Mary Vlamis advised a content creator and actress on the contract to appear on a well-known reality show. Upon review of the agreement, she advised the client that the terms were not consistent with the verbal assurances of the show’s producer. Mary counseled the client in how this could in turn cause legal ramifications down […]
We are proud to announce Ann M. Catino has been named a Hartford Business Journal 2024 Real Estate Power Player. Ann was recognized for her influential work with Connecticut’s brownfield programs, regulations governing environmental cleanups, and redevelopments of properties statewide. Her expertise and knowledge of environmental requirements ensures clients understand their goals, risks, costs, and […]
The Connecticut Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of the Fenwick Zoning Commission in a case brought by residents of Fenwick, a residential beach community in Old Saybrook. The residents were challenging a decision by the Commission to allow homeowners to rent their homes. The property owner, a limited liability corporation known as 9 Pettipaug, argued […]
Halloran Sage represented a wholesale distributor of bulk home heating oil in a $600,000+ claim for oil spill remediation damages to a heating oil distribution facility. The plaintiff facility had a tank with a broken gauge which caused them to order a delivery of 10,000 gallons of oil to a tank that could hold only […]
In Barr Holdings, LLC v. The Black Point Beach Club Association KNL-CV22-6059616-S, (“Barr Holdings II”), the client Black Point Beach Club Association (“BPBCA”), a beach association and quasi-municipal corporation with taxing and regulatory powers over a community off Niantic Bay, was sued for the second time by residents who claimed the BPBCA was responsible for […]
The Connecticut Supreme Court Ruled in Favor of the Fenwick Zoning Commission in a case brought by residents of Fenwick, a residential beach community in Old Saybrook. The residents were challenging a decision by the Commission to allow homeowners to rent their homes. The property owner, a limited liability corporation known as 9 Pettipaug, argued […]
Mary Vlamis represented a content creator in a brand partnership matter. The client was approached to promote a health food company on the client’s own social media sites through a paid partnership. Mary discussed the terms of the company’s right of use of the client’s content and intellectual property. She negotiated a more favorable indemnification […]
Attorney Jonathan Kelly obtained a defense verdict in a case where the plaintiff drove into a dumpster that his client had placed on the street in front of his home. The plaintiff alleged that she had to cross over the double yellow lines to drive around the dumpster and that, as she was doing so, […]
The Superior Court of Litchfield denied a prejudgment remedy of $750,000 in a motor vehicle case. The plaintiff was a passenger in a work vehicle which had the right of way at an intersection in Washington, CT. He was seriously injured when the defendant’s vehicle failed to stop at the intersection. The plaintiff alleged that […]
Halloran Sage is representing an author in connection with the negotiation of a literary agency agreement. The author regularly creates content for academic journals and scholarly publications and most recently, has written a novel. The firm reviewed the agency contract for the marketing and sale of the author’s manuscript which led to negotiation of the […]