrides SBA’s Prohibition Against Extending PPP Loans to Companies in Bankruptcy

More Money for Hospitals and Other COVID-19 Caregivers:  Federal Provider Relief Fund Replenished and Disbursement Begins

Connecticut Allows New Telehealth Capabilities and Further Expands Clinical Workforce in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7CC Expands Application of a Municipality’s Ability to Authorize Actions Without In-Person Voting

Provisions Made for Divorce Without Court Appearance – Governor Lamont’s Executive Order No. 7CC

What Happens to My Family Law Case During the COVID-19 Crisis?

The CARES Act and the Expansion of Charitable Contribution Deductions for Individuals and Corporations

Speaker at Zoning Commission Hearing Enjoys Same Free Speech Protections as if at Trial Before a Court

Executive Order 7W Extends Tax Relief Programs to Quasi-Municipal Corporations and Revises Tax Relief Time Periods

Update On Connecticut Property Tax Relief Measures Amid COVID-19 Public Health Crisis

Federal Reserve Board Releases Details About Its Previously Announced Main Street Lending Program 

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7X dated 04-10-2020 Addresses Evictions and Real Estate Proceedings During COVID-19 Crisis

Co-parenting During the Pandemic: Here’s What Parents Need to Know

The CARES Act Provides Some Financial Relief for Health Care Providers

April 3, 2020 Act Provides Massachusetts Municipalities Option to Offer Property Tax Relief During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis  

Executive Order Limiting Liability for Connecticut Providers Responding to COVID-19 Grants Protections for Health Care Professionals and Hospitals Grappling With Pandemic

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order 7S Contains Critical Information Relating to Collection of Property Taxes

EPA Announces Policy of Enforcement Discretion for Compliance with Pollution Control Requirements Affected by COVID-19 Outbreak

Connecticut Governor Lamont Issues Executive Order 7S Providing for Property Tax Relief

What Landlords, Tenants, and Lenders All Want from SNDAs

Update on Executive Orders on Remote Notarization

Landlords and Tenants Under Stress: Negotiated Resolutions May Offer Relief

Negative Online Reviews: Pause and Think Before You Respond

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Announces New Temporary Enforcement Policy During COVID-19 Outbreak

Economic Relief is on its Way Following COVID-19 Damage

Company How To: Maintaining Environmental Enforcement Compliance

PURA Issues Shut-Off Moratorium for Connecticut's Residential and Commercial Customers

Order 7I

CARES Act Coronavirus-Related Distributions:  What Are They and Are They Mandatory?

CARES Act Expands Participant Loan Provisions and Waives RMD for 2020 and Waives RMD for 2020

The Impact of the Coronavirus Shutdown on Alimony and Child Support Orders

Summary of Terms for SBA Loans in Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES” Act)

CARES Act Expands Debt Limitations to Allow More Businesses to Qualify for Relief Under the Small Business Reorganization Act

Public Sector Collective Bargaining in the Time of COVID-19

401(k) Plan Mid-Year Reduction or Suspension of Safe Harbor Contributions:  What Can Employers Do?

An Overview of the Connecticut Department of Economic Community Development's (DECD) Small Business Express Recovery Bridge Loan Program

Connecticut Rules Committee Suspends Time Requirements Concerning Custody and Visitation for Minor Children

Lawyer Obligations in the Time of COVID-19

Massachusetts Appellate Tax Board and Supreme Judicial Court Updates in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Rules Committee Changes to Practice Book Deadlines

Governor Lamont Suspends Statutes of Limitations in Connecticut in Executive Order 7G

Potential New Restrictions on Siting Green Energy Projects

Summary of Extensions of Time to File Connecticut Tax Returns and Pay Taxes

If COVID-19 Caused You to Stop or Curtail Operations, Check Your Policy for Crisis Management Coverage

Connecticut's Governor Issues Executive Order Addressing Property Tax Deadlines and Procedures

Governor Lamont’s Executive Order No. 7I Offers Local Budget and Deadline Clarification Amidst COVID-19

DECD Guidance on Connecticut Governor's Executive Order 7H

Does the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Allow Reliance On Your Contract’s Force Majeure Provision?  The Language Matters

The Effect of a Government-Ordered Shutdown on Contractual Performance

Connecticut Further Expands Coverage of Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

IRS Extends Individual Tax Filing Deadline to July 15, 2020

UPDATE: What Will the "Families First Coronavirus Response Act" Mean for Employers?

Steps Landlords and Property Owners Can Take to Respond to Challenges of COVID-19

When Bankruptcy Can Save a Property from a Connecticut Mortgage Foreclosure: Timing is Everything

Novel Coronavirus Hastens the Expansion of Remote Care in Connecticut

You've Been Ordered to Close Your Business to Prevent the Spread of the COVID-19 Virus.  Could that be Covered by Your Insurance?

Federal Income Tax Payment Date Extended

SBA Offers Disaster Relief Loans in Face of COVID-19

Connecticut Public Act 19-40: New Annual Report Filing Requirements

New Small Business Reorganization Act Makes It Easier For Small Businesses To Reorganize

Federal Family and Medical Leave Act and COVID-19

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 3, "Social Distancing" Edition

What if imperfections in elections are OK?

COVID-19: Key Issues and Responses for Employers

Is Connecticut Prepared for the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 2: “Be Careful What You Wish For” - The End of the Transfer Act?

Moving in the Right Direction: ABA Loosens Some Advertising Rules

Risk Managers' Alert: Ethical Obligations for Firms and Departing Lawyers

Recent SEC Guidance Raises Antifraud Liability Concerns for Issuers Making Statements to Investors

Health Law From the Courts: Review of 2019 Connecticut Case Law

2020 Environmental Legislative Update No. 1, "Stream of Consciousness" Edition

SECURE Act Modifies Retirement Plan Distribution Rules

Connecticut Governor Issues Executive Orders to Establish Statewide Healthcare Cost Growth and Quality Benchmarks

Cannabis: Can I Buy This?  The Current Legal Landscape for Connecticut’s Marijuana Industry and Predictions for 2020

The Case for Public and Academic Shared Libraries in Connecticut

The Case for Public and Academic Shared Libraries in Connecticut

New Retirement Distribution Rules Begin in 2020: Planning Considerations and Opportunities

2019 Connecticut Chapter of American Bar Association Property Tax Deskbook; Eminent Domain Compendium; Revaluations are on Their Way

Connecticut DEEP Intends to Reissue Stormwater General Permit with New Requirements for Solar Facilities – Public Information Session to be Held January 8, 2020

Certain Environmental Groups, and the Legislature, are the Biggest Obstacles to Renewable Energy

When Lawyers Depart Their Law Firms:  ABA Reminds Departing Lawyers and Their Law Firms of Their Ethical Obligations

Massachusetts Property Tax Alert: What To Do If You Disagree With Your Assessment

