New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendants charged with fraud.

Appellants Ayfer and Hakan Yalincak (“Ayfer� and “Hakan,� respectively,
and collectively, the “Yalincaks�) appeal from an April 24, 2020 order of the
United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Janet Bond Arterton,
J.) denying their motions to declare Ayfer Y... More...    $0 (03-29-2022 - CT)

In June 2006, Yalincak pled guilty to bank and wire fraud charges
stemming from a scheme to defraud investors in a sham hedge fund that
Yalincak purported to manage. On April 11, 2007, the district court sentenced
Yalincak to concurrent terms of 42 months’ imprisonment followed by
concurrent terms of supervised release and ordered him to pay $4,182,000 in
restitution to his vic... More...    $0 (04-16-2017 - CT)

This breach of contract action, filed by the plaintiff, R.S. Silver Enterprises, Inc., against the defendants, Henry Pascarella and Riversedge Partners, returns to this court following our remand to the trial court for resolution of a jurisdictional challenge to the plaintiff’s standing to prosecute this action, as pleaded in thedefendants’ twenty-firstspecial defense. R.S. Silver Enterprises, In... More...    $0 (02-01-2016 - CT)

The charges in this case arise from Litvak’s conduct as a 4  
securities broker and trader at Jefferies & Company (“Jefferies”), a 5  
global securities broker‐dealer and investment banking firm.1   6  
In January 2013, the government filed an indictment charging 7  
Litvak with eleven counts of securities fraud, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 8  
78ff (Counts 1–11), one c... More...    $0 (01-03-2016 - CT)

The charges in this case arise from Litvak’s conduct as a securities broker and trader at Jefferies & Company (“Jefferies”), a 
global securities broker‐dealer and investment banking firm. In January 2013, the government filed an indictment charging 7  
Litvak with eleven counts of securities fraud, see 15 U.S.C. §§ 78j(b), 78ff (Counts 1-11), one count of fraud against the United St... More...    $0 (12-25-2015 - CT)

This action arises out of a dispute over the control and ownership of 500 shares of stock (shares) in the named plaintiff, Trikona Advisers Limited(Trikona),aninvestmentadvisorycorporationspecializing in Indian real estate, which is incorporated in theCaymanIslands.TheplaintiffsAsiaPacificVentures Limited (Asia Pacific) and Vera Financial Corporation (Vera Financial) brought an interpleader action... More...    $0 (09-01-2015 - CT)

New Haven, CT - New Haven Man Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Federal Prison for Bankruptcy and Tax Fraud Schemes

Jason Sheehan, 41, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 37 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for engaging in an extensive bankruptcy and tax fraud scheme. In addition, Judge Thompson s... More...    $0 (08-03-2015 - CT)

In this breach of contract action, the defendants, Henry Pascarella and Riversedge Partners,1 appeal from the judgment rendered by the trial court, Hon. Alfred J. Jennings, Jr., judge trial referee, following a court trial, in favor of the plaintiff, R.S. Silver Enterprises, Inc. On appeal, the defendants claim, inter alia, that the trial court, Downey, J., erred in striking certain of their speci... More...    $0 (02-24-2014 - CT)

The defendants Beverly Hills Suites, LLC, and Sharok Jacobi1 appeal from the summary judgment of strict foreclosure rendered in favor of the plaintiff, MCCFunding, LLC. On appeal, the defendants claim that the court abused its discretion in denying their request for a continuance to present their own appraisal report on the property. We disagree with the defendants, affirm the judgment of the tria... More...    $0 (07-23-2012 - CT)

The defendant, Kathleen J. Otto, appeals1 from the judgment of the trial court granting the application of the plaintiff, Regina Canty, administratrix of the estate of Shamaia Smith, for a prejudgment remedy. On appeal, the defendant contends that the plaintiff, who is a creditor of her debtor spouse, Kenneth Otto, Sr. (Otto), cannot collect the debt from the defendant, a nondebtor spouse, by brin... More...    $0 (05-01-2012 - CT)

This case comes before us upon our acceptance of certified questions of law from the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit pursuant to General Statutes § 51-199b (d).1 The certified questions are: (1) Under Connecticut law, does absolute quasi-judicial immunity extend to conservators appointed by the Connecticut Probate Court?; (2) Under Connecticut law, does absolute quasi-judici... More...    $0 (04-04-2012 - CT)

Before us is the third appeal arising out of a separation agreement of the parties, the plaintiff, Linda Mae Behrns, and the defendant, Ronald Wayne Behrns, which, at their request, had been incorporated into their decree of dissolution. This most recent appeal arises from the judgment of the trial court, finding that the defendant was in wilful contempt of the original court order requiring him t... More...    $0 (11-09-2010 - CT)

