Publications

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

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

Economic Relief is on its Way Following COVID-19 Damage

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

Business Law Alert

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

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

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

2019 Connecticut Chapter of American Bar Association Property Tax Deskbook and 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

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