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2020 Applicable to Retirement Plans

First Circuit Holds that Parents' Payment of Tuition for an Adult Child Can Be Avoided as a Fraudulent Transfer

Best Practices for Municipal Retirement Plans

Lee D. Hoffman Profiled as One of The George Washington University Law School's Outstanding Alumni of the Past 50 Years 

“THAT'S NOT FAIR!” How Soto v. Bushmaster Changed the Interpretation of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act to Permit Claims by Parties Whom the Defendant Has Never Met 

Connecticut Business Owners Cautioned Regarding Certificates of Existence

United States Supreme Court Denies Cert. in Remington Arms Co. LLC v. Soto

Fall 2019 Municipal Revaluations Underway in Connecticut

The Dangers of Resolving Client Conflicts by 'Dropping the Hot Potato'

Website Scraping for Data Analytics Gets a "Like" in 9th Circuit hiQ v. LinkedIn case

Connecticut Moves to Protect Business Owners and Investors

Connecticut Colleges and Universities Should Develop Opioid Antagonist Policies Now So They Can Be Approved and in Place By January 2020 Deadline

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards: Background Concentration Edition

Waiver Of Penalties And Interest In Connection With 2018 Pass-Through Entity Tax

Appellate Court Notes:  Week of August 26, 2019

A Superior Court Judge Applies Soto v. Bushmaster Firearms International, LLC, 331 Conn. 53, 202 A.3d 262 (2019), to Conclude that the Absence of a Commercial Relationship did not Preclude a CUTPA Claim

Connecticut DEEP Seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Expansion of LEP Approval Authority, Part II: Groundwater Contamination

Connecticut DEEP Seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Expansion of LEP Approval Authority, Part I: Soil Contamination

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards – Groundwater VOC Volatilization Criteria and Transition Provisions

August 2019 – Inclusion Insights

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 5, 2019

Appellate Court Notes:  Week of August 5, 2019

Developments from the 2019 Session of the Connecticut General Assembly: New Laws Affecting the Schools (and Public Employers)

CT DEEP Provides Additional Guidance on Stormwater Requirements for the Construction of Solar Projects

Summer 2019 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

Give Up the Pretext: Reducing the TCPA Risk of Faxed Research Invitations Based on the Latest Court Cases

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards– Widespread Polluted Fill

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards–Pesticide Remediation

"Elevated Property Values in Florida" Published in

"The Tenant’s Assessment Appeal," Published in REFA-CT 2019 Winter Newsletter

Law Firm Risk Managers Alert: The Client Engagement Letter and the Dangers Of the “Accidental” Client

Common Sense, a Camel, and Further Discussion: Connecticut Amends the Transfer Act

“20 By '20”: Commissioner Dykes Announces DEEP’s New “20 By '20” Initiative at the 2019 CBIA Energy and Environment Conference… And Solicits the Public’s Input

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update, “Beaujolais Nouveau” Edition

Spring 2019 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 12

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 11

Connecticut’s DEEP Issues Draft Program Rules for New Statewide Shared Clean Energy Facility Program

Chance to recognize condemnation value rule lost

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 10

Groundbreaking News - Spring 2019

Connecticut Supreme Court vastly expands the scope of the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (“CUTPA”)

Edition 2019 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

February 2019: Inclusion Insights

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 9

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 7

2018 Round-Up: Key Connecticut Court Decisions Impacting Health Care Providers

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 6

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 8

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 5

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 4

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 3

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 2

2019 Connecticut Environmental Legislative Update No. 1

Lamont Energy Policy Committee Recommends “Green New Deal”

Opportunity Zone Benefits and Incentives for Developers, Promoters and Potential Investors

Connecticut LLC Entities: Beware of Tax Scam in Mail

Another Bankruptcy Court Weighs in on the Tuition Clawback Controversy

Are Notice and Comment Rule Making Required Before the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Can Adopt Policies Determining How It Will Compute a Component of a Hospital’s Disproportionate Share Reimbursement?

New Massachusetts Non-Compete Law and its Impact on Connecticut Employers

Client Consent to Future Conflicts Will Not Apply Where Disclosure is Inadequate

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2019 Applicable to Retirement Plans

Fall 2018 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

Out From under the Brick—A Long Road to a “New” Antitrust Remedy for Connecticut Consumers

Fall 2018 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

California Supreme Court Refuses to Enforce Law Firm Advance Conflict Waiver

Continuing Disclosure Rules Amended by SEC

Connecticut Public Utility Authority Approves Grandfathering of Net Metering After Feed-In Tariff Approval and Encourages Year 8 LREC/ZREC

Phase I Environmental Assessment Process(es) in Connecticut: Managing a State-Specific Approach to Achieve Transactional Objectives

Groundbreaking News - Fall 2018

Increase in U.S. Trustee Fees Takes a Heavy Toll on Midsized Debtors

Understanding Connecticut's Freedom of Information Act, Fifth Edition by Mark J. Sommaruga

Inclusion Insights: September 2018

Second Circuit Ruling Rejects Involuntary Bankruptcy Cases When Used for Debt Collection

Future Connecticut Estate Tax Still Unclear after Two New Public Acts

Inclusion Insights: July 2018

Developments From The 2018 Session of The Connecticut General Assembly: New Laws Affecting The Schools (and Public Employers)

United States Trustee Rebuked by New York Bankruptcy Judge for Objecting to Retention of Nine West Interim CEO

Connecticut District Court Applies Expansive Reading of “Fiduciary” in Determining Non-dischargeability of Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claim in Bankruptcy

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 18, 2018

Connecticut Bets on "Kill Quill" Camp with New Amazon Tax

ARE CONNECTICUT INCOME TAXES NOW TAX DEDUCTIBLE FOR THE OWNERS OF PASS-THROUGH ENTITIES?

Understanding Connecticut's FOIA

Connecticut 2018 Environmental Legislative Update: End of Session Wrap-Up Report

HUD Stance On Insurers’ Disparate Impact Liability May Shift

Connecticut Seeks a Part of the Wayfair Action

James T. Shearin and James Stewart honored at GBBA Annual Dinner

A Critical Law Firm Risk Management Story: Confirming The Client's Plan To Perform Tasks On Its Own

Spring 2018 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

Janus v/ AFSCME, Co. # 31 – A Brave New World for Connecticut’s Public-Sector Labor Unions?

