Executive orders issued during the Covid-19 pandemic did not create an impossibility or cause frustration sufficient to shield restaurant owner from its obligation to pay rent
6/6/22
By: Edward Storck
Recently, the Connecticut Supreme Court examined the rights of a restaurant owner tenant who had withheld payment of rent citing the executive orders dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic as the cause for their inability to pay rent. …
The Connecticut Supreme Court finds that the “Litigation Privilege” extends to claims of “bad faith” based upon an insurers’ actions during litigation.
5/23/22
By: Edward Storck
The recent decision in Tamara Dorfman v. Joscelyn Smith, et al, 342 Conn. 582, 271 A.3d 53 (March 29, 2022), addressed whether an insurer’s alleged conduct during litigation could form the basis of a “bad faith” finding …
Massachusetts Enacts Legislation Authorizing Virtual Notarization During COVID-19 State of Emergency
4/30/20
By: Jennifer Markowski
On April 27, 2020, Governor Baker signed into law An Act Providing for Virtual Notarization to Address Challenges Related to COVID-19 (the “Virtual Notarization Act” or the “Act”). In doing so, Massachusetts joins a number of other …
Speak Now or Forever Hold Your Peace: Construction Claim Arbitration and Res Judicata
8/20/19
By: Catherine Bednar
The Supreme Court of Connecticut recently affirmed the Appellate Court’s determination that when a property owner and a general contractor enter into binding, unrestricted arbitration to resolve disputes, the subcontractors are presumptively in privity with the general …
Connecticut and Delaware Enact New Data Security Laws for the Insurance Industry
8/8/19
By: Ben N. Dunlap
Connecticut and Delaware have enacted new laws imposing data security obligations on the insurance industry, joining New York, South Carolina, Ohio, Michigan, and Mississippi.
Connecticut’s Insurance Data Security Law, signed by the Governor on July 26, …
Connecticut Governor Signs Anti-Indemnity Law for Snow and Ice Management Contracts
7/23/19
By: Marc Finkel
Connecticut recently became the third state, joining Illinois and Colorado, to pass legislation prohibiting certain indemnity and hold harmless clauses within snow and ice management services contracts. An Act Concerning Snow and Ice Control Services Contracts (“the …
“Sanctuary Cities” Get a Reprieve For Now
1/10/19
By: Pamela Everett
As many city, county and state attorneys are aware, in 2017 the US. Department of Justice (DOJ) added three conditions to the application process for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (“Byrne JAG”) program in an …