by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court delivered its opinion in Bilski v. Kappos, the most eagerly-awaited patent law decision in at least twenty years. Many observers were hoping for new, clear guidance on whether “Information Age” inventions for the...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Connecticut Enacts New Leave of Absence Law for Domestic Violence Victims Governor Rell recently signed the highly anticipated Public Act No. 10-144, which adopts several recommendations of a legislative task force impaneled to study domestic violence. The new law...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On October 5, 2009, Governor Rell signed a civil False Claims Act into law. Connecticut's False Claims Act (CFCA) is modeled after the federal False Claims Act, a Civil War era statute originally enacted to prosecute profiteers engaged in fraud against the Union...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Prior to 2010, an individual could convert a traditional IRA into a Roth IRA provided his or her modified adjusted gross income did not exceed $100,000. Starting in 2010, an individual may make such a conversion regardless of his or her annual income. In this edition...