2018 Environmental Legislative Update No. 5

2018 Environmental Legislative Update No. 6

2018 Environmental Legislative Update No. 4

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 29, 2018

For Some Insurance Claims, Plain Language Isn't Enough

Inclusion Insights: April 2018

Pullman Matrimonial Lawyers Convince the CT Supreme Court to Make Major Change Affecting the Finality of Judgments

2018 Environmental Legislative Update No. 3

What Might Wayfair Mean for Me? The Changing Landscape of State and Local Sales Taxes and Retroactivity Concerns

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 13, 2018

2018 Environmental Legislative Update No. 2

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 5, 2018

The Bankruptcy Bench and Bar Collaborate to Increase Pro Bono Bankruptcy Services

2018 Environmental Legislative Update No. 1

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 28, 2018

Gov. Malloy Announces Municipalities Can Begin Applying for Consideration as Opportunity Zones

ABA ETHICS OPINION CLARIFIES CONFIDENTIALITY DUTIES TO A FORMER CLIENT

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 19, 2018

Survival of the Electric Car Tax Credit

Limitation of Use of 1031 Exchanges Limit Nonrecognition of Gain

Winter 2018 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

Tax Reform Establishes Municipal Opportunity Zones for Investment

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts Provisions Apply to Colleges and Universities

Direct Path To Connecticut Insurer May Not Be The Shortest

New York Bankruptcy Courts Hold That a Debtor’s Failure to Make Postpetition Loan Payments is a Basis for Granting Relief from the Automatic Stay

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 29, 2018

2017 Round-Up: Key Decisions Affecting Connecticut Health Care Providers

LCD Members Collaborate to Talk the Diversity Talk and Walk the Diversity Walk

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR ANNUAL REPORT

CT CLE Credit Annual Registration Form Available January 2018

Inclusion Insights January 2018

IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2018 Applicable to Retirement Plans

Changes to Form ADV Just in Time for Annual Updating Amendments

Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies Take Note: Significant Changes in IRS Audit Procedures Take Effect January 1, 2018

Telehealth Opportunities Worth Watching in 2018

Fall 2017 Property Tax and Valuation Topics

Litigation Remains an Obstacle to Online Insurance Sales

Inclusion Insights October 2017

Prepare to be Ransomed: A Primer on Legal Obligations Before and After Ransomware Strikes

The Nexus of Development and Land Use Regulation

Renewable Energy Projects Meet an Unlikely Opponent: Environmentalists

The Courts' Changing View on Disclosure-only Settlement Agreements

An Honor to Serve

Legislature Enacts Changes to Business Corporations Law

Fall 2017 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

The New Connecticut Uniform Limited Liability Company Act and its Effect on Your Operating Agreement

Amazon FBA Sellers and Online Retailers: What is the 2017 MTC Sales Tax Amnesty Program and Do I Need to Register for It?

Big Data and Insurance: What Lawyers Need to Know and Understand

Politics and Postnups

INTERIM CT LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Inclusion Insights: July 2017

HHAs Should Make Use of Delay in New Medicare Rules

Science and Evidence: The Future Is Now

New Connecticut Cybersecurity Strategy

Top Five Reasons to Establish and Fund Your Revocable Trust

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 10, 2017

U.S. Department of Labor's New Fiduciary Rule Now Applies

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 5, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of May 29, 2017

Summer 2017 Property Tax & Valuation Topics

General Assembly Passes CT Brownfield Land Bank Creating a Viable Remediation Alternative for Municipalities

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 19, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 12, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 5, 2017

A Trial is All About the Appeal

Appellate Court Notes: Week of May 22, 2017

SEC Issues Risk Alert on Top Five Problem Areas in Investment Adviser Examinations

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 10, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 3, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 17, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 20, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 27, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 6, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 13, 2017

Inclusion Insights: April 2017

Spring 2017 Property Tax & Valuation Topics

New York Bankruptcy Court Prohibits Stripping of Mortgage Lien Against Debtor's Multi-Family Residential Real Estate, Setting Up Split of Authority With District of Connecticut

Trademark Owners Beware: The U.S. Trademark Office Has A New Audit Program

The Pros and Cons of Social Media in Job Screenings

Connecticut Supreme Court To In-House Counsel: Your Internal Communications Are Privileged Only If Their "Primary" Purpose Was To Give Legal, Not Business, Advice

Never "Got Around" to Signing Your Pre-Nup? It May Not Be Too Late!

Do Arbitration Agreements Between Nursing Homes and Patients Violate Public Policy-- or Are They Enforceable Under the FAA?

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 7, 2017

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 14, 2017

Litigation Funding: Ethical Considerations for the Plaintiff's Lawyer (Co-author)

2016 Round-Up: Key Decisions Affecting Connecticut Health Care Providers

Connecticut Trial Court Addresses Administrative Agency's Targeting of Law Firms Under the State Unfair Trade Practices Act

Massachusetts Property Tax Alert

Meeting Connecticut’s MCLE Requirements from the Comfort of Your Company’s Own Office

Winter 2017 Property Tax & Valuation Topics

ALERT: Re-docking at the Safe Harbor: US Copyright Office Requires Re-Registration for Digital Millennium Copyright Act Safe Harbor

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 21, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 7, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of October 31, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of October 10, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 14, 2016

Five Things You Should Know About Connecticut’s New Uniform Power of Attorney Act

What Standard Governs the Dismissal of a Relator's Claim for Violation of the False Claims Act's Seal Requirement in an Action Over Hurricane Katrina-Related Insurance Payments?

Appellate Court Notes: Week of October 3, 2016

PROPERTY TAX AND VALUATION TOPICS: Fall 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 29, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 22, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 12, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 5, 2016

Has your law firm considered a cost effective way of meeting the new Connecticut CLE requirements?

Fall 2016 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Wake Up! The New Overtime Rule Takes Effect Soon!

Administrative Divorce Trends and Implications

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 1, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 8, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 18, 2016

Summary of 2016 Connecticut Legislative Enactments Affecting The Public Schools and Public-Sector Employers

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 25, 2016

PROPERTY TAX AND VALUATION TOPICS: Summer 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 11, 2016

10 Tips For Surviving and Thriving After the Breach

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 4, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Weeks of June 27 & July 4, 2016

ALERT: New York Appellate Court Recognizes In-Firm Privilege

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 4, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of May 23, 2016

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Default Judgment Is Not Automatic Following Entry Of Default

ALERT: Effect of Public Act 16-95 on Physician Non-Compete Agreements

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Seventh Circuit Broadens Ordinary Course of Business Defense to Protect Payments from Preference Recovery

Law Firms May Have Duty To Warn Clients of Possible Insurance Coverage

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 6, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 25, 2016

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Spring 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of May 16, 2016

When a Complex Case Lands at Your Doorstep

The Connecticut Supreme Court's Decision in Brody v. Brody: Much Ado About Nothing?

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 11, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 7, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 21, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of May 4, 2016

Is a Pre-Petition Settlement Agreement Providing That a Debt Will Be Non-Dischargeable in Bankruptcy Enforceable?

How a Simple Leasing Issue Becomes Complicated

Exporting to Cuba: Even If I Can, Should I?

