New Haven, Connecticut insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of contract theory.

If an insured believes that his insurance company acted in bad faith, he can file a complaint with the Insurance Department. He can also file a civil lawsuit alleging a breach of the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing or tortious bad faith.

If a court ... More...    $1 (01-31-2024 - CT)

New York City, New York criminal defense lawyers representing the Defendants charged with onspiracy, securities fraud, wire fraud, and investment adviser fraud in connection with their management of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC (“SPVPâ€�), StraightPath Management LLC, and nine related StraightPath Funds. They were also charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and obstruction of justice i... More...    $0 (11-29-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud.

"Federal wire fraud law is codified in 18 U.S.C. § 1343. It prohibits the use of interstate wire, radio, or television communications to defraud someone.

To convict someone of wire fraud, the government must prove the following elements:

The defendant devised or intend... More...    $0 (09-29-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants.

Jermaine Feliciano (“Mr. Felicianoâ€� or “Plaintiffâ€�) brings this action against the Town of East Hartford (“the townâ€� or “the municipalityâ€�), Officers Jared Richards, Lisa Larocque, Adam Aborn, Robert “Scottâ€� Jones, David Choquette, and Todd Mona (all “Officerâ€� followed by their r... More...    $0 (07-27-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with participating in a bid rigging scheme targeting public and private entities in Connecticut.


Axion Speciality Contracting, LLC conspired with other insulation contractor to to rig bids on contracts for installing insulation around pipes and ducts on construction projects at universities, hospitals and other... More...    $0 (11-07-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an Americans with Disabilities Act violation theory pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1201, which provides, in part:

The Congress finds that—

(1) physical or mental disabilities in no way diminish a person's right to fully participate in all aspects of society, yet many people with physical or mental di... More...    $0 (04-16-2022 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant on a Truth in Lending Act violation theory.

Premier Auto Sales - 73 Norwich Ave in Norwich, CT - Used Cars and Trucks For Sale - Bad Credit Car Loans - No Credit Used Car Financing.

See: http://premierautosalesct.com

15 U.S. Code § 1601 - Congressional findings and declaration of purpo... More...    $0 (04-12-2022 - CT)

Bridgeport, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged for attempting to illegally export glass eels.

King Sheung Chang, also known as “Nelson,â€� 30, a permanent resident of Hong Kong of the People’s Republic of China, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to one count of attempted smuggling of glass eels from the United... More...    $0 (07-01-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theory under 47 U.S.C. 227, which provides:

It shall be unlawful for any person within the United States, or any person outside the United States if the recipient is within the United States—

(A) to make any call (other than a call made for emerg... More...    $0 (05-10-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, who was charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud.

Norman Newman, 74, of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, was part of a conspiracy to supply lists of potential victims to those conducting fraudulent mass-mailing schemes. From 2005 to 2016, Newman worked as a list broker and senior vice president at Macromark Inc., a Conne... More...    $0 (04-24-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut securities fraud criminal defense lawyer represented Michael Gramins, age 38, from North Carolina, with defrauding mortgage-backed securities customers of Nomura Securities International, where he was employed.

According to the evidence presented during his trial, Gramins was an Executive Director on the Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (“RMBS”) Desk at Nomu... More...    $0 (12-22-2020 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers.

The Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut today announced an agreement with the City of Meriden, Connecticut to resolve allegations that the city violated the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000 (RLUIPA) by denying the application of the Omar Islamic Center to establish a mosq... More...    $0 (11-06-2020 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America sued Quality Inn Mystic-Groton on an Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) violation theory.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached a settlement agreement with the Quality Inn Mystic-Groton in Stonington to resolve allegations that the hotel was not operating in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”).
... More...    $0 (06-02-2020 - CT)

New Haven, CT - The United States of America charged Lawrence Hoskins with being involved in a multi-year, multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme.

A former senior executive with Alstom S.A. (Alstom), a French power and transportation company, was sentencedto 15 months in prison for his role in a multi-year, multimillion-dollar money laundering scheme designed to promote violations... More...    $0 (03-07-2020 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Former Senior Alstom Executive Convicted at Trial of Violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Money Laundering and Conspriacy

A former senior executive with Alstom S.A. (Alstom), a French power and transportation company, was found guilty for his role in a multi-year, multimillion-dollar foreign bribery scheme and a related money laundering scheme.

After a two... More...    $0 (11-08-2019 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Electrical Engineer Found Guilty for Intending to Convert Trade Secrets from Defense Contractor

A federal jury in Hartford, Connecticut on July l9, 2010 returned guilty verdicts against a man for his conduct related to a scheme to convert trade secrets belonging to a defense contractor based in Groton, Connecticut, related to, among others, an innovative naval prototype bei... More...    $0 (07-10-2018 - ct)

New Haven, CT - Ellington Psychiatrist and Mental Health Clinic Pay Over $800,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

DR. ERUM SHAHAB and WAIRE, LLC, doing business as ELLINGTON BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (“EBH”), have entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal and state governments in which they will pay $805,071 to resolve allegations that they violated the federal and state ... More...    $805071 (05-14-2018 - CT)

1 Appeal by plaintiff from so much of a judgment of the United States
2 District Court for the District of Connecticut, Geoffrey W. Crawford, Judge, as granted
3 summary judgment dismissing his claims against defendant City of Hartford (the
4 "City"), brought principally under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, for failing to supervise its police
5 officers with respect to appropriate use of force;... More...    $0 (03-13-2018 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Former Investment Advisor Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Stealing More Than $600K from Clients

Aaron J. Johnson, 37, of Haddam, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for defrauding clients of his investment business.

