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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring

Jun 14 2023 // The U.S. Attorney for Connecticut reports that a New Britain man has pleaded guilty to participating in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.Roberto Alicea pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit...

Braidwood v Becerra and Its Impact on Preventive Service Access

Jun 14 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Since Congress passed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010, it’s faced many challenges, and the newest comes from a court case recently decided by a judge in...

Connecticut Lawmakers Pass Wrong-Way Driver Bill

Jun 9 2023 // Connecticut lawmakers, still grieving the death of a fellow legislator killed in a wrong-way crash in January, have given final legislative approval to a bill that attempts to address the large increase in wrong- way...

Gun Advocates Quick to Sue Over Connecticut’s New Gun Safety Law

Jun 8 2023 // Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the most wide-ranging state gun control bill since a 2013 law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, sparking an immediate lawsuit by gun rights...

Connecticut Governor to Sign Gun Control Bill Banning Open Carry, Assault Weapons

Jun 6 2023 // A slate of gun control measures was headed Saturday to Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk, after an all-night state Senate debate and early morning vote to approve the state’s most wide-ranging gun legislation...

Connecticut Lawmakers Vote to Allow Use of Deadly Force Against Bears

Jun 5 2023 // Connecticut lawmakers voted Friday to take steps to protect people from the state’s growing bear population. But they stopped far short of a bear hunt and restrictions on people unintentionally feeding the hungry...

Connecticut Couple Can No Longer Bear Wild Animal Snapping Photos on Their Property

Jun 2 2023 // A Connecticut husband and wife claim in a lawsuit that a bear with a camera is violating their Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. They want the state to stop it.Mark and Carol Brault...

Colleague’s Death Spurs Connecticut Lawmakers to Pass Wrong-Way Driver Bill

May 22 2023 // Connecticut lawmakers, shaken by the death of a colleague killed in a wrong-way crash earlier this year, unanimously approved a bill Wednesday that attempts to curtail the growing problem of wrong-way drivers.The...

Connecticut Lawmaker, Other Driver Both DUI in Fatal Crash

May 12 2023 // A Connecticut state representative and a wrong-way driver were both over the legal limit for alcohol when they were killed in a highway crash in January, according to government officials and state police.Middletown...

Connecticut Landlord to Pay $400,000 for Tenant Harassment

Apr 26 2023 // A former Connecticut landlord must pay $400,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging he violated the Fair Housing Act by sexually harassing and victimizing his female tenants for at least five years, including evicting or...

Connecticut High Court Affirms Ruling Denying State Troopers’ PTSD Claims

Apr 25 2023 // Two state troopers who were struck by a car on an interstate exit ramp cannot collect damages for post traumatic stress disorder, but one of them can recover more money because his trial court award was improperly reduced...

Fuel Truck Fatal Crash Sparks Fire on Major Connecticut Highway Bridge

Apr 24 2023 // A crash involving a fuel truck and a car sparked a fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze....

Man Admits Role in Catalytic Converter Theft Ring in Connecticut

Apr 12 2023 // An East Hartford man has pleaded guilty to participating in a stolen catalytic converter trafficking ring.Bryant Bermudez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit interstate transportation of stolen property and...

Connecticut Woman Shot by Officer Receives $1.1 Million Settlement

Apr 10 2023 // HAMDEN, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut woman who was seriously injured when a police officer opened fire on her and her boyfriend as they sat in a car unarmed has settled a lawsuit over the shooting for about $1.1...

Risk Strategies Acquires May, Bonee & Clark of Connecticut

Apr 4 2023 // National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies has acquired May, Bonee & Clark Insurance, a Connecticut-based business and personal insurance, employee benefits and risk management firm. The firm also offers...

Connecticut Gunmaker Faces Another Suit by Relatives of Colorado Shooting Victims

Mar 30 2023 // More relatives of people shot to death at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 are suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre, adding to litigation first filed earlier this month...

Connecticut Lawmakers Weigh Lifting Surplus Lines Renewal Rule

Mar 24 2023 // Connecticut’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee has advanced a surplus lines insurance measure that the industry says would lift an unnecessary administrative burden but the state insurance regulator believes would...

Connecticut Gunmaker Sued by Son of Colorado Supermarket Shooting Victim

Mar 17 2023 // The son of one of 10 people killed at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 is suing gun-maker Sturm, Ruger & Co. over how it marketed the firearm used in the massacre – following the litigation road map set by families...

Connecticut Jury Awards $20M in Worker’s Death From Asbestos Exposure

Mar 15 2023 // A Connecticut jury has delivered a $20 million verdict for the widow and family of John Peckham, who died in 2020 from mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos while working with DAP “33” window glaze in...

Connecticut Regulator Opposes Letting Self-Storage Businesses Sell Insurance to Tenants

Mar 14 2023 // Owners of self-storage businesses in Connecticut want to be able to sell property insurance to their tenants but the state insurance regulator thinks that is a bad idea.According to Joe Doherty, lobbyist for the national...