Wesley W. Horton
- Mar 6, 2018
Ridgaway: Millbrook is broader than you thought
In the waning days of Chase Rogers’ decade as Chief Justice, the Supreme Court issued a flurry of decisions. One of the important ones is Ridgaway v. Mount Vernon Fire Ins. Co., 328 Conn. 60 (2018). Our office represented the plaintiff, whose case had been nonsuited for failure to comply with a court order to file a document. We claimed that a nonsuit (and the denial of the motion to open the nonsuit) was not proportional to the violation, citing the Millbrook test; Millbrook
By MIchael S. Taylor
- Mar 1, 2018
Red Elvis
Intro by Karen L. Dowd We recently welcomed back Attorney Michael S. Taylor to the Firm as Of Counsel. As he decorated his office, he brought out a print of Red Elvis by Andy Warhol. Years ago, the painting was at issue in a case we successfully handled. I did not like or get the painting. Mike did. So on his return, he decided to explain his appreciation for the painting to me, an unreceptive Warhol viewer. While I still don’t like the painting, this makes for great, a