Copyright Licensing: Ignorance is Expensive

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 23, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 19, 2016

Technology Contracts and Boilerplate Language: Be Aware of the Pitfalls

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 29, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 25, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 25, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 28, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 16, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 11, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 14, 2016

ALERT: CMS Issues Final Rule Guidance on Reporting and Returning Medicare Overpayments

Waste-Energy Crossroads

Five Things You Need To Know In Dealing With a Chapter 11 Debtor

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 2, 2016

Connecticut District Court Breaks New Ground on the Law on Bad Faith Chapter 11 Filings

Re-Energizing the Solar Project Financing Industry

ALERT: 340B Self-Audits: The Best Defense Is A Good Defense

Gas Station Owners: State to Pursue Claims of MTBE Contamination

ALERT: Important Personal Property Assessment Ruling

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 12, 2016

Appellate Court Notes: Week of December 15, 2015

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Another Tool in the Toolbox of Bankruptcy Trustees and Debtors in Possession

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Winter 2016

Medical Marijuana Law Leaves Open Questions For Employers

The Importance of Beneficiary Designations

Are Expectancies Still Expectancies? How Ferri v. Powell-Ferri and Reville v. Reville Might Alter the Landscape in Property Distribution Cases

What is MOLST and Do I Need It?

2016 Will be the Year for Business Growth, Start-Ups and Entrepreneurship

Energy and Environmental Forecast for 2016

ALERT: Affordable Care Act (ACA) End of Year Checklist

New Rules Will Improve Discovery Process: Amendments Change Way in Which Federal Courts Handle Objections

Three Is Not a Crowd: A Tri-State Approach to Producing More Clean Energy

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Does The Automatic Stay Apply To Stay Acts Against An Individual Debtor’s Wholly-Owned Company?

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 20

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 19

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 13

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 16

Pre-Suit Mediation: An Alternative to the Alternative

What to Expect During a FTCA Site Visit

May Vermont Apply Its Health Care Database Law to the Third-Party Administrator for a Self-Insured ERISA Plan?

Early Mediation Can Facilitate Divorce Cases

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: The Second Circuit Establishes a Binding Standard For Lien Extinguishment Under a Plan of Reorganization

PROPERTY TAX AND VALUATION TOPICS: Fall 2015

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 3

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 28

Estate Planning for Digital Assets

New Overtime Rules: Employers Need to be Ready

ALERT: Proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance - Defines "Eligible Patient"

Board Members’ Homework Assignment: Making Sure Your District’s Website Is Legally Compliant

CT Law of the Land: Week of September 28

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 16

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 18

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 8

Asset Transfer Orders in Aid of Prejudgment Remedies Against Out-of-State Defendants

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 31

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 24

Apportioning Fault in Business Tort Actions

EDUCATION LAW NOTES: School Buses Exempted from Property Tax

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 18

Fall 2015 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 20

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 3

Texts, Lies and Footballs: Tom Brady, “Deflategate,” and What’s Next?

EPA Announces Clean Power Plan

CT Law of the Land: Week of July 29

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 27

The Muddled Law on "English Only" Rules

A (Tax) Tale of Two Campuses

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 9

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 30

CT Law of the Land: Week of July 6

PROPERTY TAX AND VALUATION TOPICS: Summer 2015

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 1

Watch Out For Connecticut's Controlling Interest Transfer Tax

Law Firm Breakups and Lawyer Departures: The Ethical Dos and Dont's

Appellate Court Notes: Week of June 29

Lessons for the NFL and Employers from “Deflategate”

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Bankruptcy Court Finds Debt To Third Party To Be A Non-Dischargeable Debt Incurred In Connection With a Divorce

ALERT: Health Plan Update on Out-of-Pocket Limitations

Former NFL Player Defeats Fraud Allegations Which Results In Discharge Of Debt

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 30

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Jockeys Nearing Finishing Line in 25-YEAR Civil and Bankruptcy Litigation with their Former Business Managers

Decision Approves Cramdown of Secured Creditors in Chapter 11 With Sub-Market Interest Rate And Disallows Lender's Make-Whole Premium

Appellate Court Notes: Week of May 7

Ten Reasons To Review Your Estate Plan Today

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: A Post-Divorce Judgment Stipulation That Modifies Obligations to a Former Spouse Does Not Likewise Modify The Non-Dischargeability of the Debt

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 20

Make the Lease Happen with a "Good Guy" Guaranty

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 13

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 7

Appellate Court Notes: Week of April 7

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 30

Commentary: Proposed Consent Law Would Change Dynamics of Campus Sex Assault Cases

Public-Private Partnerships the Key to Transit-Oriented Development

Can Competitive Natural Gas Supply Survive in Connecticut?

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Public Tax Sale to Pay Unpaid Real Estate Taxes Held to Constitute “Reasonably Equivalent Value” for Fraudulent Transfer Purposes

Single Asset Real Estate Debtor Could Not Show That Plan with Substantial Balloon Payment had a Realistic Chance of Confirmation Within a Reasonable Time

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: The Automatic Stay Does Not Preclude A Foreclosure Committee From Seeking Fees From A Non-Debtor Party In A Foreclosure Action Pending Against a Debtor

PROPERTY TAX AND VALUATION TOPICS: Spring 2015

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 23

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 16

ALERT: April 1 is First and Only Chance for H-1B Visas for 2015

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 11

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 9

Appellate Court Notes: Week of March 3

CT Law of the Land: Week of March 3

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 23

A Précis On The American Property Tax System

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 16

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Payments Made Directly From A DIP Account More Likely To Be “Unauthorized” Post-Petition Transfers

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Winter 2015

Appellate Court Notes: Week of February 2

Clear Thinking: The State Board of Education’s Concussion Education Plan and Guidelines for Connecticut Schools

Commentary: Newtown School Lawsuit Offers Painful Casting of Blame

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 26

Developments In Pregnancy Discrimination Law: Lower Court Speaks, The EEOC Pronounces And The Supreme Court Ponders

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 19

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 16

CT Law of the Land: Week of January 5

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 12

Land Use Regulation And The Railroads: Who's In Charge?

Appellate Court Notes: Week of January 5

To Address Its Energy Issues, Connecticut Cannot Go It Alone

Another Step in Making Connecticut More Business Friendly

A Better Way: Family ADR-Mediation and Arbitration

It's 5 O'Clock and the Whistle Blows

Appellate Court Notes: Week of December 8

Board Member Term Limits: Are They Legal?

