WELCOME KEN SEMERARO!
This past May, we hired Attorney Kenneth Semeraro as an associate attorney. Ken works closely with Attorney Colonese and Linda on personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. He graduated from Case Western Reserve Law School. Ken is a veteran of the U.S. Army with a strong history of public service and a background in psychology […]
2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers selects Michael D. Colonese
Michael D. Colonese, Director of the Plaintiffs Practice Group at Brown Jacobson P.C, has been selected to the 2020 Connecticut Super Lawyers list. No more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than […]
ATTORNEY MICHAEL D. COLONESE ACHIEVES RECERTIFICATION IN CIVIL TRIAL LAW WITH THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCACY
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) is pleased to announce that Michael D. Colonese who heads the Plaintiffs Practice Group at Brown Jacobson P.C., has successfully achieved recertification as a civil trial advocate. The NBTA was formed out of a strong conviction that both the law profession and its clients would benefit from an […]
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) inducts Michael D. Colonese
Brown Jacobson P.C. is pleased to announce that Michael D. Colonese was recently inducted to the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invite-only organization that works to advance the jury system, support judicial independence, and elevate standards of integrity, civility, and professionalism in the legal profession. The American Board of Trial Advocates is a National […]
State Supreme Court upholds bank negligence in St. Bernard School embezzlement
Published July 29. 2014 4:57PM Updated July 30. 2014 1:48AM By Karen Florin The state Supreme Court has upheld a 2012 jury finding that Bank of America’s negligence enabled a former St. Bernard School employee to embezzle more than $800,000 from the school between 2002 and 2006. In rejecting the bank’s appeal, the Supreme Court, in […]
Bank of America on hook for $823,777 embezzled from St. Bernard School
Published December 22. 2012 4:00AM By Brian Hallenbeck The state Supreme Court has upheld a 2012 jury finding that Bank of America’s negligence enabled a former St. Bernard School employee to embezzle more than $800,000 from the school between 2002 and 2006. In rejecting the bank’s appeal, the Supreme Court, in an advance release opinion […]
Supreme Court To Decide Bank’s Liability In Catholic School Scam
Nine years ago, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that a ski resort couldn’t limit its liability through contractual clauses. Now the court has to decide if the banking industry can be permitted to do what the winter recreational industry cannot.
Punitive Damages Claimed Under Fair Employment Act
Are punitive damages available to plaintiffs who prove willful employment discrimination under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. 46a-60 et seq.? That question is currently before the Appellate Court in Tomick v. United Parcel Service, AC 35896.
Punitive Damages At Issue In UPS Worker’s Case
Michael Tomick v. United Parcel Service, et al: A Superior Court judge has eliminated $500,000 in punitive damages from a verdict awarded to a United Parcel Service worker who claimed that the courier company had wrongly fired him.
Interoffice Communication Can Lead to Employee Defamation
Defamation may not automatically come to mind when we think of employment litigation. However, claims for defamation and wrongful termination may go hand in hand more often than not.