On January 30, 2014, United States District Court Senior Judge Alfred Covello issued a ruling upholding the constitutionality of the tough new Connecticut Assault Weapons Ban. The new law was passed in the wake of the tragic massacre at the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut. You can read Ed Mahony’s article on this ruling in the Hartford Courant here:
http://www.courant.com/news/
The Hartford Courant has a compelling piece on the tragedy of child sex trafficking. You can read that article here:
http://www.courant.com/news/
The Hartford Courant reports about a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted on a Metro North Train in Connecticut. You can read more about the story here: http://www.courant.com/
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The Hartford Courant is reporting on a massive patient data breach involving the St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford, Connecticut. This situation raises some important questions about whether any of its patients legal rights have been violated in this circumstance. You can read more about the story here: http://www.courant.com/
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On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a landmark child pornography case. At issue, is the amount of financial restitution that convicted offenders must pay to the victims of their crimes. The name of the case is Paroline v. The United States. The convicted offender in the case appealed an order made by the United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit requiring him to pay restitution for the “full” amount of his victim’s harms. The offender claims he owes nothing because the victim is unable to prove that his possession of the pornographic images proximately caused the victim’s harm. The Supreme Court must now determine Congress’ intent when it passed the restitution law in 1994. Hopefully, the victim will be allowed to obtain full restitution for her harms.
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On November 5, 2013, the Connecticut Supreme Court officially released a decision upholding a $300,000.00 verdict in favor of a plaintiff who was seriously injured in a Connecticut bar. The plaintiff claimed that the bar was negligent and reckless in the supervision of its premises. On appeal, the defendant bar claimed that the trial court made several errors at trial and asked the appellate courts to overturn the plaintiff’s verdict. Among other issues, the bar claimed that the trial court should not have allowed the plaintiff to present testimony from an expert witness and it claimed the court made errors in its jury instructions. The Connecticut Appellate Court ruled, and the Supreme Court affirmed, that the trial court did not make an error in ruling that the plaintiff’s expert witness possessed more knowledge on the issue of bar security than the average person and that his testimony would be helpful in assisting the jury in making its decision. The court found that it was not relevant that the expert witness had no formal education, certification or license in the field of bar security. The appellate courts also ruled that the trial court’s jury instructions were proper and adequately conveyed the legal principles applicable to the case. If you are interested in having a potential Negligent Security Case reviewed, please contact us for a Free Consultation.