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Connecticut Bankruptcy Court Approves Settlement In Two Related Cases with a Torturous Twelve Year History

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Connecticut District Court Affirms the Bankruptcy Court’s Dismissal of an Individual Chapter 11 Case For The Debtor’s Failure to Satisfy Section 1112(b)(2)’s Strict Standards

Appellate Court Notes: Week of December 1

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 24

The Feds Are Watching: Equitable Allocations In School Budgets

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 17

Conduct Unbecoming: Disciplining Educators For Non-School-Related Behavior

ALERT: Closing Affordable Care Act Loopholes

Real Estate Purchases From Nonprofits Can Pose Challenges

Appellate Court Notes: Week of November 10

A Key Decision on Delay-Causing Conduct

Fraudulent Checks Pose Real Risks for Banks

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Connecticut Bankruptcy Court Rules on Issue of First Impression: Whether The Absolute Priority Rule Is Applicable In Individual Chapter 11 Cases

The ACA's "Play or Pay" Mandate: Avoiding Exposure To Workforce Realignment and Whistleblower Claims

Appellate Court Notes: Week of October 27

School Law Alert: How to Respond to FOIA Requests For Overall Teacher Summative Ratings?

Appellate Court Notes: Week of October 13

Appellate Court Notes: Week of October 9

Detour or Road Map? DEEP’s Risk Based Decision Making Assessment Study Report and What’s Next for the Remediation “Transformation” Process

Appellate Court Notes: Week of October 6

Connecticut's Tenure Reform In The Wake of Vergara v. State of California

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Fall 2014

Lawyers Collaborative for Diversity: Partnering with Its Members to Advance Diversity in the Legal Profession

Fall 2014 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

CT Law of the Land: Week of September 30

CT Law of the Land: Week of September 29

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 29

The Attorney-Client Privilege In The Public Sector: The Dangers Of "Public" Reliance Upon Opinions And Careless Disclosures

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 24

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 22

Medical Marijuana, Limited Scope Representation, "Remorse" And The Statute Of Limitations: Connecticut Law Of Lawyering Update (2013-14)

Residency and “Illegal Alien Status” Are Not Mutually Exclusive for School Accommodations: A Friendly Reminder From Washington D.C. and “Do’s and Don’ts”

CT Law of the Land: Week of September 17

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 15

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Releases "Evaluation of Risk-Based Decision Making" With Public Comment Open Until September 30, 2014

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 9

Appellate Court Notes: Week of September 2

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 25

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 19

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 18

Displaying the Flag

CT Law of the Land: Commercial Real Estate Markets Benefit from Healthcare Industry Growth

ALERT: Policy Revisions Due to New Laws

Solid Waste and Water Planning Dominate 2014 Connecticut Public Acts Concerning the Environment

Solid Waste Change of Direction: “Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority”

Covering the Waterfront: Comprehensive Water Resources Management

Other 2014 Environmental and Land Use Legislation: Fracking, Brownfields, State Land Conservation, Private Easements, Wood Burning Furnaces and Running Bamboo

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Connecticut District Court Suggests Automatic Stay May Apply To Non-debtor Junior Lienholders In Foreclosure Action

Appellate Court Notes: Week of August 5

State Expands Favorable Tax Treatment for Renewable Energy Sources

The Probe and Educate Process For The Two-Midnight Rule

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 31

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 30

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 29

The Supreme Court Extends SOX Whistleblower Protections

Connecticut Expands Energy Sub-Metering

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 22

Preparing for IP Licensing Negotiations

Environmental Considerations For School Construction

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 17

LAW ALERT: Recent Connecticut Supreme Court Decision Demonstrates Importance of "End of Representation" Terms in Professional Engagement Agreements

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Credibility of the Parties is Key Component In Objection To Discharge Proceedings

CT Law of the Land: Week of July 8

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: The US Supreme Court Clarifies the Role of the Bankruptcy Court in Stern v. Marshall-Type Proceedings

Appellate Court Notes: Week of July 4

LAW ALERT: Another Court Recognizes The Attorney Client Privilege Extends To Internal Law Firm Communications

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Summer 2014

The Case For Smart Easements

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Bankruptcy Court Rules That Undersecured Creditor Could Object to Claims that Were Listed on the Debtor’s Bankruptcy Schedules as Undisputed and Not Contingent or Unliquidated, Even Though No Proofs of Claim Had Been Filed

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Bankruptcy Court Applies Collateral Estoppel To State Court Judgement For Fraud and Vexatious Litigation In Denying Discharge of Debts

Former Spouses’ Relative Incomes a Critical Factor in Determining Whether the Assumption of Mortgage Payments Constitutes a “DSO”

EPA Proposes to Delete Reference to Superseded 2005 ASTM Standard from “All Appropriate Inquiry” Rule

Same-Sex Marriage Recognized as Valid in Non-Recognition State for Purposes of Interpreting the Bankruptcy Code

Vergara v. California: Its Real Meaning

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Choice of Law & Liquidated Damages Analyses Result in Significant Reduction of Creditor’s Claim

Legislation From The 2014 Session of The Connecticut General Assembly Affecting The Workplace

Legal Questions Weigh On CT's Medical Marijuana Industry

ALERT: Paraprofessional FMLA Regulations Formally Adopted: School Paraprofessionals Will Now Be Eligible For FMLA Leave Once They Have Worked 950 Hours After May 12, 2014

CT Law of the Land: East Windsor v. Dearborn Memorandum of Decision

CT Law of the Land Week of May 19

Marijuana Dispensaries Should Be Put On Main Street

CT Law of the Land: Week of April 29

Legal Check-Ups: Maximizing Business Value With Preventative Care

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Connecticut District Court Affirms Ruling that Collateral Estoppel Effect of California Judgments for Fraud Established Them as Non-Dischargeable Fraud Debts in Bankruptcy

Client Engagement Letters: The Basics

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Spring 2014

The Real Cost of School Mandates

CT Law of the Land: Week of April 16

Zoning for a Health Care Facility: A Few Things to Think About

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Luck of the Irish Cannot Save Debtor’s Bankruptcy Appeal of Order Granting Relief from the Stay

Escaping the Clutches of 409A

ALERT: Annual H-1B Visa Quota Exhausted

Relief For Late Portability Elections

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Post-Divorce Judgment Legal Fees Generated By Custody Dispute Constitute a Non-Dischargeable Debt Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §523(a)(15)

Dealing With Executory Contracts: Notice of Intent Still Critical 

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Say Goodbye to Kodak Moments

Oversecured Lenders Face Difficulty in Collecting Default Interest in Bankruptcy

Creating and Using Agendas

To Mediate or Not to Mediate - That Is Not The Question

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Connecticut District Court Rules That Oversecured Creditor Was Not Entitled to Postpetition Default Interest Until Unsecured Creditors Were Paid In Full

Dealing With Bank-Owned Units

Connecticut District Court and Bankruptcy Court Differ on Extent to Which the Automatic Stay Automatically Terminates Upon Second Bankruptcy Filing

What’s in Store for Future Connecticut Wind Energy Projects?

