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 […]

Mary Vlamis advised an influencer on their agreement to create content for a popular lifestyle social media app. The app contracted the client to film videos to post on the client’s social media platforms in a brand collaboration deal. Mary reviewed the deal’s contract and ensured protection of the client’s intellectual property as well as […]

Mary Vlamis assisted her client, a content creator, in their brand collaboration contract with an online telehealth provider that offers affordable sexual and reproductive healthcare and prescription medication delivery. Mary ensured the agreement included protection of the client’s intellectual property. The terms of exclusivity of license to use the client’s content was written to ensure […]

On May 29th and 30th, the Revitalizing New England: Brownfields Summit 2024 will take place in Portland, Maine. Ann Catino will be moderating the session titled “The Newhall Brownfield & Transformation Project” where she is also set to speak on the topic. This is the second year the Summit is taking place with the Northeast […]

Attorney Oscar L. Suarez will be speaking at the upcoming ALFA International 2024 Hospitality & Retail Practice Group Seminar on May 29 – 31, 2024. The roundtable discussion “Florida Has Enacted Tort Reform—What That Means and Does It Affect Other Jurisdictions” will explore the finer points of last year’s comprehensive tort-reform legislation (HB 837/ SB […]