by Bruce Raymond | Jul 27, 2013 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
With the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey’s plans to host more big cruise ships at its Bayonne facility, Connecticut residents will be just a short drive away from luxury cruises to exotic locations. That is, of course, if the prospective vacationers can... by Bruce Raymond | May 28, 2013 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
Shareholders led by Connecticut retirement plans and other pension fund organizations unsuccessfully attempted to have the head of JPMorgan removed. Less than one-third of the voters actually supported the measure to have the Chief Executive Officer (CEO)... by Bruce Raymond | Apr 15, 2013 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
An intellectual property lawsuit tried in federal court in Connecticut resulted in the award of $176.5 million for one of the parties. It was ruled that a device marketed and sold by Johnson & Johnson infringed upon a patent owned by an Irish company named... by Bruce Raymond | Mar 4, 2013 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
The U.S. Supreme Court has just ruled upon the Amgen v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds case. The securities-fraud case was brought by shareholders that alleged Amgen misled them concerning the dangers of particular drugs that it manufactured. Amgen... by Bruce Raymond | Feb 11, 2013 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
Shareholder derivative suits are often filed when certain investors in a company feel that decisions made by officers or executives will ultimately be detrimental to the firm. Such a lawsuit was recently filed by shareholders for Dell, Inc., a personal computer... by Bruce Raymond | Jan 28, 2013 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently dropped its lawsuit against Google regarding supposed antitrust practices in the design of its search engines. Google has been accused of promoting its own products over competitors when it comes to search... by Bruce Raymond | Dec 24, 2012 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
When security fraud is alleged, the fines assessed by federal agencies can be colossal. In the case of UBS, the Swiss banking company with branches in Connecticut, its Japanese subsidiary paid close to $1.5 billion in penalties concerning alleged felony wire fraud.... by Bruce Raymond | Oct 24, 2012 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
Connecticut is an at-will employment state, and what this means is that the connection between employer and employee is very open. At any point, an employer can fire an employee for any reason; and, likewise, an employee can end their employment with a company for any... by Bruce Raymond | Oct 10, 2012 | Business Torts, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
In 1789, Congress passed a law called the Alien Tort Statute. The law basically said that district courts have jurisdiction over tort litigation brought by non-citizens that involved laws of other nations or treaties involving the U.S. and other nations. The ATS was...