ALERT: Dear Colleague Letter Firmly Urges Districts to Abandon “Zero Tolerance” in Student Discipline Policies

BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Northern District of New York Bankruptcy Court Rules On Issue of First Impression Concerning Lien Stripping in A Chapter 7 Case

Medical Marijuana Law Has Implications For Employers

Employment And Immigration Law: School Paraprofessionals May Soon Qualify For FMLA

CYBER LAW TRACKER: Recall Total v. Federal Ins. Co. – No Coverage for Data Breach under Commercial General Liability Policy

CYBER LAW TRACKER: President Obama Announces NSA Reforms

Connecticut Bankruptcy Court Rules on Issues of First Impression for Involuntary Petitions

Find it Fast and Free Online

The Values and Risks of Social Media Usage by Higher Education Institutions

Connecticut Jurisprudence on E-Commerce Contracts of Adhesion: Page Not Found?

Are School Tuition Payments Fair Game For Bankruptcy Trustees in Parents' Personal Bankruptcy?

EPA Rule Adopts Revised ASTM Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Standard as Alternative Means to Conduct All Appropriate Inquiry

Forecast 2014: Legislature And CBA Give Boost To Business

CYBER LAW TRACKER: Measures to Avoid Being Held for Ransom by CryptoLocker

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Winter 2014

CYBER LAW TRACKER: Cybersquatting Ruling in the Ninth Circuit

CYBER LAW TRACKER: CERT Updates CryptoLocker Ransomware Alert

Connecticut Supreme Court Chimes in on Insurance Coverage For Construction Defects

I Want My MTV

ALERT: IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2014 Applicable to Retirement Plans

Increased Efficiency

Chapter 11 and the Sales Tax Permit

The Price of Air

CONNECTICUT BANKRUPTCY BEAT: FALL 2013

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Fall 2013

ALERT: Fall 2013 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Vapor Intrusion “Guidance” – What Now?

Chapter 11 May Help Save Sales Tax Permits for Distressed Businesses

The Price of Air - New York Ponders Fair Value for Right to Develop Taller Buildings

Testate and Intestate Distributions

Same-Sex Marriages Are Now Recognized for All Federal Tax Purposes

ALERT: Notice to Employees About Health Insurance Exchanges Due October 1, 2013

Six Tips for Preventing Embezzlement

Ignore Social Media at Your Own Risk

Common Issues in Management Contracts

Impact of Recent Legislation on BOE Policies

Leveling the Playing Field: Providing Equitable Athletic Opportunities for Disabled Students

Demystifying The Costs of Special Education

Potential Personal Liability for Corporate Debts

ALERT: First Payment Of Employer's PCORI Fees For Self-Insured Health Insurance Plans Due July 31

Guidance From The Adjective Police: The Do’s And Dont's of Attorney Advertising In Connecticut

Connecticut Begins Implementing Comprehensive Energy Strategy

New State Law prohibits Use of “AlertNow” and Other Automated Notification Systems to Communicate the Date, Time and Location of Pending Referenda

10 Tips For a Successful Mediation

Actual Expenses Establish Low-Income Housing Value in Dispute

Unanimous Consent

ALERT: General Assembly Resolves Pre-School Magnet School Tuition Issue

Health Care Insights: Summer 2013

Ten Tips For Avoiding Municipal Tax Penalties

Federal Law Allows Guilt By Association

Is the State Holding Your Association’s Money?

CONNECTICUT BANKRUPTCY BEAT: Spring 2013

ALERT: Time For Superior Court Revaluation Appeals Is Running Out

Play or Pay and Minimum Essential Coverage: What, When and How (Much)?

Health Care Insights: Spring 2013

Modern Communities Designed To Recreate Feel Of Traditional Villages

CYBER LAW TRACKER: FBI Prohibited From Issuing National Security Letters

Can You Freeze Assets in a Fraudulent Conveyance Action After Grupo Mexicano?

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Spring 2013

Bankruptcy Court Rejects Forum-Shopping Ploy

ALERT: USCIS Releases Revised Form I-9 – Use Is Mandatory from May 2013

ALERT: 2013 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

DEEP Updates Engineered Control Financial Assurance Guidance

HIPAA Rules Overhaul Ups Compliance Ante

CONNECTICUT BANKRUPTCY BEAT: February 2013

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Winter 2013

The Unfinished Business Doctrine: Law Firm Dissolutions Bring Risks (Co-Author)

Highlights of the American Taxpayer Relief Act

ALERT: IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2013 Applicable to Retirement Plans

Estate Planning for Digital Assets

The Supreme Court Speaks; Some Taxpayers Shudder

HEALTH CARE INSIGHTS: Winter 2013

Betterments and Improvements Socializing Losses for Owner Installations

Assessment Revaluations Demand Owner Attention

Unlocking Hidden Value in Real Estate

CONNECTICUT BANKRUPTCY BEAT: December 2012

The ASTM Standard Practice for Phase II Environmental Site Assessments

Proper Recordkeeping

Peer Review/Medical Staff Concerns in Telemedicine Practice

Restoring The Foundation: Assessing Construction In Progress

Who Pays? Insurance Coverage for Property Damage

Fluctuating Workweeks Can Affect Overtime Pay

Connecticut On Pace with C-PACE

Gifting Opportunities in 2012

Governor Malloy Unveils Comprehensive Energy Strategy

HEALTH CARE INSIGHTS: Fall 2012

2012 Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Fall 2012

American Bar Association Environment, Energy, and Resources Law Year in Review 2011

Ruling Protects Secured Creditors' Rights

What CT Employers Need To Know After Supreme Court's Health Law Ruling

Rise in Cyber Data Kidnapping: Tips on Protecting Your Data From Being Taken Hostage

Divorced - And Then Bankrupt

What Exactly is a “Limited Common Element?”

How to Oust Deadweight Business Partners When You File for Chapter 11

What Does The Expanded MSRB Rule G-17 Mean For You?

Taking Renewable Energy Policy To The Next Level

The Law of Eminent Domain - Connecticut Chapter

Healthcare Reform: What Connecticut Employers Need to Know After Supreme Court’s Health Law Ruling

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: SUMMER 2012

CONNECTICUT BANKRUPTCY BEAT: July 2012

Governor Vetoes Revaluation Postponements

The Unworthy Client, The Problem Client, and Other Client Intake Considerations

HEALTH CARE INSIGHTS: Spring 2012

Wait No Longer- Non-Tax Reasons for Estate Planning

Electric Utilities Issue RFP for Medium and Large Renewable Energy Projects

CYBER LAW TRACKER: April 2012

Writing A New Story Under Chapter 11

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Spring 2012

Remediation Reform: What Form Will The Transformation Take?

The Importance of Upholding an Independent Judiciary

Whose Cause of Action is it Anyway?