In this medical malpractice case, which returns to us for a second time,1 we consider two separate appeals. In the first appeal (Docket No. SC 17744), the defendant Scott Casper, a gynecologist, his employer, the named defendant, County Obstetrics and Gynecology Group, P.C. (County Obstetrics), and the defendant Yale University School of Medicine,2 appeal from the judgment of the trial court, rend... More...    $5200000 (06-22-2010 - CT)

These appeals arise out of litigation brought against an attorney for the allegedly improper actions he undertook in connection with his representation of a financially troubled client. Both the defendant, Attorney Clifford L. Tager, and the plaintiff, Chapman Lumber, Inc., have appealed from the judgment rendered in accordance with a jury verdict, as it subsequently was modified by the trial cour... More...    $0 (07-22-2008 - CT)

Anna Hebert, the defendant in the first case and the plaintiff in the second case (hereinafter the plaintiff), appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered following the granting of the motion by Yolanda Davis, the defendant in the second case, and Mitchel A. Davis, the plaintiff in the first case, (hereafter the defendants) to restore consolidated cases to the docket and to compel... More...    $0 (02-05-2008 - CT)

The defendants, Gus Gianopoulos and Tom Gianopoulos, appeal from the default judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the plaintiff, Philip Forster. The judgment followed an order that the defendants disclose certain documents to the plaintiff, with which the court determined the defendants had not complied. The defendants now claim that the court lacked authority to render a defaul... More...    $0 (02-05-2008 - CT)

This certified appeal arises from a commonlaw and statutory vexatious litigation action1 by the plaintiff, Falls Church Group, Ltd. (Falls Church), against the defendant, Tyler, Cooper and Alcorn, LLP (law firm), based upon the law firm's prosecution of a time barred class action against Falls Church's predecessor in interest. The law firm had brought the action on behalf of a group of... More...    $0 (01-30-2007 - CT)

The following facts a... More...    $3232 (07-13-2006 - CT)

The primary issue in this protracted foreclosure litigation is the reasonableness of the trial court's award of attorney's fees to a plaintiff in a foreclosure action. Where the note, mortgage and guarantee signed by the parties to be charged include indemnity provisions for reasonable attorney's fees in the event the lender incurs such fees to protect its interest in the mortgaged prope... More...    $119000 (06-27-2005 - CT)

The plaintiff, Walter J. Lewis, Jr., appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after it granted the motion for summary judgment filed by the defendant, Chelsea G.C.A. Realty Partnership, L.P. The plaintiff claims that the court (1) incorrectly determined that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction over counts two and three of his complaint, and (2) improperly applied the Noerr... More...    $0 (12-27-2004 - CT)

In this legal malpractice action, the plaintiffs, David Farnsworth and Sharon Farnsworth, appeal from the summary judgment rendered by the trial court in favor of the defendant attorney, Maureen O'Doherty. On appeal, the plaintiffs claim that the court improperly concluded that the limitations period for commencing an action, set forth in General Statutes § 52-577, began to run on April ... More...    $0 (09-20-2004 - CT)

The dispositive issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that an investigation by the city of Hartford police department's internal affairs division constituted a quasi-judicial proceeding, thereby affording absolute immunity to the citizen complainant whose claim gave rise to the investigation. The plaintiff, Steven Craig, appeals, following our g... More...    $0 (09-08-2004 - CT)

Johns Manville Corporation manufactured and sold asbestos containing products for decades without warming users that the mineral could and did cause asbestosis. As a result hundreds of thousands of people were exposed to the hazards associated with asbestos containing products and were harmed. Travelers Property and Casualty Company insured Johns Manville over a 30 year period. 600,000 plain... More...    $500000000 (08-18-2004 - CT)

These appeals arise from an action filed by the plaintiff, Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C., a law firm, against the defendants,1 former airline pilots, seeking to recover legal fees incurred in representing the defendants in three cases. The plaintiff's third amended revised complaint alleged breach of contract (count one) and sought damages in quantum meruit (count two). The defendants f... More...    $0 (06-14-2004 - CT)

The dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the defendant insurer had a duty to defend certain actions brought against its insureds alleging injuries resulting from the insureds' service of alcohol, where the insurance policy contained a clause excluding claims for which the insureds may be liable by reason of ‘‘causing or contributing to the intoxication of any person . . . .'' The ... More...    $0 (02-16-2004 - CT)

