New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with participating in an armed robbery of a gas station in North New Haven.

The ATF and the New Haven Police Department investigators identified an individual who is alleged to have committed a series of gunpoint robberies and a carjacking that occurred in late June and early July 2022. The investigation rev... More...    $0 (09-28-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued defendants on a Job Discrimination (Employment) theory.

Job discrimination is illegal in the United States. There are a number of federal laws that protect workers from discrimination in employment, including:

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: This law prohibits discrimination on the basis of... More...    $1 (08-11-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a wrongful denail of E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits.

"The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established retirement and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.

... More...    $0 (08-11-2023 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with fraud offense related to his theft of pandemic unemployment benefits.

In March 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Actâ€�) was signed into law. The CARES Act created a new temporary federal unemployment insurance program for pandemic unemployment assistance (“Pandemic Un... More...    $0 (05-12-2023 - CT)

This petition for habeas corpus arises from the state's failure to correct the false and misleading testimony of one of its key witnesses in the trial of the petitioner, Sean Adams, who, following that trial, was convicted of murder and other offenses, and sentenced to 100 years in prison. The respondent, the commissioner of correction, appeals from the judgment of the Appellate Court, which rever... More...    $0 (07-23-2013 - 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 embezzlement and tax law violation charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Chaim Stern, age 72, of Flushing, New York, who was embezzlement and tax offenses related to his operation of nursing homes in Bridgeport and Waterbury.

Stern was the principal operator of the Bridgeport Health Care Center (“BHCCâ€�), Bridgeport Manor, and the Rosegarden Heal... More...    $0 (04-22-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut qui tam lawyers represented the United States of America which claimed that Raytheon Technologies Corporation and Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation for violating the False Claims Act.

RTC, a Massachusetts-based corporation, and HSC, its wholly owned subsidiary, are military defense contractors that sell goods and services to the U.S. and to other defense contractors.<... More...    $515626 (01-13-2021 - CT)

New Haven, Connecticut fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Cucci Electrical Contractors, Inc., of Farmington, will pay more than $3.2 million and implement internal reforms to resolve a criminal and civil investigation into alleged fraud committed by the company in connection with public construction contracts in Connecticut that were principally funded with U.S. Department... More...    $3200000 (01-13-2021 - 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, CT - Illinois Man Admits to Perpetrating Identity Theft and Unemployment Benefits Fraud Scheme

John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that RICHARD M. LACH, 32, of Richton Park, Illinois, pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal court to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in connection with a scheme to defraud state une... More...    $0 (09-04-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Dequan McKethan, appeals from the judgments of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of murder in violation of General Statutes § 53a-54a, carrying a pistol without a permit in violation of General Statutes§ 29-35 (a), and possession of narcotics in violation of General Statutes § 21a-279 (a). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court improperly granted the state’s mo... More...    $0 (08-05-2018 - CT)

New Haven, CT - Mersy Sisa, on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated, sued Four Leaves Nails & Spa, Inc. and Andy Doe on a Fair Labor Standards Act violation theory.... More...    $0 (04-16-2018 - CT)

The defendant, Ricardo Swilling, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial, of kidnapping in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-92 (a) (2) (A), home invasion in violation of General Statutes § 53a-100aa (a) (2), and assault in the second degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-60 (a) (2).1 Additionally, following the defendant’s pleas of no... More...    $0 (03-31-2018 - CT)

In March 2014, Hartford police detective James Campbell and 10
Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) special agent Michael 11
Schatz––members of a DEA task force––were investigating a large‐12
scale  heroin‐trafficking  organization  operating  out  of  Hartford.
Based  on  information  from  a  wiretap  and  cooperating  sources, 1
Campbell and Schatz suspect... More...    $0 (12-30-2017 - CT)

This appeal arises out of a traffic stop of Defendant‐Appellant 2
Brayan Gomez.  During surveillance in connection with a heroin‐3
trafficking investigation in Hartford, Connecticut, officers observed 4
Gomez  commit  several  traffic  violations  and  stopped  his  car.  5
During  the  five‐minute  traffic  stop,  the  officers  prolonged  the 6
seizure ... More...    $0 (12-08-2017 - CT)