CYBER LAW TRACKER: March 2012

CONNECTICUT BANKRUPTCY BEAT:

Advantages of Chapter 11

Changing The Foundation: Assessing Construction In Progress

Property Valuation Revaluation Assessment Deadlines

The New Environment in Connecticut for the Investment and Management of Trust and Charitable Assets

Restructuring at the Gym: Not Just Bodies but Debts, Too

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Winter 2012

DEEP's 'Cleanup' Report Defers Hard Questions

Powers of Attorney - Use And Abuse

HEALTH CARE INSIGHTS: Winter 2012

ALERT: CT and NY Recognize Each Other As Reciprocal For Bar Admission Without Examination

Recouping Costs for Claims Not Covered By Policy

Deadline Approaches For Retirement Plan Disclosures

Where Energy Efficiency and Customer Fairness Collide

ALERT: IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2012

'Standard' Provisions in an Employment Settlement Agreement

CT PROPERTY TAX MINUTE: November 2011

PROPERTY VALUATION TOPICS: Fall 2011

Portability: Much Ado About Nothing?

Recent Developments Regarding Preferential Transfers

HEALTH CARE INSIGHTS: Fall 2011

CT PROPERTY TAX MINUTE: October 2011

Brownfields Toolbox Gets a Major Upgrade

New Law Offers Major Opportunities for Brownfield Revitalization

Clash of the Statutory Titans: The Federal Arbitration Act v. The Bankruptcy Code

ENVIRONMENTAL SNAPSHOT: September 12, 2011

ALERT: Municipal Revaluations in Connecticut

Connecticut’s New Brownfields Legislation is Major Step Forward

CT PROPERTY TAX MINUTE: September 2011

ENVIRONMENTAL SNAPSHOT: August 24, 2011

The New ASTM Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Standard: A Flexible and Adaptable Due Diligence Tool

Did You Hear the One About Class Actions, Arbitrations?

CT PROPERTY TAX MINUTE: August 2011

ALERT: What Connecticut's New Paid Sick Leave Law Means for Employers

CT PROPERTY TAX MINUTE: July 2011

ENVIRONMENTAL SNAPSHOT: June 23, 2011

An Investor's Guide To A Good Investment

ENVIRONMENTAL SNAPSHOT: June 1, 2011

CT PROPERTY TAX MINUTE: June 2011

PACE Bonds can be Useful Tool to Incentivize Change

CT PROPERTY TAX MINUTE: May 2011

Law Should Sway Court, Not Politics

Licensing Requirement Looms Over Foreign Worker Hires

New Regulations Expand Definition of Disability

CYBER LAW TRACKER: April 2011

Environmental Endorsements Can Be Marketing Scams

Prescription Data Collection: The Intersection of the First Amendment and Medical Confidentiality

A Statute That Stymies Development

Businesses Must Protect Against Cyber-Espionage

A Rejection of the "Gifting" Theory

ALERT: What to do When the Snow Comes Down - on Your Roof: Rights and Obligations Under Insurance Policies for Damage Caused by Snow

Oral Advocacy in Connecticut's Courts

ALERT: Communication with Counsel from Employer's Computer Can Mean Waiving Attorney-Client Privilege

Unsocial Network: What Happens When Workers Flame Bosses Online?

ALERT: Section 1603 Payments Available for Renewable Energy Projects

ALERT: Ruling Reverses Restrictive Application of Attorney-Privilege for In-House Counsel Communications

ALERT: Important Estate Tax Changes in Tax Relief Act of 2010

What Is Employee “Discipline” For The Purposes Of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51q?

CYBER LAW TRACKER: January 2011

Charitable Lead Trusts: The Time is Right Now

ALERT: Deadline for Filing 2010 Connecticut Attorney Occupational Tax Return

ALERT: IRS Announces Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) Limits for 2011 Applicable to Qualified Retirement Plans

Staying on Top of the Issues: New Developments for White Collar Lawyers and Their Clients

The United States Law Week

Succession Planning for Successful Family Businesses

When Not to Challenge Your Tax Assessment: Five Common Pitfalls Owners Need to Avoid

An Avenue for Subcontractors to Settle Claims

Property Revaluations Demand Owner Attention

Lawyer Mobility and Imputed Law Firm Disqualification: Implementing Timely and Effective Ethical Screens

Minimize Taxes in Business Litigation Settlements

Agency Tries to Dodge Restrictions on Awards: CHRO Wants to Offer Emotional Distress Compensation in Discrimination Cases

Utilizing a Trust as an Estate Planning Tool

ALERT: Information on 2010 Connecticut Town Property Revaluations

Danger Du Jour: PCBs in Caulk

Small Spills Could Trigger New Reporting Rules

Riding the Wave: How To “Green” Your Business

Is a Commercial Mortgage Workout Right for You?

Groundbreaking News Summer 2010

Key Terms in Today's Employment Agreements

Current Regulatory Compliance Issues Affecting Employers

Health Care Insights Summer 2010

How to Get the Most Out of Your Green Lease

CYBER LAW TRACKER: July 2010

Understand Your New Obligations Under HIPAA

CYBER LAW TRACKER: June 2010

ALERT: U.S. Defense Secretary Outlines Plan for Substantial Changes to Current U.S. Export Control System

ALERT: Connecticut Court Rules that DOL Must Count Out-of-State Workers Under Connecticut's FMLA

ALERT: COBRA Subsidy Extended to May 31, 2010

Reimbursement Wars: Seeking Help From the Courts

What's Proper Pay for Household Companions?

Can Family Leave Obligations Be Outsourced?

Connecticut's Cost of Doing Business Not As High As Believed

Foreclosures: What's on the Horizon and How to Face It

ALERT: Loss of Hospital Tax Exemption Upheld

CYBER LAW TRACKER: April 2010

Comprehensive Economic Sanctions, the Right to Development, and Constitutionally Impermissible Violations of International Law

Fix The System Through Early Intervention: Tools Already Exist to Reduce Cost and Time of Litigation

The FTC's 'Green Guides' and the Challenges of Environmental Marketing

CYBER LAW TRACKER: March 2010

California Really Goes Green: An Assessment of the California Green Building Standards Code and its Impact on Third-Party Certifications

Revaluation Delays a Continuing Source of Concern in Connecticut

Paying the Price for 'Misconduct'

ALERT: Estate Planning in 2010: A Strange New World … of Uncertainty

Connecticut Assessment Appeal Season Looms Large

Seeking Remedies in Non-Compete Cases

Imperfect Solutions: Bankruptcy and Contaminated Property

ALERT: COBRA Subsidy Extended

Problems Grow Over "Green Building" Values

ALERT: Greenhouse Gas Reporting Becomes Mandatory

When Does a Publicly Disclosed Administrative Report Bar a Private Individual's False Claims Act Lawsuit?

ALERT: Tax Settlement Initiative Program

ALERT: Breach Notification Regulations and Increased HIPAA Penalties Under HITECH: Health Care Providers, Plans and Vendors Must Comply

Towns Taking Another Look at Property Values

EPA Proposes Tighter Standards on Lead Paint

Congress May "Carve Out" New Arbitration Rule

ALERT: Recovery Zone Bonds Available for Public and Private Development

What Does "Family" Mean in Connecticut Zoning?