This appeal concerns the rights of a surety, pursuant to an indemnity agreement, to indemnification for payments made in settling a claim against a surety bond. The sole parties in this appeal are National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford (National) and Frank Mercede and Sons, Inc. (Mercede), the two defendants in the underlying action.1 National, a commercial surety company, appeals2 ... More...    $0 (01-07-2004 - CT)

In this legal malpractice action, we must determine whether following a trial to the court in which the plaintiffs failed to introduce expert testimony as to the standard of care applicable to attorneys who practice before the Superior Court, the trial court properly concluded that the defendant, an attorney licensed to practice in this state, breached the applicable standard of care. We... More...    $0 (12-09-2003 - CT)

The following facts are relevant to... More...    $5500 (11-24-2003 - CT)

The plaintiff, Ryan Transportation, Inc., commenced this action against its commercial cotenant, the defendant, Auto Lock Unlimited, Inc. (Auto Lock), and its landlord, the named defendant, M and G Associates (M & G),1 seeking damages for losses sustained as a result of a fire, set by an unknown arsonist, that destroyed a building that Auto Lock and the plaintiff occupied. The plaintiff ... More...    $0 (10-24-2003 - CT)

The followin... More...    $0 (09-17-2003 - CT)

The defendant Michael Dailey1 appeals from
the judgment of the trial court awarding the plaintiffs,
Edward L. Lehn III and his wife, Barbara A. Lehn,
$34,205.68 in damages arising from the defendant's sale
of a certain security to the plaintiffs. The defendant
claims that the court improperly concluded that he violated
(1) General Statutes § 36b-16 and (2) General Statut... More...    $34205 (06-30-2003 - CT)

Pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code, if a Bankruptcy Court authorizes an accounting firm to provide professional services, the firm may request payment of its fees during the administration of the bankrupt estate. 11 U.S.C. § 503 (b).1 If the firm has not received payment before the dismissal of the bankruptcy proceedings, it becomes a general creditor of the debtor who initiated ... More...    $0 (10-08-2002 - CT)

In this fraudulent conveyance case, the trial court found that the statute of limitations barred three counts of the plaintiff's seven count complaint and rendered judgment thereon in favor of the defendant Dennis Gorelick.2 The plaintiff3 appeals, claiming that the court improperly ruled that her reply was legally insufficient to plead a matter in avoidance of the statute of limitations.4 ... More...    $0 (10-28-2002 - CT)

Pursuant to the United States Bankruptcy Code, if a Bankruptcy Court authorizes an accounting firm to provide professional services, the firm may request payment of its fees during the administration of the bankrupt estate. 11 U.S.C. § 503 (b).1 If the firm has not received payment before the dismissal of the bankruptcy proceedings, it becomes a general creditor of the debtor who initiated ... More...    $0 (10-04-2002 - CT)

The defendants William O’Boy, Sr., and his wife, Carmela B. O’Boy, appeal, and the plaintiff Florence Krondes1 cross appeals from the judgment of the trial court, rendered after a jury trial, awarding damages to the plaintiff. On appeal, the defendants2 argue that the court improperly refused to set aside the verdict because the automatic stay pursuant to 11 U.S.C. § 362 voided ... More...    $0 (05-21-2002 - CT)

The plaintiff, James A. Pepitone, appeals from the judgment of the trial court rendered after it granted the motion for summary judgment in favor of the defendants, Jerold W. Serman and Jerold W. Serman, Inc.1 On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that he could not bring his action under the accidental failure of suit statute, General Statutes § 52-592,2 and, t... More...    $0 (05-03-2002 - CT)

The plaintiffs, Barry Hultman and his mother, Dorothy Hultman, appeal from the judgment rendered in favor of the defendant, Richard Blumenthal, 1 after the trial court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ cause of action for emotional distress arising from the defendant’s allegedly defamatory statements about the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs claim that t... More...    $0 (01-15-2002 - CT)

The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly reversed the judgment of the trial court and remanded the case to that court for factual findings regarding the standing of the defendant MFR of East Hampton, LLC (MFR), as the successor in interest to certain real property that was the subject of a foreclosure action. We reverse the judgment of the Appellate Co... More...    $0 (03-26-2002 - CT)

The sole issue in this certified appeal is whether the Appellate Court properly concluded that the doctrine of clean hands 1 did not apply in this mortgage foreclosure action. The defendants, David Orcutt and Sandra Orcutt,2 appeal from the judgment of the Appellate Court, reversing the judgment of the trial court, which had applied the clean hands doctrine to preclude the plaintiff, George... More...    $0 (08-07-2001 - CT)