Motor vehicle assessment in Connecticut is a two-step process. Your municipality’s assessor determines the value of your vehicle, and then multiplies that value by the 70% assessment ratio to arrive at your motor vehicle…
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/ Taxation
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) released a Request for Information late Friday seeking “expressions of interest from potential project developers who believe that they can (1) meet the end…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Government Contracting, Taxation
Health care providers who have treated or provided services, equipment, or supplies to patients insured by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) between July 24, 2008 and October 4, 2024 may be entitled to compensation under a $2.67…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Health, Insurance
An estate plan allows a person to direct where their assets go on their death—having your estate planning in order allows your voice and your wishes to be heard. If you die without an estate plan, your wishes may not be…
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/ Family Law, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
The burgeoning field of psychedelic medicine, which suffered a major setback last year when the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected an application to approve the use of midomafetamine (MDMA) to treat post-traumatic…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 30, 2025, we covered some of the labor and employment related bills passed by the General Assembly during its 2025 Regular Session, including changes to the paid sick leave law and to the state’s municipal employees…
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/ Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
Your spouse, former spouse, or former partner comes to you and proposes that you resolve your divorce, financial, or custody dispute through the Collaborative process (a formal arrangement to resolve your matter without any…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Family Law
In a 6-3 decision with the justices split along familiar ideological lines, the United States Supreme Court held on Friday, June 27, in Mahmoud v. Taylor, 606 U.S. ___ (2025) (Case No. 24-297)…
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/ Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Education Law
In a recent case before the Appellate Court of Connecticut, Judge Jose A. Suarez penned an opinion holding that owners of income-producing real property bear the burden of updating municipalities of a change in their address,…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The 2025 Regular Session of the Connecticut General Assembly, which concluded on June 4, 2025, was not especially prolific in terms of the volume of labor-and employment-related bills passed…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
In two recent decisions, Connecticut Tax Court Presiding Judge Matthew Budzik found that three facilities consisting of solar panels and related equipment were entitled to property tax exemptions pursuant to Connecticut General…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Take note, employers: if your decision to accommodate a qualified employee with a disability is solely based on necessity, you may be inviting unnecessary legal exposure…
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/ Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law
In today’s hyper-connected world, social media is an integral part of many people’s daily life — so much so that we often take it for granted. It’s where we share milestones, vent frustrations, and document even the most mundane…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Family Law, Privacy
The recent federal district court decision in Faulk Company, Inc. v. Xavier Becerra, et al., No. 24-cv-00609-P (N.D. Tex. 2025) significantly alters the primary mechanism used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance, Taxation
Since the last half of 2020, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) has been working with a statutorily created working group to develop Release-Based Cleanup regulations, as contemplated by…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