The defendant, Jermaine E. Reddick, appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered against him after a jury trial in the judicial district of New Haven, on charges of assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (5), criminal possession of a firearm in violation of General Statutes § 53a-217 (a) (1), and assault in the third degree in violationofGeneralStatutes§ 53a... More...    $0 (07-07-2017 - 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)

The defendant, J.M.F., appeals from the judgment of conviction of attempt to commit murder in violation of General Statutes §§ 53a-49 (a) (2) and 53a-54a (a), assault in the first degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-59 (a) (1), and risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant raises the following seven claims:(1)thetrialcourtabusedi... More...    $0 (01-03-2017 - CT)

New London, CT - Marie Leona, individually and as next friend of Jenniyah Georges, a minor, sued Ob-Gyn Services and Brenda Gilmore on medical negligence (medical malpractice) theories claim that her daughter suffered a permanent neurological injury (shoulder dystocia) during the labor and delivery process in January 2009. Plaintiff claimed that defendants “failed to make safe treatment choices f... More...    $4200000 (11-01-2016 - CT)

.Thedefendant,EstrellaJ.C.,appealsfrom the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial,oftwocountsofriskofinjurytoachildinviolation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2) and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court committed reversible error by (1) admitting into evidence a video recordin... More...    $0 (10-22-2016 - CT)

Thedefendant,EstrellaJ.C.,appealsfrom the judgment of conviction, rendered following a jury trial,oftwocountsofriskofinjurytoachildinviolation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (2) and one count of risk of injury to a child in violation of General Statutes § 53-21 (a) (1). On appeal, the defendant claims that the trial court committed reversible error by (1) admitting into evidence a video recording... More...    $0 (10-08-2016 - CT)

The defendant, James Baker, appeals from the judgment of the trial court denying his motion to correct an illegal sentence filed pursuant to Practice Book § 43-22.1 After pleading guilty under the Alford doctrine2 to possessing a weapon or dangerous instrumentinacorrectionalinstitutioninviolationofGeneral Statutes § 53a-174a (a),3 the defendant was sentenced to eighteen months of imprisonment. The... More...    $0 (08-29-2016 - CT)

The defendant, William Conway Harper, appeals from the judgment of conviction renderedagainsthimafteracourttrialonchargesofcriminal trespass in the third degree in violation of General Statutes § 53a-109 (a) and possession of less than onehalfounceofmarijuanain violationofGeneralStatutes § 21a-279a(a).1 Onappeal,thedefendantclaims(1)that the evidence was insufficient to support either of his chall... More...    $0 (08-16-2016 - CT)

This case concerns the ultimate facts that the state must plead and prove to convict a defendant of voyeurism under General Statutes § 53a-189a, Connecticut’s video voyeurism statute.1 Section 53a189a was enacted by the legislature in 1999, and it now provides in relevant part: ‘‘(a) A person is guilty of voyeurism when, (1) with malice, such person knowingly photographs, films, videotapes or oth... 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)

Thepetitioner,GeraldineMoye,appeals from the judgment of the habeas court denying her amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus.1 On appeal, the petitioner claims that the habeas court improperly concluded that (1) her criminal trial counsel, Attorney Paul V. Carty, did not render ineffective assistancebyfailingtofullyinvestigatehercompetency or to request a competency hearing before she entere... More...    $0 (07-05-2016 - CT)

Upon a grant of certification to appeal, the respondent, the Commissioner of Correction, appealsfromthejudgmentofthehabeascourtgranting inparttheamendedpetitionforawritofhabeascorpus filedbythepetitioner,CarvaughnJohnson.Therespondent claims that the court improperly concluded that the petitioner proved a violation of his right to a fair trial because he did not receive effective assistance from ... More...    $0 (06-07-2016 - 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)

In August 2003, agents of the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division
(“Army CID”) received an anonymous tip that Industrial Property Management
(“IPM”), a company providing security for and otherwise maintaining a
government-owned property in Stratford, Connecticut, pursuant to an Army
contract, had engaged in misconduct in connection with that work. In particular,
the... More...    $0 (05-30-2016 - 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)