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Robert Storace

Robert Storace

Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at 203-437-5950.

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September 10, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut's Legal Community Mourns Waterbury Attorney Jeffrey Tinley Sr.

Waterbury attorney and Southbury Town Attorney Jeffrey Tinley Sr. died suddenly Sept. 3. He was 66.

By Robert Storace

4 minute read

September 09, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

What Constitutes Stalking? Connecticut Supreme Court Hears Case Over Alleged Threats Against Teen

The Connecticut Supreme Court Wednesday heard testimony in a case involving alleged stalking and social media threats aimed at a female high school student.

By Robert Storace

4 minute read

September 09, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Judge Grants Class Certification to 600 Denny's Workers in Rare Connecticut Ruling

A Superior Court judge has ruled for the plaintiffs and has granted class certification for hundreds of Connecticut Denny's restaurant servers.

By Robert Storace

3 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

AG Tong Plans to Appeal Purdue Pharma's $4.5 Billion Settlement

Tong wants the agreement off the table.

By Robert Storace

3 minute read

September 08, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Connecticut Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Tax Evasion

The attorney has pleaded guilty, and is set for sentencing in December.

By Robert Storace

4 minute read

September 02, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Criminal Justice Commission on Target to Name Attorney as First-Ever Connecticut Inspector General by Oct. 1

The state's Criminal Justice Commission will begin interviewing attorney candidates for inspector general on Sept. 27.

By Robert Storace

3 minute read

September 02, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Bad News for Plaintiff: Defendant Unable to Pay in Case Where Judge Awarded Nearly $447,000

Plaintiffs counsel from Alan Barry & Associates in Danbury gained a moral victory for their client, who a judge awarded nearly $450,000 to after she was injured in a gym. But the plaintiff will not see any of the money as the gym owner had no insurance and closed shop.

By Robert Storace

3 minute read

September 01, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Fewer Summary Judgments, More Jury Trials Mark Connecticut's Civil Rights Landscape, Alexander Taubes Says

New Haven civil rights attorney Alexander Taubes talks prisoner rights, the health pandemic and qualified immunity.

By Robert Storace

6 minute read

September 01, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

'Do You Have Remorse?': Tension Rises in Court Hearing as Attorney Seeks Reinstatement

A three-member lawyer panel heard claims for and against civil rights attorney Josephine Smalls Miller during a Wednesday hearing. That panel will make a recommendation within 60 days on whether the attorney should be reinstated to practice in state courts; a final decision will be made by a three-judge panel.

By Robert Storace

4 minute read

August 31, 2021 | Connecticut Law Tribune

Plaintiffs Testing Associational Discrimination Claims in Employment Litigation

New Haven employment attorney Alexander Taubes has filed a federal lawsuit alleging a former McDonald's district manager was fired after asking for unpaid FMLA time off for his son, who was undergoing a transplant.

By Robert Storace

5 minute read