Publications

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'

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 CUPTA 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

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards– Widespread Polluted Fill

Connecticut DEEP seeks to Overhaul Remediation Standards–Pesticide Remediation

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”)

Winter 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-dischargability 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