Steven J. Zakrzewski
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani
Articles
Connecticut Superior Court Dismisses the First Four Opioid Lawsuits Brought in the State, Reasoning that Social Problems are Poor Candidates for Civil Damages Awards
USA - January 14 2019 In an important decision reaching a positive holding for mass tort defendants, the Connecticut Superior Court just released its opinion dismissing…
Connecticut Supreme Court Clarifies Standard for Determining Whether a Product Is “Unreasonably Dangerous” in Design Defect Product Liability Claims; Seeks Amicus Briefs in Separate Case on Whether to Abandon This Same Standard
USA - May 12 2016 In an opinion that was officially released on May 3, 2016 in the case of Izzarelli v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., No. SC-19232, 2016 Conn. LEXIS 100…
Are Insurance Late Notice Provisions Toothless After Arrowood v. King?
USA - May 10 2016 Until 2012, an insured seeking coverage after providing late notice of a claim had the burden of proving that its insurer was not prejudiced by the…
Will Cost-Shifting in the Newly Amended Federal Rule Shift the Landscape in E-Discovery Disputes?
USA - January 19 2016 We all know the long-standing general rule that a party must ordinarily pay its own costs to respond to discovery. Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders…
Cost-Shifting in Federal Court Discovery: Where We Are and Where We’ve Been
USA - January 13 2016 We all know the long-standing general rule that a party must ordinarily pay its own costs to respond to discovery. Oppenheimer Fund, Inc. v. Sanders…