Chapter 11: What Every Business Owner Should Know Before Filing

Health Care Property Tax Exemption Issues Loom Large

Condo Law Revolution

With Polluted Property, There are Few Clean Answers

ALERT: Information on 2009 Connecticut Town Property Revaluations

ALERT: Conveyance Tax Exemption Repealed for Connecticut Foreclosure Deeds

Pay My Lawyer: Attorney Fee Awards in Association Lawsuits

Knowing Your Policy is the Best Policy

ALERT: The HEAT is On: Increased Health Care Fraud Enforcement Expected Following Creation of Federal Interagency Joint Task Force

ALERT: Municipalities Should Not Miss the Deadline for Submitting Applications for Clean Renewable Energy Bonds

CT Chapter Assists in Passage of New Brownfields Act

Controlling LIHTC Property Taxes

Redevelopment of Sikorsky Memorial Airport Takes Off

Legal Considerations In "Green" Buildings

ALERT: Certain Connecticut Employees are Now Entitled to Military Caregiver Leave under Connecticut’s Family Medical Leave Act

How to Avoid Writing a Lousy Memo: An Open Letter to Connecticut's Summer Associates

The Emeritus Project: How to Sort of Retire While Still Practicing Interesting and Important Law

A Modest Proposal for Overhauling the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities

Do Health Providers Have 'Right to Refuse'?

Ticked Off: Attorney General Challenges Controversial Lyme Disease Guidelines

Health Care Insights Spring 2009

When Must a Relator File a Notice of Appeal Within 30 Days?

A Financial Boost for Environmental Stewards

Doctor Arrested for Not Producing Subpoenaed Records

ALERT: DEP Aims to Get Mercury out of Fish by Imposing Limits on Sewage Sludge Incinerators

Auto Dealers May Be In for a Bumpy Ride

Considerations for Principals of a Faltering Company

ALERT: Grants Available for Small Shipyards

UPDATE: Employers Must Act Now to Comply With New COBRA Continuation Rules Applicable to Certain Terminated Employees

Environmental Justice Act Puts New Demands on Business and Municipalities

Locking In Professional Compensation in Bankruptcy Cases: Beware of §328(a)

The Basics of Condominium Borrowing

ALERT: SEC Approves “EMMA” as Centralized Repository for Municipal Disclosure

Locking in Professional Compensation in Bankruptcy Cases: Beware of Section 328(a)

ALERT: Connecticut DPUC to Implement New Area Codes in Connecticut

ALERT: Be Prepared for a Record Setting Year of Business Bankruptcy Filings

UPDATE - Government Contractors’ E-Verify Rule Delayed Until May 21. Stay Tuned!

ALERT: Environmental Justice Act Puts New Demands on Businesses and Municipalities

Will Nursing Homes Survive the Implementation of Programs Designed to Prevent Institutionalized Care?

The Curse of Unmonitored BlackBerry Use

ALERT: New I-9 Forms

ALERT: 2009 Higher Federal Estate Tax Exemption Impacts Connecticut Estate Taxes

ALERT: Important Reminder: Deadline Approaching for Amending Deferred Compensation Arrangements Under Section 409A

A Word of ‘Warn’-ing to Companies in Distress

ALERT: Meet the Firm's Financial Restructuring Team

Take a Fresh Look: Understand Highest and Best Use Before Filing a Tax Appeal

Pullman & Comley Attorney Lee Hoffman in the Spotlight

ALERT: New Law Requires Those Possessing “Personal Information” to Protect it From Misuse

ALERT: How Employers Must Comply with ADA Amendments Act of 2008

Property Owners Should Treat Revaluation Notices with Great Respect and Exercise All Rights Available

ALERT: White Collar Defense & Corporate Investigations

ALERT: Property Valuation August 2008

Dealing With Condo Unit Foreclosures

Green Building in Connecticut

Jury's Verdict in Summary Suspension Case Nullified

Supreme Court Decision Imposing Personal Liability Should Prompt Review of Fiduciary Procedures

New Reimbursement Rules for Ambulatory Surgery Centers

When Should Hospitals Be Responsible? State judges take differing view of vicarious liability claims

Entrepreneurial Physicians Face Squeeze

Lake Associations May Benefit by Forming Tax Districts

Tax (Not Just Another) Collection: Special Considerations for Recovering Unpaid Municipal Taxes

When Duty Calls: The Developing Law on Fiduciary Duty to Creditors When a Company Becomes Insolvent

State Lags In Brownfield Remediation

Can the False Claims Act Apply to Claims That Were Never Presented to the Federal Government?

Kind-Of Mandatory Education

ABA/IPT Advanced Property Tax Program Report

Brownfield Site Uses Remain a Challenge

ALERT: Property Valuation January 2008

New Law Strictly Regulates Debt-Related Communications with Residents

From Hospital to Locked Ward to Civil Rights Action

We All Have the Same Goal: Getting the Deal Done

Internal Investigations

ALERT: Labor & Employment November 2007

Monkey-Business: Connecticut's Six Billion Dollar Gorilla and the Insufficiency of the Emergence of the ADA as Justification for the Elimination of Second Injury Funds

Valuation of Machinery and Equipment Construction in Progress (CIP)

ALERT: Property Valuation October 2007

Bankruptcy Filings Creep Upward

ALERT: Business Enterprises: New Law Strictly Regulates Debt-Related Communications with Customers

ALERT: Business Enterprises: SEC Clarifies Ability To Bring Enforcement Actions Under Advisors Act with New Anti-Fraud Rule

Legality of Personality Tests Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Property Valuation Topics and Eminent Domain Reporter Summer 2007

Appointment of Patient Care and Consumer Privacy Ombudsman

Drug Company - Physician Communication Challenged

Experts Obtain Courts' Blessings

Vapor Intrusion: Causes, Effects and Issues

ALERT: Clean Air Act: U.S. Supreme Court Issues Opinions on Enhanced New Source Review Regulation and Climate Change

ALERT: Internet Piracy & Computer Crimes: Privacy Concerns Cause Domain Name Regulator, ICANN, to Consider Changes

Supreme Court Rulings Are Breath of Fresh Air

An Insider's Guide to Bankruptcy Reform

UPDATE: Information Management

Dealing with Executory Contracts: Notice of Intent Still Critical

Can Consequential Damages Be Waived Mutually

How To Avoid Tax Pitfalls of Golden Parachute Payments

Memorandum of Decision July 21, 2010: U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut - Biediger, et al., vs. Quinnipiac University

Midstream Covenants Not to Compete

Do-It-Yourself Government: Creating and Understanding Special Taxing Districts

National Banks: Where does Diversity Jurisdiction Lie?

Prioritizing Legal Services for the Poor: A Difficult Task

Notes from District Retreat at St. Clement’s Castle

Notice Pleadings Versus Fact Pleading- Which is Better?