by Mallory Schowe | Apr 17, 2026
On March 31, 2026, the Connecticut Appellate Court handed down its decision in Farias v. Rodriguez, a case with practical significance for Connecticut employers in the hospitality industry. Background The plaintiff in the case, Daniel Farias, was employed as a...
by Mallory Schowe | Apr 14, 2026
On April 7, 2026, the Connecticut Appellate Court decided Hanke v. Electric Boat Corp., a disability discrimination case highlighting the distinction between requests for medical leaves of absence and applications for disability benefits in the CFEPA context....
by Christine Stackhouse | Apr 10, 2026
Any foreign company looking to enter the U.S. market must consider the U.S. patent landscape for its products and services, both to avoid costly infringement battles and to maximize the value of its own intellectual property. Part I of this series discussed the...
by Tori Staniewicz | Apr 6, 2026
Partner Katie Rubino’s book “You Are an IP Company: The 12-Step Plan to Increase Your Intellectual Property Influence, Impact, and Income” was published by Ethos Collective. You Are an IP Company distills the proven strategies used by the world’s top...
by Christine Stackhouse | Mar 31, 2026
A recent case commenced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) challenging a merger directly in federal court has contradicted longstanding expectations regarding the agency’s merger enforcement process. The FTC has generally used Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade...