According to court documents a... More...    $0 (08-25-2017 - CT)

Substitute information charging the defendant with two counts of the crime of threatening in the second degree and one count of the crime of breach of the peace in the second degree, brought to the Superior Court in the judicial district of Tolland, geographical area number nineteen, and tried to the jury before Graham, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty of breach of the peace in the second degree... More...    $0 (07-07-2017 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Waterbury Grocery Store Worker Pleads Guilty to Illegal Use of Food Stamp Benefits

TALLAT MAHMOOD, 64, of Waterbury, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty to one count of unlawful use of food stamp benefits and one count of conspiracy to commit food stamp fraud.

The federal Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (“SNAP”) is administered by the U... More...    $0 (03-31-2017 - CT)

Physicians Healthsource appeals from Judge Underhill’s 17 dismissal of its class action complaint asserting violations of 18 the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, as amended by the 19 Junk Fax Protection Act of 2005, 47 U.S.C. § 227 (the TCPA). The 20 complaint alleges that appellees (collectively “Boehringer”) sent 21 an unsolicited fax invitation for a free dinner meeting to 22 discuss... More...    $0 (02-04-2017 - CT)

Hartford, CT - Former RMBS Trader Convicted of Securities Fraud after Retrial

Jessee C. Litbak, age 47, of Boca Raton, Florida was found guilty of one count of securities fraud stemming from trading in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS).

The jury returned a verdict of guilty on one count of securities fraud, and a verdict of not guilty on nine counts of security fraud... More...    $0 (01-28-2017 - cT)

The defendant, Mark Hayward, appealsfromthejudgmentofconviction,renderedafter a jury trial, of larceny in the first degree in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-119 and 53a-122 (a) (2). On appeal,thedefendantclaimsthattherewasinsufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that he intended to permanently deprivethe victim of his property. We affirm the judgment of the trial court. The ... More...    $0 (12-16-2016 - CT)

In this certified appeal, the plaintiff, WesternDermatologyConsultants,P.C.,claimsthatthe Appellate Court improperly reversed the judgment of the trial court, which found that the defendants, VitalWorks, Inc. (VitalWorks),1 and Cerner Physician Associates, Inc. (Cerner), had violated the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA), General Statutes § 42-110aetseq.,2 bymakingmisrepresentationsi... More...    $0 (09-07-2016 - CT)

This certified appeal requires us to consider a defendant’s rights and obligations when he seeks to advance a theory of defense that the police investigation into the crimewith which he was charged was inadequate. The state appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which reversed the judgment of conviction of the defendant, Billy Ray Wright, of murder and remanded the case for a new trial.... More...    $0 (07-27-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Donald Saturno, appeals from the judgments of conviction rendered by the trial court following his conditional pleas of nolo contendere, pursuant to General Statutes § 54-94a,1 to onecountofmanufacturingabombinviolationofGeneral Statutes § 53-80a and one count of possession of child pornography in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-196d (a) (1). The defendant en... More...    $0 (07-15-2016 - CT)

In this certified appeal1 we consider whether the Appellate Court properly resolved a series of claims that the defendant, Mark Banks, raises in connection with General Statutes (Rev. to 2009) § 54102g,2 which authorizes the Commissioner of CorrectiontocollectDNAsamplesfromcurrentlyincarcerated felons in order to maintain a DNA data bank to assist in criminal investigations. The defendant appeals... More...    $0 (07-09-2016 - CT)

The defendant, George Michael Leniart, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a (a),1 and three counts of capital felony in violation of General Statutes (Rev. to 1995) § 53a54b (5), (7) and (9), as amended by Public Acts 1995, No. 95-16, § 4.2 The defendant claims that the evidence was insufficient to prove beyond a... More...    $0 (06-07-2016 - CT)

We have been asked by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to consider whether the ‘‘[g]ood tobacco’’ exception to strict products liability contained in comment (i) to § 402A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts1 precludes an action in this state against a cigarette manufacturer for including additives and manipulating the nicotine in its cigarettes in a manner that ultimatel... More...    $0 (04-25-2016 - CT)

The defendant, Jack Severo Bardales, appeals from the judgments of conviction, rendered aftera jurytrialon threeconsolidateddockets, ofthree counts of possession of narcotics with intent to sell in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278 (b); two counts ofpossessionofmarijuanawithintenttosellinviolation of § 21a-278 (b); one count of possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-2... More...    $0 (04-12-2016 - CT)

Thedefendant,CooperU.S.,Inc.,appeals following the trial court’s rendering of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Martin Franchises, Inc. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court erred in rendering summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff on the following two grounds: (1) the court improperly concluded that there was no genuine issue of material fact;and(2)thecourtheldthedefendantt... More...    $0 (04-04-2016 - CT)